Posted by Joel on 12/04/05 22:20

"Moo" <rodneylowe@roonster.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

>> I was suprised to see that it listed many of the tracks as 'clipping',
>> which seems to be a bad thing.
>>
>> Listening to the tracks, I cannot hear any problems so is it something I
>> should be concerned about?

I would bet that the CDs themselves contain the clipping.

>> Is CDex a good CD ripper, it appears functional and does everything I need
>> it to although it could do tags a bit better as it doesn't seem to always
>> add the artists name, is there another ripping program I should use?

I've never needed anything else.

>Also should I be using --alt-preset insane as opposed to Very High Quality
>(q=0)?

I doubt it would make an audible difference, but I would use API for
320 Kbps, personally.

>Should I be using VBR? If so what settings?

It's virtually as good as 320, or even the CD itself, with AP-standard
or -extreme (I very occasionally use extreme for particularly dynamic
tracks, especially with vocals).

--
Joel Crump

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