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

[PeterSt]

Chris, you must be crazy.<br />

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Thanks ...<br />

Peter

[Garf]

Excellent!<br />

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Kudos for the artwork and metadata, I need to grab this off Amazon.<br />

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I was unaware of jRiver's ability to split files, that is great. I used the same process, except extracted the bluray to wave format. I used Audacity to split into single wave files, then tagged them using dbPowerAmp. I am hoping that the Audacity project file I made will allow me to export a cue sheet, this will be helpful when doing other blurays. It would be easy to create a cue sheet by hand, but could be prone to errors. And I can't expect you to provide the cue sheet all the time! <br />

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Also in dbPowerAmp, I assumed that FLAC Compression 0 was uncompressed, that is not so apparently! I will have to convert all my FLACs to uncompressed soon. <br />

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Thanks for the excellent article!<br />

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Gary<br />

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[ted_b]

the uncompressed option in the FLAC pulldown. No, "zero" is not uncompressed, just the fastest compression option.<br />

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Chris, great stuff!! Now I just continue to need a great MAC-based software player to play FLAC (or WAV) 5.1 files (oh, and a multichannel DAC but that's easy...not cheap, but easy).

[subjective]

... thanks for doing all this work and providing it for us.<br />

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-Richard G.<br />

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[KDinsmore]

Chris,<br />

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Thank you very much for all this work so we can accomplish this. Are the Blu-Ray rips incredible? I've been hold off the buy of this until I hear from someone about the Blu-Ray. Thanks!

[bluestang]

@ted_b<br />

VLC Media Player for the FLAC/WAV 5.1 files.<br />

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@Chris Connaker<br />

I sent an email to you through the "Contact US" link on how to make it easier and faster to do this. Please let me know how it works for you and then you can update this page for everyone else to use.<br />

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Cheers,<br />

Dave

[KDinsmore]

Do I have to install DB to get Audio Properties? As is I don't see it in window.

[The Computer Audiophile]

<i>"How does the Blu-ray rip sound?"</i><br />

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I am just finishing up listening to the complete album at 24/96 two channel. It's absolutely awesome on my system.<br />

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[KDinsmore]

Then I'm a buyer!

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Dave - I'm testing the app you sent via email and having some issues. I receive errors extracting to FLAC or WAV.<br />

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I'll continue working on it.<br />

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[Erwin S]

"How does the Blu-ray rip sound?"<br />

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<i>I am just finishing up listening to the complete album at 24/96 two channel. It's absolutely awesome on my system.<br />

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Want! Want!<br />

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BTW: great article! If Steve Jobs hadn't told Windows lacked taste, I'd be having a go myself... Steve was right though. Windows is ugly! I will have to find a local nerd to do the extracting job for me. <br />

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You know I'm kidding, right? <br />

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Stil want it...

[Espress0]

Hi Chris<br />

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I am awed by your excellent & extensive work in the guides. <br />

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Can you let us know a little more about the sound and the actual file information? Peak levels, etc?<br />

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Also, is there any information about what studio and mastering equipment was used in the liner notes or anywhere else that you know of? Stuff like what mixes &/or masters were used with what ATR into what analogue signal chain & ADC for the 24bit 96kHz transfers. <br />

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Again, thanks so much for your excellent works. It's really a blessing you shared this labor of love with us all.

[dschamis]

Chris - great job on this - I enjoyed reading it and ordered DSOTM immediately - looking forward to ripping this tomorrow night.<br />

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Thanks again!<br />

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David

[The Computer Audiophile]

<i>"Can you let us know a little more about the sound and the actual file information? Peak levels, etc?"</i><br />

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Hi Espress0 - This thread has a bit of this information including Dynamic Range score, spectrogram, and waveform.<br />

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http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/2496-Dark-Side-Moon<br />

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[HiFiInsider]

Chris, if DVD Extractor doesn't show the bit-rate as 16 or 24, what should we use?

[Quadran]

According to their website (FAQ), the people from DVD Audio Extractor are working on a Blu-ray audio ripper. Release would be 2011 ...<br />

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Would make things much easier <br />

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Fingers crossed.

[Quadran]

Can't you choose "same as input" option?

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi dj - If the bit rate isn't displayed then you have to do some research or rely on others who done the research :~)<br />

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DVD video is pretty standard at 16/48 if you want to rip the audio from the disc.<br />

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AC3 is 16 bit as well.<br />

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Do you have something specific in mind?<br />

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[shekoluw]

i have a lot dvd a quads, question if I extract to flac I keep the 4 channels? confused! help!<br />

i mean how extract a dvd audio to wav flac or aiff or alac or wharever! without loosing the quality?

[PeterSt]

Doing this right for "quattro" is a quite undoable job. I focused myself on <s>Grand Funk Railroad</s> Ten Years After (A Space in Time) for a while before I gave up on it ...<br />

(couldn't get the downmix right)

[The Computer Audiophile]

I'm not sure what either of you mean about having issues with Quadrophonic rips. Simply selecting All 4 Channels when ripping give one the quad version of the music. There is no downmix as long as the material is on the disc.<br />

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[PeterSt]

Maybe I introduced the Downmix thing. shekoluw never talked about that (somehow I assumed it).<br />

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<cite>Simply selecting All 4 Channels when ripping give one the quad version of the music. There is no downmix as long as the material is on the disc.</cite><br />

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Not sure what this means though.<br />

Unless one wants a downmix afterall ...<br />

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[ted_b]

you are a wild man! Why in heaven's name would you want to downmix a 1970's quad mix to stereo (especially when there is a native dedicated stereo 24/96 on the same disc), and more importantly, why would you hijack this BluRay ripping primer thread to ask and complain about it? No one downmixes quad mixes if they don't have to. These quad and 5.1 layers are for us multichannel fans.

[Russell_L]

Great article, Chris, and thanks for going through all the work! But can you at least mention (here and in your other article) that DVD Audio Extractor is now also available for the Mac, and that the "ripping prerequisites" you list above are only for ripping Blu-rays?<br />

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BTW, I'd love to know how the Blu-ray DSOTM compares with the SACD release from a few years ago (in 2-channel).<br />

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Thanks again,<br />

Russell

[bottlerocket]

Great article Chris.<br />

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As much as I'd like 24/96 rips of DSOTM, I can't see myself ripping blu-ray. It makes me think some enterprising soul should buy about 100 immersion boxes and sell them with the rips added for a tidy profit. Could be a good source of beer money for a college student.<br />

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