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Subject:Best CD Burning Software Posted by: MonAndrew Date:10/30/2001 9:37:04 AM Good Morning, Originally I was interested in SoundForge, but after talking with technical support, they indicate perhaps for my needs EasyCDCreator or Nero since all I'm intersted in is perfect digital audio extraction and burngin of audio CD's. I'm using SCSI. What is the best way to rip a digital file from a silver disc and write it on a CD-R without ANY loss in sound quality whatsoever or breaks in the signal etc.. I'm interested in this from an audiophile perspective. Thanks!
Subject:RE: Best CD Burning Software Reply by: sk Date:10/30/2001 4:02:24 PM I'm no expert, and there is a lot of subjectivity in terms of ripping/burning. But two notable freeware ripping programs are CDEX (I think for CD extraction) and EAC (Exact Audio Copy). Both can be somewhat quirky at times, and depending on settings EAC can be, by design, a bit slow. It's my understanding that the author feels it's more important to get it right than to get it fast. I started out using Cdex but switched to EAC. EAC keeps a record of any errors encountered in the ripping process and I think if you're looking for something more likely to ensure audiophile sonic quality then EAC might suit your needs best. On a couple of occasions the song would not copy but it was almost always a problem with the disc being scratched or dirty. After cleaning and/or fixing the scratches (with DataDoctor) it worked fine. Below is the URL to E.A.C. http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Below is the URL for Cdex: (The current version is apparently 1.40 beta 9. The last version I used was 1.30 beta 9, so it's been a while and I don't know what changes were made.) http://www.cdex.n3.net/ Those program are primarily concerned with ripping the cd's. As far as actually burning the cd's, it would seem that the choice boils down to Adaptec's Easy CD Creator, for around $100 and/or Nero 5.5 for around $60. Sound Forge doesn't even burn DAO (disk at once, only TAO, track at once), so it's not really even in the same league with the others. I had been using Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 4.0, which was ok. Then I was using Sony's CD Extreme, which I got as freeware, and it was very easy to use. But the Sony CD Extreme isn't compatible with my newer 24/10/40 drive, and since the Nero came with the 24/10/40 drive I started using it. It didn't seem as intuitive to me at first, but the Nero offers a lot of options, and IMHO is worth the time it takes to get to know how it works. Hope this was helpful. sk
Subject:RE: Best CD Burning Software Reply by: Rednroll Date:10/30/2001 9:10:08 PM Easy answer, go with Nero. Actually for ripping from CD to my hard drive I use CDRwin and it works very good and easy to use. Nero isn't real user friendly for ripping, but it is by far the best CDR software out there.

I'm no expert, and there is a lot of subjectivity in terms of ripping/burning. But two notable freeware ripping programs are CDEX (I think for CD extraction) and EAC (Exact Audio Copy). Both can be somewhat quirky at times, and depending on settings EAC can be, by design, a bit slow. It's my understanding that the author feels it's more important to get it right than to get it fast. I started out using Cdex but switched to EAC. EAC keeps a record of any errors encountered in the ripping process and I think if you're looking for something more likely to ensure audiophile sonic quality then EAC might suit your needs best. On a couple of occasions the song would not copy but it was almost always a problem with the disc being scratched or dirty. After cleaning and/or fixing the scratches (with DataDoctor) it worked fine.

Below is the URL to E.A.C.

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

Below is the URL for Cdex: (The current version is apparently 1.40 beta 9. The last version I used was 1.30 beta 9, so it's been a while and I don't know what changes were made.)

http://www.cdex.n3.net/

Those program are primarily concerned with ripping the cd's.

As far as actually burning the cd's, it would seem that the choice boils down to Adaptec's Easy CD Creator, for around $100 and/or Nero 5.5 for around $60. Sound Forge doesn't even burn DAO (disk at once, only TAO, track at once), so it's not really even in the same league with the others. I had been using Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 4.0, which was ok. Then I was using Sony's CD Extreme, which I got as freeware, and it was very easy to use. But the Sony CD Extreme isn't compatible with my newer 24/10/40 drive, and since the Nero came with the 24/10/40 drive I started using it. It didn't seem as intuitive to me at first, but the Nero offers a lot of options, and IMHO is worth the time it takes to get to know how it works. Hope this was helpful.

sk