matthias Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Hi, do some of the beta testers have experiences with ripping cds to ALAC under Catalina? Is the ripping engine of Catalina similar to iTunes or do exist some differences? What about the sound quality? Thanks Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
kirkmc Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I can't imagine that it would be any different, but I haven't yet tried. (It's still based on the same framework, and, while there may have been updates to that framework, I can't imagine they would affect ripping other than perhaps making it faster or more efficient.) How would the "sound quality" be different if it's lossless? tmtomh 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
Popular Post jventer Posted July 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2019 I would recommend a ripper that can verify the rip with say AccurateRip, e.g. dBpoweramp and EAC bubbamike and tmtomh 1 1 Link to comment
matthias Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 3 hours ago, kirkmc said: How would the "sound quality" be different if it's lossless? https://www.lejonklou.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1600&start=25#p42007 Matt "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
kirkmc Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Yes, pixie dust stuff... I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
wgscott Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 You can use the built-in unix command afhash to assess whether the SHA-1 hash is the same on a track ripped in the new OS vs. an older one. If the SHA-1 hashes (checksums) are identical, then the audio is bit-identical, so most folks would take that as proof that both sound the same. Link to comment
kirkmc Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, wgscott said: You can use the built-in unix command afhash to assess whether the SHA-1 hash is the same on a track ripped in the new OS vs. an older one. If the SHA-1 hashes (checksums) are identical, then the audio is bit-identical, so most folks would take that as proof that both sound the same. But all it takes is a tiny bit of difference in header information for the SHA-1 to be different. LittlePea 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
wgscott Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 No, it is an internal checksum, just like the one embedded in a FLAC file. Try it with two copies of the same file, after chaning the metadata in one of them. Link to comment
Popular Post bubbamike Posted August 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2019 I don't know why someone would recommend EAC as it is a windows program. It might run under WINE but there is an excellent free Mac ripper in XLD that uses the Accurate Rip data base. dbPoweramp has a Mac version but it is payware though worth the price for the metadata information it provides. tmtomh, wgscott and Richard Dale 3 Link to comment
kirkmc Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 8:07 AM, bubbamike said: I don't know why someone would recommend EAC as it is a windows program. It might run under WINE but there is an excellent free Mac ripper in XLD that uses the Accurate Rip data base. dbPoweramp has a Mac version but it is payware though worth the price for the metadata information it provides. It's Windows users who don't know anything about the Mac. As often, people chime in in forums about subjects they know little about. I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
wgscott Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 12:59 AM, kirkmc said: But all it takes is a tiny bit of difference in header information for the SHA-1 to be different. Or sometimes they wrongly assume the other person is incorrect. The great thing about open forums is that we can all learn a bit from one another. Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I will follow up on that cue... why does my iMac have so much trouble recognizing USB devices and SD cards? Works intermittently; fails often. Link to comment
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