I have promised some of my friends to write a little guide on my journey of digitizing my CD collection and here you are. Some tips on which format to use and how to go about performing the task. Now, why should you care?
- The condition of your CD deteriorates over time. You know that, don’t you?
- Ripping your entire collection could be a huge time investment. It took me 6 months on and off to rip 12,500 songs (900 hours of play time!).
- And hence, you may wish to choose the right audio format and be done with it.
- Of course, lossless encoding doesn’t mean that you will have the highest possible quality. It is a digital copy as good as the way music is read by your machine. The good news is, you can do better than what the common tools offer.
Today, my digital jukebox plays CD quality music directly into my hi-fi system. I am loving it. And if you too wish to do that some time in the future. You are at the right place. Click here to continue reading.
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PS. Some ask if they could bring along their portable hard disks and copy the entire collection over. I would not have bought all my CDs had I had no respect to Intellectual Property (IP). And since I do respect IP, my response of decline I hope is understandable. Having said that, how one views IP is no business of mine. It is a personal choice like not eating pork, beef, or meat. I thank you for your understanding.
2 replies on “Creating Your Own Digital Jukebox From You CD Collection”
Although I do not have a large library of CDs, I do sometimes wish I have a setup like yours. Now my MP3 library is all over the shop and highly unorganized. I am pretty sure a fully integrated media system will be available in the near future.
Darkspore – What is your vision of a “fully integrated media system” in the near future like?
Because if it is just to catalog your MP3 for home playback (without using your computer), that Cisco Media Center can already do the job well broadcasting music to multiple sources. If you are looking into streaming music to different location (like me), you can do it today with my kind of setup.
Are you more looking at the music distribution? Being able to stream DRM music?