Re: ripping CDs

david wrote:
On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:06:25 +0100, chris wrote:

david wrote:
Have ubuntu 9.04 installed and wanted to rip approx 200 CDs to MP3.

Any recommendations what to use that's fast, not CLI ie has a GUI, and
produces decent quality files.

I couldn't find Sound Juicer (google search recommended) in the repos
and just tried using K3b which took 15 minutes to rip to ogg whereas,
dare I say it, I can do this in XP in about 4 mins (same CD).
You seem to be comparing ogg with mp3 and probably with different
bit-rates so the comparison isn't very fair.

I normally use Kaudiocreator, it's quite simple, but quite configurable.
Try that.

Chris,
Yes I know it wasn't a scientific test but it gave me a rough indication
that K3b would take too long cf the "other" system. FWIW my 4 min rip was
at 256Mbps and the total MP3 folder was about 80MB. The ogg was 40MB. If
I am to believe ogg is superior to MP3 then quality of the 2 rips might
be similar ?? So looks a good indicator to me.

I still don't think you can say that as the two algorithms work with
different efficiencies and cpu load. So, a 40Mb rip with ogg may indeed
take ~3x longer than an 80Mb rip with lame in the best case scenario.

And I want MP3's as all the clients use that plus my portable player. In
an ideal world I'd use FLAC but it ain't ideal at the mo.

As others have said you need lame to be able rip to mp3.

Never heard of Kaudiocreator and it isn't in Ubuntu 9.04 repos but I'll
have a look. But seems KDE oriented and use Gnome.

Yes, it is old and KDE based, but should work fine with Gnome (if
available in the repos). BTW K3b is also a KDE app.

I'm not yet on KDE 4, so I'm probably a bit out of date.
.

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