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.