![]() ![]() ![]() :)Īs for playback software, I moved away from iTunes about a year ago and I’ve been really really happy with JRiver. This is very important (to me anyway) because I’m not just putting my CDs on my computer, I’m creating an archive, a metadata-rich library, and I don’t want to archive errors. If you had just 1 millionth of a difference in data (CDs use 1,411 kilobytes per second, and dBpoweramp compares individual bytes), you would get an error and an “inaccurate” flag instead of an “accurate” one:ĭBpoweramp will even try to correct any errors it comes across by re-reading individual frames on the disc up to 100 times with slight variations in the wavelength of the laser, to see if it can extract perfect data. See the (7) next to the word “accurate” in the pic below? That means seven other people have ripped this exact mastering/pressing and their results match your results bit-for-bit. Here’s how you know dBpoweramp got an accurate rip. So now you have the rip, but that rip may contain audible pops, skips, or dropouts. When you rip directly in iTunes, or many other programs, the program races through your CD, but does not alert you to skips or errors. Not only will dBpoweramp rip your CDs losslessly, but it will do so and guarantee 100% accurate results (or will alert you when the disc is too scratched to pull an accurate rip). ![]() If you’re using almost any other player, go with. alac (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) as iTunes does not natively play back. If you’re using iTunes/iPod/iPhone, then you should use. As to which format will work best for you? That depends on what you’re using to play back the ripped files. alac) and also to lossy formats should you want them (.mp3. It’s not free, but it’s inexpensive ($39) and it’s a great tool.ĭBpoweramp rips losslessly to a number of formats (.wav. ![]()
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