Okay so I have about 100 CDs that I want to rip to mp3... 320 KBPS and all... want a great archive of my stuff.

I've heard Exact Audio Copy along with the LAME encoder is the best option, correct? If that is the case, can EAC rip an entire CD into an 80 minute mp3? If so, how?

Also, what versions should I be using of EAC and LAME? I've heard the latest LAME isn't the greatest? I'm a total n00b to this stuff.

Thanks,
Keith

Action -> Copy image and create CUE sheet -> Uncompressed (if you want to encode with an external program) or Compressed (if you want EAC to encode (Be sure to use LAME with EAC))

Can you be a little more specific about cue sheets? I know nothing about them... absolutely nothing. Do I need to create one? How do they work, what do they do, etc?

Thanks,
Keith

i found this on djmixes2k forums:

http://66.98.150.64/~dedserv/forum_...opic.php?t=2530

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Originally posted by keithos27 Also, what versions should I be using of EAC and LAME? I've heard the latest LAME isn't the greatest? I'm a total n00b to this stuff.

Yup, you should use LAME 3.90.3
As for EAC, just get the latest version.

And to get EAC up and running follow this easy step-by-step guide:
http://users.pandora.be/satcp/cd2mp3-en.htm

EAC will make the cuesheet for you. If you like you can insert a CD and press the freedb button (or the ones next to it, I keep forgetting ) and it will automatically get you the artist and tracknames. Or you can add them manually, but that is more time-consuming.
Then if you choose 'Action -> Copy image and create CUE sheet -> etc.' it will start ripping the CD, make a cuesheet and put the artists/titles for you in the cuesheet. After that you can edit the cuesheet (change the artists, titles or whatever) yourself if you wish by opening it in for example notepad. But this last won't be necessary.

Just open a cuesheet in notepad btw...you'll see right away its structure and understand it.

Edit:
Seeing as you just want to rip them to mp3 and have them as an archive on your HD, you won't really need a cuesheet. A cuesheet can be loaded in i.e. CDRwin or Nero to burn the mp3 to a CD. Or you can use this cuesheet in conjunction with the mp3cue-plugin voor winamp. Just do a search for it

Last edited by farris on Feb-09-2005 at 03:35

just rip it with lame and have it que the track info for you

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