software to rip music & process

[sirdj]

Ok so I'm about getting ready to rip my music library, couple of questions to the guru's:

What software to use to rip and to edit ID3 Tags?

Would I just rip everything to one folder?
I will be using the HD2500 as a starter for this, I'm assuming the their music manager will allow me to edit play lists.

Any information will be appreciated.

 

[Travis B]

It has been suggested by many from the community (and me) to use AudioGrabber with an ASPI driver to rip CD's in quickly. You can google it and find it easily.

 

[DJ SVO]

As Travis Mentioned either AudioGrabber or EAC.
My bad it's the damn brownies Rick sent me

 

[Travis B]

You got us mixed up

I'm collaborate & listen
Dan is Hammertime

 

[Dan The Man]

You got us mixed up

I'm collaborate & listen
Dan is Hammertime

hehe I'm back to BGH status.
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On topic: Rick has a nice tutorial on Audio Grabber: http://www.softjock.com/mp3ripping-audiograbber.htm

 

[SoftJock Rick]

Ahhh, feel free to check out the FREE, yes FREE, AudioGrabber download and tutorial, that yours truly wrote (unless it doesn't work, then Dan wrote it)

http://www.rockit2000.com/DJSoftware/dj-rockit2000-setup.htm

 

[kayleigh]

Audiograbber rocks - my favorite, too. I also use MP3Tag to check or change, well, MP3 tags (it has a nice, easy-to-use interface) and MP3Gain to normalize my music to a semi-uniform audio level. Both are also freeware.

 

[sirdj]

thanks for the info.

And again excuse my ignorance, all I know about riping music is using Itunes.

So do I create one folder and rip everything to it? or do I create seperate folders for each category?

 

[kayleigh]

What software do you use? I'll admit, I'm not familiar with professional DJ software - I'm a computer geek & karaoke host.

In my hosting software, I filter my MP3 categories by genre. I *could* put everything in one folder/directory, but I divide my music by decade (drive\music\70's) or genre (drive\music\rock). I divide my karaoke music by manufacturer and sub-number (drive\karaoke\sc8100, drive\karaoke\sc8200, etc). I hope that makes sense - it's how my singers bring up their karaoke requests.

Basically, I rip my music to a single directory, like c:\music. (Yep, I use Windoze.) After it's "ripped," I use MP3Tag to edit the Genre tag if it's not right. I then use MP3Gain to "normalize" my music (make sure it's the same volume level). Then, I copy the music to the directory that seems the most logical to me.

Bottom line - use whatever makes sense to you. If you feel like you're taking too much time to remember where a certain song is, it isn't right for you.

 

[Kirby Ball]

Media Monkey is another alternative.

Free version is limited, but the Gold has more features (and costs).

 

[Jeff Romard]

I ripped my whole library with Easycd DA extractor. Several thousand songs and only 1 bad rip in the bunch

 

[Papa Deuce]

Media Monkey is another alternative.

Free version is limited, but the Gold has more features (and costs).

And, since YOU use this I know it is ok for computer dummies! I am one too!

 

[Kirby Ball]

And, since YOU use this I know it is ok for computer dummies! I am one too!

Thanks, I think...:sqconfused::sqerr:

I will say that it's not as fast as AudioGrabber though.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Thanks, I think...:sqconfused::sqerr:

I will say that it's not as fast as AudioGrabber though.

Not a fan of Audiograbber..... I had some wierd things happening when I used it, though I don't remember what they were.

 

[DjDennis]

Also Cd-Da extractor is great

oh and Advanced CD Ripper is another good one to use...