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    Guide To Ripping DVD and Blu-ray Audio Using The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set

    dsotm-brd-thumb-200.pngRipping the audio from CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs has never been easier and there's never been a better time than now to start ripping. Pink Floyd recently released The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box set containing six physical discs including three Redbook CDs, two DVDs, and one Blu-ray disc. The ease of ripping audio from plastic discs and the plethora of new content available from Pink Floyd have given me great reason to create a thoroughly updated DVD and Blu-ray disc ripping guide using the new Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set. Pink Floyd fans and enthusiasts of music stored on plastic discs rejoice, one's favorite two channel and multi-channel music can now be liberated.

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    <b>Quick Links</b>

    <ul><li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li>

    <li><a href="#prereq">Ripping Prerequisites</a></li>

    <li><a href="#cd">Compact Disc Ripping</a></li>

    <li><a href="#dvd">DVD Ripping</a></li>

    <li><a href="#brd">Blu-ray Audio Ripping</a></li>

    <li><a href="#contents">Immersion Box Set Contents & Credits</a></li></ul>

     

     

     

    <a name="intro"><b>Introduction</b></a>

     

    I set out to rip the new Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box set like a normal Pink Floyd enthusiast. This quickly turned into a major undertaking that included scanning almost every piece of artwork including the scarf, uploading these images to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B004ZNARH4/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B004ZNARH4/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a> for everyone to use, rewriting all the album credits and information into a file on my computer for use as metadata, and deciphering exactly what audio was extractable from the DVD and Blu-ray discs. The whole process took way more hours than I care to share, but I'm happy to share the following instructions, screenshots, and videos that will make everything a breeze for CA readers.

     

    This guide to ripping audio from plastic discs will work with nearly all discs available at the time of this writing. I'm using my own legally purchased copy of The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set in the illustrations below. I will never make the ripped files available for download as that's simply preposterous. I hope readers will elect to purchase the Immersion Box Set once they see how easy it is to rip the audio from the discs.

     

    My previous guide to ripping DVD-Audio, DVD-Video (Audio) and HDAD Discs is still valid and available <a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-DVD-Audio-DVD-Video-Audio-And-HDAD-Discs">here</a><a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-DVD-Audio-DVD-Video-Audio-And-HDAD-Discs"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>. However, my previous <a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-High-Resolution-Blu-ray-Audio">guide to ripping Blu-ray audio</a><a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-High-Resolution-Blu-ray-Audio"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a> is out of date and should not be used as a reference.

     

     

     

    <a name="prereq"><b>Ripping Prerequisites</b></a>

     

    Hardware:

    <ol><li>Computer capable of running Windows (natively or within a virtual machine (Parallels, VM Ware))</li>

    <li>Blu-ray drive (in or connected to the computer)</li></ol>

     

    Software:

    <ol><li>Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (Free) [<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17113">Link</a><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17113"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>eac3to (Free) [<a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=125966">Link</a><a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=125966"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>HdBrStreamExtractor (Free) [<a href="http://code.google.com/p/hdbrstreamextractor/downloads/list">Link</a><a href="http://code.google.com/p/hdbrstreamextractor/downloads/list"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>Passkey for Blu-ray ($60 / Free Trial) [<a href="http://www.dvdfab.com/passkey-for-blu-ray.htm">Link</a><a href="http://www.dvdfab.com/passkey-for-blu-ray.htm"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>J River Media Center ($50 / Free Trial) (for editing metadata and splitting Blu-ray tracks) [<a href="http://www.jriver.com/">Link</a><a href="http://www.jriver.com/"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>dBpoweramp (CD Ripper & Music Converter) ($38 / Free Trial) (ripping and file conversion) [<a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/cd-ripper.htm">Link</a><a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/cd-ripper.htm"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li>

    <li>DVD Audio Extractor ($32.50 / Free Trial) (for DVD audio ripping only) [<a href="http://www.dvdae.com/">Link</a><a href="http://www.dvdae.com/"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>]</li></ol>

     

     

     

    <a name="cd"><b>Compact Disc Ripping</b></a>

     

    This information is for discs 1, 2, and 6. Readers uninterested in Redbook CD ripping should skip to the next section. Readers interested in a thorough article about ripping CDs should first read my <a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Computer-Audiophile-CD-Ripping-Strategy-and-Methodology">CD Ripping Strategy & Methodology</a><a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Computer-Audiophile-CD-Ripping-Strategy-and-Methodology"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a>. There is no need to rewrite the information contained in that guide as the main thrust of this article is DVD and Blu-ray ripping. That said, here is some information showing readers how to embed album art for the Front Cover, Back Cover, Media, etc… and view the metadata embedded into each file.

     

    The following four images depict the Front Cover, Back Cover, Media (CD), and an included Box Set illustration being embedded into The Dark Side Of The Moon tracks. Using dBpoweramp select the minus (-) symbol above the cover art that's automatically selected from the Internet. This clears the unwanted art before ripping the CD. Then select the plus (+) symbol followed by Load (from File). This enables selection of an image already on one's computer. Please download the images I uploaded to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B004ZNARH4/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B004ZNARH4/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a> if needed during this process. By default the first image is use for the Front Album Cover and the second image for the Back Album Cover. After adding an image of the actual CD sleet the plus (+) symbol again followed by Current Art Description then select Media from the ensuing menu. Most playback applications don't support added images as of this writing. However, the Aurender music server's iPad application does support Front and Back Album Covers. The more people using extra images the more applications will support these images.

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Front-Album-Cover.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Front-Album-Cover.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Back-Album-Cover.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Back-Album-Cover.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Media.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Media.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Illustration.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Illustration.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

    The following four images show what metadata is viewable via the Windows operating system and an easy way to edit this metadata using dBpoweramp. The first two images simply show the metadata available through Windows. It's possible to edit some of this data by clicking the field in the lower blue area. The second two images show the metadata editing options available after selecting a track from within a folder, right-clicking the track and selecting Edit ID-Tag. This view displays much more metadata than many users know can be embedded into each file in addition to the extra images embedded via the aforementioned process.

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Track-One-Metadata-01.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1-2"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Track-One-Metadata-01.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-2-Track-One-Metadata-01.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1-2"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-2-Track-One-Metadata-01.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-1-Track-One-Metadata-02.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1-2"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-1-Track-One-Metadata-02.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/CD-2-Track-One-Metadata-02.png" class="thickbox" rel="CD-1-2"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/CD-2-Track-One-Metadata-02.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

     

    <a name="dvd"><b>DVD Ripping</b></a>

     

    I recommend using DVD Audio Extractor for ripping the DVDs in The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set. It's a very solid program that works 99% of the time. The rolling instructions and screenshots describe and depict what's available on the DVDs and how to extract the audio into different formats.

     

    Disc 3 in the Box Set is a DVD that contains a such set of audio tracks in both stereo and multi-channel. DVD Audio Extractor allows the user to view the available tracks and extract the audio in the native format or convert to a different format on the fly. The initial DVD Audio Extractor screen is a bit confusing to the untrained eye. The image below is what a users sees after inserting the DVD. I've added red text to help explain each section of the window. Title3 on this DVD is the only Title containing pertinent audio thus I've placed a check mark in the Title3 box. Five different options are available for extraction, each of which contains the same ten Dark Side Of The Moon tracks.

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-Default-View.png"></img></center>

     

    Follow these instructions to rip The Dark Side Of The Moon 2011 Master LPCM Stereo mix at 24 bit / 48 kHz into individual FLAC files for each track.

     

    <ol><li>Select Title3 [00:43:05] in the upper left section.</li>

    <li>Select English LPCM (48kHz 24bit 2Ch) in the lower left section.</li>

    <li>Name each of the ten tracks by double-clicking in the Chapter Name boxes and replacing the default text.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-2.0-FLAC-Screen-1.png"></img></center>

    <ol start="5">

    <li>Select FLAC -- Free Lossless Audio Codec as the Output Format.</li>

    <li>Select Same As Input for the Sample Rate.</li>

    <li>Select Stereo to the right of Channels.</li>

    <li> Select 24 bits to the right of Bits Per Sample.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-2.0-FLAC-Screen-2.png"></img></center>

    <ol start="10">

    <li>Select the Output Location where the files should be placed. (Usually a My Music folder on Windows).</li>

    <li>Select Save Each Chapter Into Separate File(s).</li>

    <li>Select Enable FLAC Tag.</li>

    <li>Enter the appropriate Artist, Album, Year, and Genre information</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-2.0-FLAC-Screen-3.png"></img></center>

    <ol start="15">

    <li>Adjust the Thread Priority to the Highest setting.</li>

    <li>Select Start</li></ol>

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-2.0-FLAC-Screen-4.png"></img></center>

    <ol start="17">

    <li>Note the location of the files and select OK. That's it.</li></ol>

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-2.0-FLAC-Screen-5.png"></img></center>

     

     

    Follow these instructions to rip The Dark Side Of The Moon James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix at 448 kbps, 16 bit / 48 kHz into individual AC3 files for each track.

     

    Image One

    <ol><li>Select Title3 [00:43:05] in the upper left section.</li>

    <li>Select English AC3 (48kHz 6Ch) in the lower left section.</li>

    <li>Name each of the ten tracks by double-clicking in the Chapter Name boxes and replacing the default text.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Two

    <ol start="5">

    <li>Select Direct Stream Demux as the Output Format.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Three

    <ol start="7">

    <li>Select the Output Location where the files should be placed. (Usually a My Music folder on Windows).</li>

    <li>Select Save Each Chapter Into Separate File(s).</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Four

    <ol start="10">

    <li>Adjust the Thread Priority to the Highest setting.</li>

    <li>Select Start. That's it.</li></ol>

     

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-1.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-1.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-2.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-2.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-3.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-3.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-4.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-4.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

    Follow these instructions to rip The Dark Side Of The Moon James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix at 640 kbps, 16 bit / 48 kHz into individual FLAC files for each track.

     

    Image One

    <ol><li>Select Title3 [00:43:05] in the upper left section.</li>

    <li>Select English AC3 (48kHz 6Ch) in the lower left section.</li>

    <li>Name each of the ten tracks by double-clicking in the Chapter Name boxes and replacing the default text.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Two

    <ol start="5">

    <li>Select FLAC -- Free Lossless Audio Codec as the Output Format.</li>

    <li>Select Same As Input for the Sample Rate.</li>

    <li>Select All 6 Channels to the right of Channels.</li>

    <li> Select 16 bits to the right of Bits Per Sample.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Three

    <ol start="10">

    <li>Select the Output Location where the files should be placed. (Usually a My Music folder on Windows).</li>

    <li>Select Save Each Chapter Into Separate File(s).</li>

    <li>Select Enable FLAC Tag.</li>

    <li>Enter the appropriate Artist, Album, Year, and Genre information</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Four

    <ol start="15">

    <li>Adjust the Thread Priority to the Highest setting.</li>

    <li>Select Start. That's it.</li></ol>

     

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-1.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-640-FLAC"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-1.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-2.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-640-FLAC"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-2.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-3.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-640-FLAC"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-3.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-4.png" class="thickbox" rel="5.1-640-FLAC"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-5.1-640-kbps-FLAC-Screen-4.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

    Follow these instructions to rip The Dark Side Of The Moon Alan Parsons Quad Mix (previously released on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973) at 448 kbps, 16 bit / 48 kHz into individual AC3 files for each track.

     

     

    Image One

    <ol><li>Select Title3 [00:43:05] in the upper left section.</li>

    <li>Select English AC3 (48kHz 4Ch) in the lower left section.</li>

    <li>Name each of the ten tracks by double-clicking in the Chapter Name boxes and replacing the default text.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Two

    <ol start="5">

    <li>Select Direct Stream Demux as the Output Format.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Three

    <ol start="7">

    <li>Select the Output Location where the files should be placed. (Usually a My Music folder on Windows).</li>

    <li>Select Save Each Chapter Into Separate File(s).</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Four

    <ol start="10">

    <li>Adjust the Thread Priority to the Highest setting.</li>

    <li>Select Start. That's it.</li></ol>

     

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-1.png" class="thickbox" rel="Quad-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-1.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-2.png" class="thickbox" rel="Quad-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-2.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-3.png" class="thickbox" rel="Quad-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-3.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-4.png" class="thickbox" rel="Quad-448-AC3"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-1-Quad-Mix-448-kbps-AC3-Screen-4.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

    Follow these instructions to rip The Dark Side Of The Moon Alan Parsons Quad Mix (previously released on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973) at 640 kbps, 16 bit / 48 kHz into individual FLAC files for each track.

     

    Image One

    <ol><li>Select Title3 [00:43:05] in the upper left section.</li>

    <li>Select English AC3 (48kHz 4Ch) in the lower left section.</li>

    <li>Name each of the ten tracks by double-clicking in the Chapter Name boxes and replacing the default text.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Two

    <ol start="5">

    <li>Select FLAC -- Free Lossless Audio Codec as the Output Format.</li>

    <li>Select Same As Input for the Sample Rate.</li>

    <li>Select All 4 Channels to the right of Channels.</li>

    <li> Select 16 bits to the right of Bits Per Sample.</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Three

    <ol start="10">

    <li>Select the Output Location where the files should be placed. (Usually a My Music folder on Windows).</li>

    <li>Select Save Each Chapter Into Separate File(s).</li>

    <li>Select Enable FLAC Tag.</li>

    <li>Enter the appropriate Artist, Album, Year, and Genre information</li>

    <li>Select Next >.</li></ol>

     

    Image Four

    <ol start="15">

    <li>Adjust the Thread Priority to the Highest setting.</li>

    <li>Select Start. That's it.</li></ol>

     

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

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    Disc 4 in the Box Set is a DVD that contains videos with little audio extraction value. The image below is what a users sees after inserting the DVD. I've added red text to help explain all the different Titles available. Two different options, LPCM and AC3, are available for extraction on all Titles except Title10.

    <center><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2%20-%20Default-View.png"></img></center>

     

    Follow these screenshots to rip Live In Brighton 1972 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel) into individual FLAC files for each track.

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-1-Track-1-Title2-Ch1-FLAC.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-1-Track-1-Title2-Ch1-FLAC.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-2-Track-1-Title3-Ch1-FLAC.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-2-Track-1-Title3-Ch1-FLAC.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-3-FLAC.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-3-FLAC.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-4-FLAC.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-%20Live%20In%20Brighton%201972-Screen-4-FLAC.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

    The following screenshots display the correct Titles and track listings for those interested in ripping the Concert Screen Film audio in LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel or 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz. Title4 contains the British Tour 1974. Title5 contains the French Tour 1974. TItle6 contains the North American Tour 1975. To continue ripping these Titles use the instructions above if needed.

    <center>click to enlarge</center>

    <center><a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-%20British%20Tour%201974-Screen-1-AC3.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-%20British%20Tour%201974-Screen-1-AC3.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-French%20Tour%201974-Metadata.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-French%20Tour%201974-Metadata.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a> <a href="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/700/DVD-2-North%20American%20Tour%201975-Metadata.png" class="thickbox" rel="Brighton"><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/graphics/2011/1005/thumb/DVD-2-North%20American%20Tour%201975-Metadata.jpg" style="padding: 2pt 5pt 2pt 2pt;"></img></a></center>

     

     

     

    <a name="brd"><b>Blu-ray Audio Ripping</b></a>

     

    Over the last year ripping Blu-ray audio has continued to get easier and easier. I recommend using the applications eac3to, HdBrStreamExtractor, and Passkey for Blu-ray. The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set Blu-ray disc contains THE big ticket item for two channel computer audiophiles and Pink Floyd fans, the Original Stereo Mix from 1973 in RAW/PCM at 24 bit / 96 kHz. The two other items of note are the 2003 5.1 Surround Mix in RAW/PCM at 24 bit / 96 kHz, and the 1973 Quad Mix in RAW/PCM at 24 bit / 96 kHz.

     

    Instead of writing instructions for ripping The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set Blu-ray disc I created a series of videos that walk viewers through the process. In the first video I extract the two, four, and six channel mixes into three separate FLAC files. Each of the three mixes contain no metadata. The second video covers adding metadata and album art to these large FLAC files. The third video demonstrates how to split the single file created for the two channel mix into ten separate tracks using a cue sheet and J River Media Center. The cue sheets can be downloaded here for convenience, <a href="http://files.computeraudiophile.com/2011/1005/DSOTM-2.0-24-96.cue">Two Channel Cue</a>, <a href="http://files.computeraudiophile.com/2011/1005/4.0%2024-96.cue">Four Channel Cue</a>, and <a href="http://files.computeraudiophile.com/2011/1005/5.1%2024-96.cue">Six Channel Cue</a>. (Readers may have to right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) to select the cue sheets for download). Finally the fourth, and completely optional, video demonstrates how to convert highly compressed FLAC files into uncompressed FLAC files.

     

     

     

    <center>Extracting 24 bit / 96 kHz Blu-ray Audio from The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set.</center>

    [video=youtube;mPk-T9HXTg0?rel=0&hd=1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/mPk-T9HXTg0?rel=0&hd=1

     

    <center><a href="

    ">Link to HD video on YouTube.</a><a href="
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    <center>Adding Metadata and Album Art to the previously extracted large audio files.</center>

    [video=youtube;it2O78e3z5Y?rel=0&hd=1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/it2O78e3z5Y?rel=0&hd=1

     

    <center><a href="

    ">Link to HD video on YouTube.</a><a href="
    "><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a></center>

     

     

     

     

    <center>Splitting the previously extracted audio files into ten individual tracks and adding metadata & album art.</center>

    [video=youtube;j-qhwug6Tkk?rel=0&hd=1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/j-qhwug6Tkk?rel=0&hd=1

     

    <center><a href="

    ">Link to HD video on YouTube.</a><a href="
    "><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a></center>

     

     

     

     

     

    <center>Uncompressing the previously split FLAC audio files.</center>

    [video=youtube;TAfpBdKQYiM?rel=0&hd=1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/TAfpBdKQYiM?rel=0&hd=1

     

    <center><a href="

    ">Link to HD video on YouTube.</a><a href="
    "><img src="http://images.computeraudiophile.com/ca/icons/ex.png" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;" alt="link"></img></a></center>

     

     

     

     

     

     

    <a name="contents"><b>The Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Box Set</b></a>

     

    The following information has been taken from the Credits booklet included with the Box Set and supplemented with information I gleaned during the ripping process. All audio is labeled with the sample rates available for ripping and the number of channels if deemed important.

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 1</b> – CD (16 bit / 44.1 kHz)

    The Dark Side Of The Moon (2011 Remaster)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>Breathe (In The Air) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Produced by Pink Floyd

    Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973

    Engineered by Alan Parsons, Assisted by Peter James

    Mixing Supervised by Chris Thomas

    Saxophone on Us And Them and Money by Dick Parry

    Vocals on The Great Gig In The Sky by Clare Torry

    Backing Vocals by Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John

    Original Cover & Photography by Hipgnosis

    Graphics & Artwork by George Hardie

    Heartbeat Graphic from an idea by Roger Waters

    Prism Photography by Tony May and Storm Thorgerson

    Pyramid Photographs by Hipgnosis

    Rayograms by Stylorouge and Chris Caske

    Immersion Design by StormStudios

    Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at das boot recording, 2011

     

    All lyrics by Roger Waters

    Tracks 1, 5 and 8 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7 Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 6,9 and 10 published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 2</b> – CD (16 bit / 44.1 kHz)

    The Dark Side Of The Moon Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London 1974

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>Breathe (In The Air) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Produced by Pink Floyd

    Recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London November 1974

    Engineered by Brian Humphries and Phill Brown

    Saxophone on Us And Them and Money by Dick Parry

    Backing Vocals by Venetta Fields and Carlena Williams

    2011 Audio Mixing by Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins

    Thanks to Phil Taylor, Astoria

    Mastered in 2011 by Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering

     

    All lyrics by Roger Waters

    Tracks 1, 5 and 8 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7 Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 6,9 and 10 published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 3</b> – DVD (Audio Only)

    <ul><li>The Dark Side Of The Moon, James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix (previously released on SACD) in standard resolution audio at 448 kbps (English AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon, James Guthrie 2003 5.1 Surround Mix (previously released on SACD) in high resolution audio at 640 kbps (English AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon, 2011 Master LPCM Stereo mix (English LPCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon, Alan Parsons Quad Mix (previously released on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973) in standard resolution audio at 448 kbps (English AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon, Alan Parsons Quad Mix (previously released on vinyl LP/8 track tape in 1973) in high resolution audio at 640 kbps (English AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz)</li></ul>

     

    Track Listing:

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>Breathe (In The Air) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    5.1 Surround Mix by James Guthrie, Assistant Engineer: Joel Plante (2003). Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante with thanks to Doug Sax. Mixed and Mastered at das boot recording.

    4.0 Quad Mix supervised by Alan Parsons (1973). Released by EMI Records on LP and 8-track tape, 1973. Mastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios.

    LPCM Stereo Mix recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973. Engineered by Alan Parsons, Assisted by Peter James. Mixing Supervised by Chris Thomas. Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at das boot recording, 2011.

     

    Authoring: Joel Plante at das boot recording.

    Technical assistance: Tim Carroll

    Menu Design: Corrine Pollock, The Pavement

     

    All lyrics by Roger Waters

    Tracks 1, 5 and 8 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7 Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 6,9 and 10 published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 4</b> - DVD (Audio/Video)

    <ul><li>Live In Brighton 1972 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel) (AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz / 6 Channel)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon 2003 Documentary</li>

    <li>Concert Screen Films (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel)</li>

    <li>Concert Screen Films (5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz)</li></ul>

     

     

    1. Live In Brighton 1972 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel) (AC3 16 bit / 48 kHz / 6 Channel)

    <ol><li>Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Waters)</li></ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Track 1 Published by Lupus Music Co. Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada. Track 2 Published by Westminster Music Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada.

     

    Filmed at The Brighton Dome, UK on June 29, 1972.

    Audio Remastering 2011: Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering.

     

     

    2. The Dark Side Of The Moon 2003 Documentary

     

    Electronic Press Kit produced for the 30th Anniversary Edition.

    Interviewer: John Aizlewood

    Interview filming: Jade Carmen

    Director / Editor: Simon Hilton

    2011 Audio Remastering by Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering

     

     

    3. Concert Screen Films (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel)

    ***************

    British Tour 1974 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    French Tour 1974 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Assorted Lunatics (Spoken Word)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    North American Tour 1975 (LPCM 16 bit / 48 kHz / 2 Channel)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Original Stereo Mixes engineered by Alan Parsons, assisted by Peter James (1973).

    Mixing Supervised by Chris Thomas.

    Additional post-production elements: Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins.

     

     

    4. Concert Screen Films (5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz)

     

    British Tour 1974 (5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    French Tour 1974 (5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Assorted Lunatics (Spoken Word)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    North American Tour 1975 (5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital @ 448 kbps AC3 / 16 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Original 5.1 Surround Mix by James Guthrie. Assistant Engineer: Joel Plante (2003). Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante with thanks to Doug Sax. Additional post-production elements: Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins.

     

    Concert Screen Films Credits:

    Animation: Ian Emes

    Directors: Barry Chattington (British & French Tour 1974), Peter Medak (North American Tour 1975)

    Director / Producer Archive Film Elements: Lana Topham

    Film Restoration: Paul Robinson

    Colourist: Tom Russell

    Editors: Andrew Mason, Gavin Elder

    Digital Restoration: Tom Barrett

    With thanks to Deluxe 142 and On Sight Post-Production

     

    Speak To Me, The Great Gig In The Sky published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada.

     

    On The Run, Time, Us And Them Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Money, Brain Damage, Eclipse Published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    DVD Authoring: The Pavement, London

    Menu Design: Corrine Pollock

    Production: Ian Walker

    Special Thanks to Andy Evans

    Menu Audio Loops: Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins.

    Additional Elements: James Guthrie and Joel Plante

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 5</b> – Blu-ray (Audio / Audio & Video)***********

    <ul><li>The Dark Side Of The Moon 5.1 Surround Mix (2003) (RAW/PCM 24 bit / 96 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon Original Stereo Mix (1973) (RAW/PCM 24 bit / 96 kHz)</li>

    <li>The Dark Side Of The Moon 4.0 Quad Mix (1973) (RAW/PCM 24 bit / 96 kHz)</li></ul>

     

    Track Listing

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>Breathe (In The Air) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    All lyrics by Roger Waters

    Tracks 1, 5 and 8 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7 Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 6,9 and 10 published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    5.1 Surround Mix by James Guthrie. Assistant Engineer: Joel Plante (2003). Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante with thanks to Doug Sax.

    Mixed and Mastered ay das boot recording.

     

    Original stereo mix engineered by Alan Parsons, assisted by Peter James (1973). Mixing supervised by Chris Thomas.Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at das boot recording, 2011.

     

    4.0 Quad Mix supervised by Alan Parsons (1973). Mastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios.

     

     

    4. Live In Brighton 1972

    (I AM UNABLE TO LOCATED THIS ON THE BLU-RAY DISC THUS CANNOT RIP THESE TWO TRACKS.)

    <ol>

    <li>Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Track 1 Published by Lupus Music Co. Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada. Track 2 Published by Westminster Music Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada.

     

    Filmed at The Brighton Dome, UK on June 29, 1972.

    Audio Remastering 2011: Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering.

     

     

    5. The Dark Side Of The Moon 2003 Documentary

     

    Electronic Press Kit produced for the 30th Anniversary Edition.

    Interviewer: John Aizlewood

    Interview filming: Jade Carmen

    Director / Editor: Simon Hilton

    2011 Audio Remastering by Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering

     

     

    6. Concert Screen Films (2 Channel RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    ***************

    British Tour 1974 (2 Channel RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    French Tour 1974 (2 Channel RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Assorted Lunatics (Spoken Word)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    North American Tour 1975 (2 Channel RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

    Original Stereo Mixes engineered by Alan Parsons, assisted by Peter James (1973).

    Mixing Supervised by Chris Thomas.

     

     

    7. Concert Screen Films (5.1 Surround Sound RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

     

    British Tour 1974 (5.1 Surround Sound RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    French Tour 1974 (5.1 Surround Sound RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Assorted Lunatics (Spoken Word)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

     

    North American Tour 1975 (5.1 Surround Sound RAW/PCM 24 bit / 48 kHz)

    <ol>

    <li>Speak To Me (Mason)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    Original 5.1 Surround Mixes by James Guthrie. Assistant Engineer: Joel Plante (2003). Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante with thanks to Doug Sax.

    Additional post-productin elements: Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins

     

    Concert Screen Films Credits:

    Animation: Ian Emes

    Directors: Barry Chattington (British & French Tour 1974), Peter Medak (North American Tour 1975)

    Director / Producer Archive Film Elements: Lana Topham

    Film Restoration: Paul Robinson

    Colourist: Tom Russell

    Editors: Andrew Mason, Gavin Elder

    Digital Restoration: Tom Barrett

    With thanks to Deluxe 142 and On Sight Post-Production

     

    Blu-ray Authoring: The Pavement, London

    Menu Design: Corrine Pollock

    Production: Ian Walker

    Special Thanks to Andy Evans

    Menu Audio Loops: Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins.

    Additional Elements: James Guthrie and Joel Plante

     

     

     

    <b>Disc 6</b>* - CD Previously Unreleased Tracks (16 bit / 44.1 kHz)

    The Dark Side Of The Moon 1972 Early Album Mix

    <ol>

    <li>Breathe (In The Air) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright)</li>

    <li>On The Run (Gilmour, Waters)</li>

    <li>Time (Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour)</li>

    <li>The Great Gig In The Sky (Wright) (Vocal Composition by Clare Torry)</li>

    <li>Money (Waters)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Waters, Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>Brain Damage (Waters)</li>

    <li>Eclipse (Waters)</li>

    </ol>

     

    Produced by Pink Floyd

    Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London, December 1972

    Mix Engineer: ALan Parsons

    Assistant: Peter James

    Saxophone on Us And Them and Money by Dick Parry

    Backing Vocals by Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John

    All lyrics Roger Waters

     

    Extra Tracks

    <ol start="10">

    <li>The Hard Way (from ‘Household Objects’ project) (Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason)</li>

    <li>Us And Them (Richard Wright Demo) (Wright)</li>

    <li>The Travel Sequence (Live from Brighton June 1972) (Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason)</li>

    <li>The Mortality Sequence (Live from Brighton June 1972) (Wright)</li>

    <li>Any Colour You Like (Live from Brighton June 1972) (Gilmour, Mason, Wright)</li>

    <li>The Travel Sequence (Studio Recording 1972) (Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason)</li>

    <li>Money (Roger Waters’ Demo) (Waters)</li></ol>

     

    Tracks 10 and 15 recorded at Abbey Road Studios, October 1973.

    Produced by Pink Floyd

    Engineered by Alan Parsons

    Assisted by Peter James

     

    Tracks 12, 13 and 14 recorded in Brighton

    Mixed in 2010 by Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins at Astoria Studio

     

    All tracks Mastered in 2011 by Andy Jackson, Tube Mastering

     

    Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 6 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 4, 7, 11, 13 and 14 published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 5, 8, 9 and 16 published by Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada and TRO - Hampshire House Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada

     

    Tracks 10, 12 and 15 Published by Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. for the World excluding USA & Canada. Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. / Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE). All rights on behalf of Artemis Muziekuitgevenij B.V. (BUM/STE) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. for USA & Canada.

     

    David Gilmour - Vocals, Guitars & VCS3

    Nick Mason - Percussion & Tape Effects

    Richard Wright - Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3

    Roger Waters - Bass Guitar, Vocals, VCS3 & Tape Effects

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     




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    Hi Chris, great intructions (and great website!). I just bought myself an external blu-ray drive and I am using it on an iMac running Parallels and Windows 7. However, I have the same issue as gebeege1. When I click (once) on the 00011.mpls the streams don't show up in the lower box of the HD-DVD Extractor window. Did anyone experience this before and found a solution? Thanks.<br />

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    I found a Mac+PC solution that doesn't even require PassKey. My problem was that in a 100% approach as per Chris (using PassKey) I could never get HDBRStreamExtract to show anything, so I tried the following successfully:<br />

    From Mac, use MKVMaker to create a MKV file from the BR player (I use an internal Pioneer BDR-206. You'll be able to pick exactly which files you want included. Again, the software can see the content of the BR disc without the need for *any* unlocking software like PassKey.<br />

    Then, I move the file over to my PC, and run eac3to to create a wav or flac from the mkv file. Then I move the wav or flac back to my Mac and play in Audirvana. I suppose I could stay 100% Mac via Parallels, but no real interest in putting my main ProTools studio Mac Pro at risk.<br />

    It works really well. You can further follow Chris' method to split the files and add metadata.

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    Chris, have you tried PavTube for Mac? I use it on my Mac Mini to rip Blu-ray discs for conversion to Quicktime for computer and iPad playback. It will export to any audio format.<br />

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    http://www.pavtube.com/blu-ray-ripper-mac/#<br />

    <br />

    I assumed that if I were to buy the Immersion Box I could use it for ripping the Blu-ray without resorting to Windows (via Parallels or VMWare).<br />

    <br />

    Thanks -- Mark B

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    There was a recent article posted on MacWorld about ripping audio from a blu ray source:<br />

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    http://www.macworld.com/article/161078/2011/07/how_to_rip_audio_from_your_bluray_discs.html<br />

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    I found using the sequence of MakeMKV to rip the disc, iMkvExtract to extract the audio, XLD to convert to Apple Lossless, then using Fission to split the file into tracks works well

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    Your tutorial works fine, and I have the flac files that play on my PC, but there is no way I can use them on my BluRay home cinema set, which is the only suitable place to listen to the album in surround.<br />

    <br />

    So instead of output to FLAC I did output to WAV (which is recognized by the home cinema set).<br />

    <br />

    Now here's the strange thing:<br />

    - If I play the WAV on the PC everything sounds ok<br />

    - If I play the WAV on my BluRay Home Cinema Set (via USB) I hear this TERRIBLE noise, with the music almost unaudible in the background (similar to playing a DTS track on a non-DTS compatible audio device). It sounds like some kind of copy-protection, but on my PC is no issue! Is there something I missed in specific configuration settings of eac3to? <br />

    <br />

    I cannot imagine that my new Philips BluRay Home Cinema Set does not support 24-bit/96kHz audio, because if that were the case, buying the Immersion box would give me the same issue, right?<br />

    <br />

    What options do I have to get the three 24/96 rips to be played on my home cinema set (either lossy or lossless. Personally I think the only way is to output to DTS and then create an MKV file containing the DTS audio files. Unfortunately if I select output DTS instead of FLAC I get separate WAV files (I expected to get .dts files).<br />

    <br />

    So how can I get the 24/96 audio to play back on my BluRay Home Cinema Set (Philips HTS3560)?

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    The Philips HTS3560 only supports USB storage devices not a computer connection for USB audio. Are you connecting a hard drive or flash drive?<br />

    <br />

    According to the manual:<br />

    Audio<br />

    • Sampling frequency:<br />

    • MP3: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz<br />

    • WMA: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz<br />

    • Constant bit rate:<br />

    • MP3: 112 kbps - 320 kbps<br />

    • WMA: 48 kbps - 192 kbps<br />

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    I have a (500Gb) USB hard drive directly connected. No flash drive.<br />

    Would that matter, do you think?<br />

    I cannot imagine somebody buying the Box Set, and then not being able to play the bluray on a bluray home cinema set.<br />

    Any other ideas?<br />

    <br />

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    <i>"I cannot imagine somebody buying the Box Set, and then not being able to play the bluray on a bluray home cinema set. Any other ideas?"</i><br />

    <br />

    Put the Blu-ray disc in the Blu-ray player and press play :~)<br />

    <br />

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    "Ha, ha, ha.....very funny Jim" (as Billy says in the 24-bit/96kHz version of "Radio Waves" from the K.A.O.S. Immersion Box Set :-)<br />

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    Chris, curious with a disc like Steve Wilsons Grace for Drowning which is encoded in DTS-HD MSTR, what additional steps one would need to go through to make sure that one was getting the HD differential and not the DTS core, which contains less information? I'm assuming the process is much the same but with the DTS in there I would assume there are some different steps to follow depending on the Blu Ray Disc. If there are could you maybe give us some more information on this and ways to keep the DTS-HD stream in the flac or wav files one compiles? I'd prefer not to convert to PCM for this album as I would think much of the software out there would only be extracting the DTS core file (which isn't protected-or as much) rather than the other information contained in the file with a compatible receiver/dac.

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    I just ripped the Lady Gaga DVD with DVD-Audio Extractor and noticed that the sound quality isn't that good. I chose the 2-channel track and export it to 16/44.1. It sounds like it was recorded through the TV. I noticed this with other DVDs as well. Like The Doors DVD-A set. Anyone here find the sound quality to be less than CD quality?

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    lossy (AC3, etc). Did u make sure you grabbed the 24 bit layer? My Doors DVD-A rips are very good.

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    Hi Chris.<br />

    I have a Windows 7 PC with an internal Blu Ray player but cannot get disc 6 on this Pink Floyd box set to play at all.<br />

    I've tried Power DVD 11 but that does work - I'd be grateful for any help you could give.<br />

    Regards,<br />

    Russell

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    Hi Chris.<br />

    I have a Windows 7 PC with an internal Blu Ray player but cannot get disc 6 of this Pink Floyd Box set to play at all.<br />

    I've tried Power DVD 11 but that does not seem to work.<br />

    I'd be grateful for any assistance.<br />

    Regards,<br />

    Russell

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    Sorry Chris.<br />

    I did in fact mean Disc # 5.<br />

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    Hi Russell - I've never tried to actually play the Blu-ray disc on my computers. I simply rip the audio. <br />

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    Thanks for all the great info Chris, I have one question though. I have just ripped the Tom Petty "Damn The Torpedoes" Blu-Ray This exceeds one hour. This puts the last two tracks at 01:02:16.942 & 01:06:48.963 from the chapter.txt file. what format should this be in in the cue sheet file. I have tried 01:02:16:74 and 01:06:48:74, but JRiver Media center does not recognize this and only shows 17 of the 19 tracks. Any help on this is appreciated. Thanks.

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    I would try using higher minutes than 60 instead of the hours column. Not sure it will work, but it's worth a try.<br />

    <br />

    01:02:16:74 = 00:62:16:74<br />

    01:06:48:74 = 00:66:48:74<br />

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    <b> OMG <b><br />

    <br />

    There's should be a medal for you (or should I say "Meddle") for doing this. It might take me as long to re-enact your steps as it would to just hire a Pink Floyd cover band and record it in Hi-Res! But Ummagumma give it a shot.<br />

    <br />

    OK, I'll stop with the puns now. But there's more - would a thread of bad PF puns be off topic?<br />

    <br />

    Thanks, Chris.<br />

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    Thanks Chris, I got it to work using 62:16:74, no zeros in front.<br />

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    <br />

    One other question Chris, How are you using the multi-channel files in JRiver. I can not get Jriver to output in multi-channel PCM, only Dolby Digital via the DSP Settings, and it certainly does not sound as good as the original source. The two channel is great though.

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    I believe my rips of Lady Gaga DVD is getting the 2-channel AC3 track which sounds like crap. There isn't another option other than 5.1 surround. What can I do?

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    Funny, you guys are trying to get the AC3 out of your rip, and I'm wondering how to preserve the DTS-HD in the extraction! Chris, can you help us out here? There are a lot more things going on in Blu Ray than PCM...in fact PCM seems like just about the last thing they use on the discs these days. It would be nice if you could maybe address discarding the dolby stream or transcoding it to LPCM, as well as preserving the more esoteric (and superior sounding) DTS-HD (as opposed to the DTS core) in flac or wav. There seem to be more variables than are present in the PF discs. In fact these seem like a piece of cake to rip compared to some of the other problem discs discussed here (the lady gaga thing, Steve Wilson's DTS-HD masterpiece, ect). FWIW when I ripped the Wilson Blu ray I got PCM files. I believe (based on very subjective AB) that I just received the DTS portion of the file which was somehow made into PCM...the DTS-HD part did not come as part of the rip I did for whatever reason. It leads me to believe that I am only getting the core DTS and not the extra bits in the HD. The SQ sounds very different listening to the bluray proper with DTS-HD than the flacs with just the PCM information. Somewhat like hearing DSD converted to PCM...you lose some subtleties somewhere along the line. YMMV of course but that seems to be what I hear from this particular rip.

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    In trying to follow the excellent guide for ripping Blu-Ray audio, I came to a brickwall when it came to the cue sheet and a cue sheet editor. The syntax and codes are hard work that my poor brain could not grasp and I do not have (want) JRiver to import them into.<br />

    <br />

    So, make use of what tools you have, in this case a sound editor program, Sound Forge. I could have bought Adobe Audition (nee Cool Edit) but a few years ago I bought the bullet on a full version of Sound Forge, so subsequent upgrades have cost very little. I don’t use Sound Forge that often, and I don’t claim to be a pro, so for those of us that have access to a sound editor and not needing the learn VB scripts, cue editing et al, I created a guide to create smaller files just using simple copy and paste routines.<br />

    <br />

    Sound Forge is able to extract to the frame, so I would not expect any nasty jumps or clicks during playback; saves as FLAC, so why not have a go. The BD I used was the Neil Young’s archive set, which contains 192/24 files. When playing these files from a standard BD player, HDMI to AV receiver, the music just wasn’t emotionally involving, very flat, so when the ripping guide for BD was posted by Chris, I had this project in mind to follow up on.<br />

    I used this method to rip all discs in the set. Once Sound Forge created the smaller FLAC files, I used MP3tag Editor (http://www.mp3tag.de/en/) to bring them into the Music Library for playback by Audirvana +.<br />

    <br />

    Summary of operations:<br />

    - Rip as per CA method to the creation of the large single FLAC file<br />

    - Create markers from the text file time stamps into the large file<br />

    - Create Regions within Sound Forge<br />

    - Create smaller wav files to extract<br />

    - Save as FLAC<br />

    - Tidy up metadata<br />

    - Listen and enjoy!<br />

    <br />

    There’s a pdf that goes through a step by step process attached to this post that explains the whole procedure. I’m not familiar with Wave Editor, or other OSX sound editors, but I would imagine, the function we want to use is a basic operation and should be easy enough to adapt.<br />

    <br />

    If anyone knows of any shortcuts or quicker routines, I’m all ears, so to speak. Like with most computing methods, there are several ways to achieve the same result.<br />

    <br />

    BTW, the sound quality at 192/24 is very sweet indeed, even for the very old material from the 60’s. Compared to redbook of the same tracks, there is a very noticeable difference, especially with resolution. <br />

    <br />

    The guide doesn't attach for some reason, if you want to PM, I can send it to you.<br />

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    much more reliable than Media Center 16, which occasionally burps on tracks less than 1 min. too bad Sound Forge Pro costs $300+ which is a pretty steep entry price for occasional rips, unless I am missing something within the <$100 Audio version. i've seen older versions for less money and was wondering if they can get the job done just as well.

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