Thursday, 02 May 2019
How do I determine if my drive and system support digital audio extraction (DAE)?
Some software packages will test your system for you. If you have Easy CD Creator, go to Tools|System Tests|Audio Extraction and run the test.
If you are experiencing problems you might also try downloading a utility called aspichck, available from various places. This checks your ASPI layer to make sure it is installed and functioning properly. It is often accompanied by another program called ForceASPI which will install the ASPI layer. A Win95 or Win98 computer can’t properly rip digitally without the ASPI layer and many ripping programs will simply default to other methods if the ASPI layer is not functioning correctly.
NOTE:WinXP does not have an ASPI layer installed by default and uses another method. Although you can still rip digitally using many drives and programs, some third party programs will default to using non-digital audio extraction and will produce files that are sub-standard at best. ASPI drivers for WinXP have been released by Adaptec and are easily found, downloaded and installed.
Some programmers and users believe that using the ASPI layer is the best way to get clean digital rips. As with anything else, there are many opinions both ways, these are simply suggestions aimed at hopefully getting you started in the right direction.
