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MP3 ripping [Was: Controlling external apps from ECS] Ingo Dean Sun, 18 Oct 1998 15:06:26 -0400

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I'm using Audiograbber <http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/> to rip from
a Plextor drive, and using Plugger+
<http://members.tripod.com/~mp3nkoder/> to do the WAVE->MP3 encoding.

Audiograbber is the most reliable ripper I was able to find.  And when
it does have a problem ripping a track, it at least shows you, so that
you don't embarrassingly find out weeks later when you're showing
someone your MP3 collection.

I used to use BladeEnc for the compressing, but Plugger+ is so much
faster.  I refuse to use any Xing product, since they gain their speed
by cutting all the higher frequencies out totally (plus, they want $$).

And the Plextor drive is really the only way to go.  I tried 5 other
drives (2 @ home, 3 @ work), but none came close to Plextor's DAE
ability.

Don Stephens wrote:
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> I'm also hoping to control the play list from within ECS but still
> struggling with making WinAmp do it's
> thing as a stand alone. What program are you using as a ripper?

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