ripping speed
Hi all..
I am using MC9. and the settings mentioned.. (digital secure, and removing the fast tag in the advanced options)
I seem to rip between 2.1x and 2.9x..
Is this normal? What speed should I see..Is there a magic or preferred reader .. If the fast tag was still in, would I see a major difference?
What are the usual rip speeds my fellow users are seeing?
Thanks
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jpfeffer] at [2007-11-9 14:01:01]
# 1 Re: ripping speed
This is about right. You can speed things up significantly with re-adding the "fast" bit. But I don't recommend it. It's worth it to take the time to do a quality rip so you only have to do it once.
That, and the quality you'll get is much better.
Just my 2 shillings. ;)
Adam
# 2 Re: ripping speed
Speaking of ripping speed...I'm going at CBR 192 because VBR is just too excruciatingly slow. I'm still only getting b/w 4-6x (8-12 min/per cd). I'm new to the science behind this but I'm using LAME in MC because everyone swears by LAME but why does the fact that my cd drive is 48/24/48 but I'm only getting 4-6x? Does the 48x convert it to .wav form quickly, then LAME uses clock cycles? I have a PIII 866MHz. If I had a P4 3GHz would it rip faster? Anyone care to share their wisdom?
Thanks
Tony
# 3 Re: ripping speed
OK, one thing you can do to make things seem quicker is under the Device Settings menu (Tools>Options, Device Settings icon) uncheck the option to "Rip/Encode Simultaneously". What this will do is first rip the CD (i.e. copy the song as a wav file to your PC) and then it will encode it. You'll see your speed time pick up.
Again, because of the way you have it configured, the process is taking longer. I believe you're using Digital Secure mode, as outlined by Chris. This means that they CD actually get read twice for each song, then each version is compared for errors and such.
If you had a P4 it would encode faster but probably not rip faster. Maybe a little. I've got a 500mhz PIII...yes, it's 10-20 minutes per CD, but I'm happy to do it.
In the long run, you'll have much better quality mp3s and you won't ever have to do it again. So, get a six-pack or a nice couple of bottles of Cabernet and chill. ;)
Adam
# 4 Re: ripping speed
Yeah, I'm with Adam on this one...Nothing is more frustrating than getting a crappy rip, which you find at the gym or something, then having to go back an delete the song and rerip it--better to get it right the first time and not have to worry about it. And you're not supposed to chill a bottle of Cab Adam, you of all people should know that...Geesh, next thing you know you'll be pushing people to make Cabernet spritzers...:D
dmt1 at 2007-11-15 17:23:47 >
# 6 Re: ripping speed
If you have more than one cd rom drive, try the other one. When I rip/encode with eac/lame my computer likes my cd/dvd drive, when using mc9 to do the same my cd burner is much faster than the cd/dvd drive.
# 7 Re: ripping speed
Checking the speed of all your CDROM drives is critical. From MC9, my CDROM reader (a 30x drive) rips at about 5x using the secure digital WAV rip. My Sony CD/DVD reader/writer rips at about 10x! If I rip using the faster settings (digital large buffer), the Sony averages about 28x! :eek: I'm tempted to actually use this faster setting because, unlike my CDROM reader, the Sony has regularly reported 100% quality - no re-reads necessary!
trw7 at 2007-11-15 17:26:50 >
