Import Speed
When I used to do ripping in Music Match, it would rip at around 13x or 14x speed. Very nice.
When I installed Tunes on the same box, I get 4x or so import speed. It does not matter whether or not I choose MP3 or AAC.
Has anyone else noticed this? Am I doing something wrong? One other note. When using music match, the CD spins quite fast, but in itunes, It is making almost no noise.
Any ideas?
Dan
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djducat] at [2007-11-9 14:42:55]
# 1 Re: Import Speed
Are you ripping at the same speed as you used to? Also, it's possible that Itunes uses LAME, although I'm not sure sure on that. If it does, it would most likely take longer.
Septus at 2007-11-15 16:47:22 >
# 2 Re: Import Speed
The fastest improt speed I have ever gotten on itunes on my mac is about 5x. I have tried to see what might affect speed. Sometimes it will import as slow as 1x. I think it has something to do with how many other things you are doing at once. CD is usually very quiet during import for me.
Wish I could be of specific help to you, just relaying my experience.
Stu
# 5 Re: Import Speed
In the prefs, under importing, if "use error correction" is turned on that's likely to make it a lot slower. I need this (crappy cd in my laptop), but you may not.
# 7 Re: Import Speed
Were talking digital here. Its not like a tape recorder.
With digital, and some sort of error correction, you should get a perfect copy regardless of the speed. My LAME ripping flys along at >15x easily. It has maturity as well, so I can be assured that it will give me a better rip than, say, MMJB.
Adam at 2007-11-15 16:53:35 >
# 8 Re: Import Speed
Very, Very strange. I have no idea what encoder iTunes for Windows is using. My install is a clean XP installation, with WMP 9, without music match installed.
I tried importing to mp3 as well as aac, no difference. Error correction is NOT on.
I wonder if I installed MMJB, whether or not the faster encoder would take over the mmjb?
I really want to re-rip all my CD's into AAC, but that could take forever! Is it really worth it?
what about the convert mp3 to aac function. isn't that a lossy to lossy conversion? wouldn't the quality suffer?
