On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:46 AM, JOANNA A. <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> Right now, I'm using EZ CD Audio Converter, which rips, burns, and
> converts formats. And I'm using Audacity (free) for editing.
>
> Joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Is there a good program in the dimension of ripping or downloading
> information about the CD?
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:57 PM, joel schalit <jschalit at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > MP3s are still MP3s though. You can up the bitrate to whatever, but it's
> > still a compressed format. You can hear the difference if you pay
> > attention. Most people don't. That's fine. I record and edit audio all
> the
> > time, so I can hear it.
> >
> > I would only listen to MP3s or lossless-formatted mini-files on a
> dedicated
> > HD player. If I'm going to use a CD player, I''ll just default to a
> > traditional CD. I never thought I'd make such a distinction (I really do
> > prefer vinyl) but those are the shakes.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Arthur Maisel <arthurmaisel at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > One other thing. It also depends on whether the CD will be played on a
> CD
> > > player or on a computer (most CD players support mp3s, I believe; not
> as
> > > many support FLAC).
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Arthur Maisel <
> arthurmaisel at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Awful" was certainly true of mp3s a number of years ago; their
> > relation
> > > > to good recordings was analogous to that of fast food to food.
> > > >
> > > > These days, it depends a great deal on the bit rate and the limits
> > > imposed
> > > > by the size of the original files. FLAC will give you a file 50-60
> > > percent
> > > > of the original size (about two hours on a CD), with no loss of
> > > > information; mp3 with a high bit rate will give you a file of 20
> > percent
> > > or
> > > > less the size, and a hardly noticeable loss of information (much less
> > > loss
> > > > than, say, an audio cassette recording).
> > > >
> > > > It also depends on how complex the music is (more complex means more
> to
> > > > lose) and how well it was recorded to begin with. If you are
> compiling
> > > > music from old 78s, it's already lost most of what an mp3 will lose.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:03 AM, joel schalit <jschalit at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Y. FLAC & Apple Lossless are the best-sounding formats for portable
> > > music
> > > >> players. MP3s sound awful.
> > > >>
> > > >> Joel
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Ira Glazer <ira.glazer at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > depending on how important the quality of the music is to you, you
> > > might
> > > >> > want to download a freeware program that can rip the music into
> the
> > > >> .flac
> > > >> > format flac is lossless -- ie you lose none of the original
> > > >> information
> > > >> > (unlike mp3, which is lossy, and where you do lose a lot of the
> > > original
> > > >> > information) also, flac files are much smaller than wav files
> > > >> >
> > > >> > if you're compiling 'quality' music, this is the way to go imho
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