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Basics: Ripping


Boatguy

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I'm going to have some basic questions, the first of which is about ripping.

 

The articles in CA academy on ripping are 6yrs old. The "what format" is probably more accurate now than ever given the plunging prices of storage.

 

However, while the overall strategy is probably still relevant, the software references seem very out of date.

GD3's software still references Windows XP, Vista or 7, not exactly current and no mention of OSX.

 

I'm on a Mac so obviously I can use iTunes to rip to AIFF. Is there some other software that is a superior solution?

 

Thanks!

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Disk space is still a big deal to me: I am currently at 2TB of (mostly) ALAC files, and just don't have space to store (or even less, back up!) twice that much :/

 

I certainly don't know your financial situation, but Backblaze will backup an unlimited amount of data (and music) for $50/yr.

 

Last month I bought a 4TB USB 3.0 disk for $130.

 

In my opinion, storage cost is no longer a barrier. I'm ripping now with DBPoweramp as suggested by many in this thread and had to adjust to the fact that ripping to an uncompressed format (AIFF) takes no CPU effort at all and is very fast.

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