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DaveC426913
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Doesn't ripping CDs take a long time? Is there any way to get my CD collection digitized in a reasonable time?
Well, you know, maybe a 100 CDs. I might only care to do them a couple dozen at a time.Mk said:How big is your collection? I wouldn't do it all at the same time if it's big.
DaveC426913 said:So, varygoode sez 5-15 minutes. Ch sez 2 minutes.
DaveC426913 said:So, varygoode sez 5-15 minutes. Ch sez 2 minutes.
The math is pretty simple. If you have an 80 minute cd and your cd burner rips at 52x speed...DaveC426913 said:So, varygoode sez 5-15 minutes. Ch sez 2 minutes.
russ_watters said:The math is pretty simple. If you have an 80 minute cd and your cd burner rips at 52x speed...
They don't actually rip at their rated speed, but they do reasonably well these days: 20-40x read speed. And few music cds are 80min. Most are closer to half that. So my guestimate would be 2-3 minutes average rip time.
My only suggestion is to sit down in front of your tv for a nice football game with a stack of cds in front of you.
Moonbear said:When I started copying my CDs into iTunes, I'd just keep a stack of CDs by the computer, and whenever I was on the computer doing something else, I'd pop CDs in and let them load in the background. In iTunes, you can tell it to automatically copy the contents of a CD to the library whenever a new one is inserted, and since I've gotten similar prompts when inserting CDs into my PC, it seems you can probably do the same with any computer (I haven't tried it on the PC, because I don't always want it to automatically do anything).
Some version of iTunes they added this information downloading feature where it labels your songs with their dates, titles, artists, and everything, that was pretty cool.When importing them it's also a good idea to go ahead and organize them and fill in all the additional information while your doing it... going back and reorganizing 7,000+ songs is very daunting and boring. Now that feels like a complete waste of time. lol.
There you go, Bear, a man who will do exactly what you tell him to.B. Elliott said:... I did it exactly as Moonbear stated.
Mk said:Some version of iTunes they added this information downloading feature where it labels your songs with their dates, titles, artists, and everything, that was pretty cool.
DaveC426913 said:There you go, Bear, a man who will do exactly what you tell him to.
You're welcome.
Yes there is, but it costs more than most people are willing to pay. It's better to do it yourself unless you're rich and your time is worth a lot.DaveC426913 said:Is there a bulk way of doing it? Or a service?
You got that backward. It actually takes less time to rip to a higher quality bitrate because you need to compress it less.Moonbear said:It depends on what format you're saving it as. If you're saving it as a small mp3 file to play on a portal mp3 player, you can copy them very quickly. If you're saving them as a higher quality, larger file, so you can burn it to another CD as backup to play on your high quality stereo system, it's going to take longer.
That's just an illusion, most discs do not have the information on the disc but rather they go to an on line service like Gracenote or freedb to retrieve the information.Chi Meson said:And since most CD's have title information already embedded into the disk
Donski said:That's just an illusion, most discs do not have the information on the disc but rather they go to an on line service like Gracenote or freedb to retrieve the information.
Again, just an illusion.Chi Meson said:One other strange thing: I first tried an internal disconnect modem command which shut down my email/internet access, but it still was able to access gracenote. This leads me to wonder, how many things are still connected when you are "disconnected"?
Well, how about that.Donski said:Again, just an illusion.
To digitize your CD collection, you will need a computer with a CD drive and music recording software. You can use software such as iTunes or Windows Media Player to rip your CDs and convert them into digital audio files.
The most common file format for digitizing music is MP3. This format is widely supported and has a good balance between file size and audio quality. However, you can also choose other formats such as WAV or FLAC, depending on your personal preference.
The amount of storage space needed will depend on the number of CDs in your collection and the file format you choose. On average, a CD in MP3 format takes up about 100 MB of space. So, for a collection of 100 CDs, you will need approximately 10 GB of storage space.
In most countries, it is legal to digitize your own CDs for personal use. However, it is not legal to share or distribute these digital copies without the permission of the copyright holder. It is always best to check your local copyright laws before digitizing your CDs.
Yes, you can still play your CDs after digitizing them. However, it is recommended to keep your physical CDs as a backup in case anything happens to your digital copies. Additionally, some music enthusiasts believe that CDs can provide a higher quality sound compared to digital audio files.