Wich is the best software to ripp CDs on mac osx?

MAX is popular, free, and lets the user adjust the compression level.

please use the search function this gets asked every week.

I don't think MAX has been supported or updated in a while. It seems to have been abandoned, and hasn't had a new release in nearly 4 years. I recall having problems getting it to work with more recent versions of OS X.

XLD works better and is under active development. It was updated very recently. I use it all the time.

I am a dedicated Mac user.  Sorry - XLD's interface does not seem very Mac like.  I run Windows under VMWareFusion and use DbPoweramp.  It still is the best ripping program.  Too bad Mr. Spoon does not see fit to make a Mac version.

Gregg

XLD works just great. It doesn't need much of an interface for what it does (rip CDs).

I use something else for tagging and file re-naming, but for just creating easy, accurate rips, XLD is mostly the tool of choice for Mac users. Not to mention it is free.

I am using XLD on MAC with out any problem of interface.

The problem is that in some cases (specially with classic music) It does not recognize the CD.

What SW do you use tag your music ?

I have XLD as well, but Max does still work on the latest OS X (for me, anyway).  That said, I do not know if there are newer flac encoder enhancements that I am missing out on by using it.  I may be riding a dinosaur, thinking it's a horse

I am using a newer Mac app called Metadatics, available in the OSX App Store. It's missing some features and has a few usability issues, but it's a good start and better than anything else I have tried on the Mac. I have been in contact with the developer and he seems very open to my suggestions (mostly about adding regex support for text manipulation).

XLD - great for ripping, format conversion etc. 

+1 for XLD

Tog

XLD is good, so is iTunes' own ripping functionality. It's all the same anyways and if you can hear a difference? It's either half auto-suggestion or not existing or existing. Does it matter? NO!!!

There's been a bombing in Boston!

Hello? Exactly.

Bye! 

Well, that's a bit melodramatic, isn't it? We're all sad for Boston, but that doesn't mean life everywhere comes to a screeching halt. That's the effect terrorists want to have on us, and we resist that. We can actually talk about ripping tools and not be disrespectful to the tragic events at the same time.

Oh, you mean life as we know it, i.e. the forum goes on? The important things like whether XLD or dbPowweramp sound different, whether WAV is best or nServe rips are better still matter? You mean the things that move this world around, the essential questions of mankind and the survival or the human species? In summary all things Naim? Give me a break!! This forum is so degenerated it's beyond belief! Get out into the real world. XS vs. 172, 202 vs. SN 282 or 252? The important questions?

Bye!

I am sorry to see you go, Totemphile.  I am here in Boston and have been happy today to have some music and hi fi talk to distract me for a while. 

I just got back from getting my car out of a garage, which required me to talk very nicely to a gentleman / soldier wearing a flac jacket and carrying some sort of assault rifle.  He was very polite as well, and both the Boston Police and National Guard women and men down there were helpful and understanding and did let me get to the garage, get the car, and drive out.

Again, having some hi fi chat and good music has been a positive for me.  I do appreciate your concern for us here!

+1 for XLD.

Never had a problem with the interface myself. And does all you'd want it to. It's also regularly updated. Metadatics does look worth a try, though.

• iTunes for automatic ripping and ejecting on a mac mini 2010. 1500+ discs done. Very few issues (less than 10) were corrected with Audacity
• XLD for the odd superfast conversion (most usually FLAC to Apple Lossless set to "same as original"). For the rare conversion to unusual rates I use QuickTime 7 Pro.
• iBatch for iTunes for all metadata edits/corrections and seamless integration with iTunes. Uses discogs online database, 4.99 from the App store.
• BitPerfect for quality playback and seamless integration with iTunes. 9.99 from the App store.

Or try "Dougs Applescripts for iTunes" as a free (donation-ware) alternative. It's a website of dozens of AppleScripts that do all kinds of batch operations on metadata and more. Has been around a long time. I have been using these for a long time.

However, I am now only using iTunes to sync music to a iPod. I am now managing all my tags in a library of FLAC files outside iTunes using Metadatic.

Race Tripper, just had a look at  "Dougs Applescripts for iTunes". Looks good,thanks for the tip!

Couldn't find Metadatic tho.

Andrew.

Sorry,found Metadatic in the app store!

Yes, similar tools, only with iBatch you can verify what you are doing with a before and after list, before modifying 100s of tracks.

Does iBatch have support for regular expressions (regex). It doesn't appear to from the description, but I cannot tell for sure. I use Doug's Applescripts extensively for the regex support. You can do a dry run before actually changing files.

You can download/try iBatch for free from their website. I am sure you will be converted 

Thanks. I saw there is a demo to try. I no longer use iTunes for managing music, so it is now a moot point. My digital library is all FLAC now. I'll just convert what I want to MP3s for syncing to my iPod Classic.

I just read through some of the comments on the iBatch blog. He does not seem interested in adding regex support. He even had wildcard support and removed it because it "complicated the UI". Some one asked for regex and he said they need to state some use cases for it.

I am using Metadatics (for editing FLAC file metadata outside iTunes). It does not have regex support -- yet -- but the developer seems genuinely interested in adding it. I made some other suggestions to him last week and this week he provided me a beta to try them out.

Thank you fot all the replies!

Considering the number of replies I feel less guilty as I did not search before posting my question!

I use XLD and now I correct metadata with "metadatics" which I find perfect for my needs|

Lorenzo