Thursday, 02 May 2019
My CD drive supports DAE; what do I use to rip audio tracks?
There are many different software choices, and each has its pros and cons as well as its fans and detractors. Current rippers of choice are EAC, CDex, dbPowerAmp, Audiograbber and some others. Regardless of the program you use, current opinion has it that LAME is the best encoder to use. It has been optimized for quality over any other considerations. Some programs, like MusicMatchJukebox for instance, use an Fhg codec and they make perfectly good (some think excellent) MP3s but the consensus right now seems to strongly favor LAME. Your own preference may differ, just make sure you are listening carefully and using decent equipment to play your files back before making any judgements.
