Rip Times

Posted by: Wazza69 on 28 November 2009

Hi,

I have been using XLD to rip my CDs. Every single one has some tracks which take 20mins or more to rip (if at all - sometimes crashes). Even CDs which are relatively new and pristine.

Is this normal? I am using my Powerbook G4 for the ripping but get the same results on my new Macbook Pro except I get 2.5x speed on the Macbook and get 2.5x on the Powerbook!

Any hints welcome. So wish I could afford a HDX!!

Waz
Posted on: 28 November 2009 by winkyincanada
I rip in iTunes on a Macbook Pro. The rip speeds randomly alternate between two types. Some CDs chug along at 3X to 5X, yet others fly through at 15X+. They are either new CDs or otherwise pristine. There is no pattern to it. The settings are unchanged. It varies in a single ripping session. Once a CD starts "slow" it will stay slow to the bitter end. Fast ones are fast straight away and stay that way.

I rip to Apples lossless on a local drive with error correction turned on.

I know this is of no help to you. Sorry.
Posted on: 28 November 2009 by Wazza69
Thanks Winky

Dont worry, I have switched to MAX which isn't as accurate but works

Thanks
Posted on: 28 November 2009 by AS332
Waz ,
Have you got the option ticked to test before ripping ? That tends to slow it down a lot . Plus I have found that some CD's are quite quick but others take forever . Don't know why .
I find that XLD is very good on the whole but I find that Max has the edge when converting formats .

Ed
Posted on: 28 November 2009 by james n
XLD - usually 10 mins a CD but on some 'well used' (ie kicked around in the car) can take up to 30 mins. It always gets there in the end.

James
Posted on: 29 November 2009 by novelty
I've become accustomed to the slower XLD rips but i assume that's the trade off for better quality ripps.
Posted on: 30 November 2009 by Joe Bibb
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Originally posted by novelty:
I've become accustomed to the slower XLD rips but i assume that's the trade off for better quality ripps.


Do you think it's particularly difficult to get data off an optical disc without losing any?

Or does the more technical looking presentation and the much longer time spent ripping a disc just feed an audiophile insecurity that wouldn't arise if we were talking about non-audio data. Big Grin

XLD gives good information about the disc, which none of us worried about when we used a CD player but I've no reason (visual or sonic) to suspect it ends up with any "better" rip than Max or iTunes - have you?

Joe
Posted on: 07 December 2009 by Michael Chare
quote:
Originally posted by Joe Bibb:
quote:
Originally posted by novelty:
I've become accustomed to the slower XLD rips but i assume that's the trade off for better quality ripps.


Do you think it's particularly difficult to get data off an optical disc without losing any?

Or does the more technical looking presentation and the much longer time spent ripping a disc just feed an audiophile insecurity that wouldn't arise if we were talking about non-audio data. Joe

Try dbpoweramp which compares a hash total of each track ripped to the totals generated by other people. The rip time very much depends on the state of the CD. If I get more that 100 frame errors on a particular track I just to a fast rip of that track rather than a secure rip.