The Configuration Wizard When you run EAC you'll have the chance to let the program do most of the configuration for you. When you get to the point of selecting components it's best to leave everything checked with the possible exception of the eBay Icon which is there to help support the project, but won't affect the program's operation. Installation Installation is very straight forward. If you're not creating AAC files you can skip this software. AAC is primarily found in MP4 files like those sold by iTunes and created by the iTunes software. EAC includes the capability to run third party command-line tools like the Nero encoder. Nero Digital AAC EncoderNero's free AAC audio encoder is capable of producing high quality MPEG-4 or MPEG-2 AAC files either by itself, or more commonly through a third party GUI. If you're not creating MP3 files you can skip this software. EAC can encode to MP3 for you immediately after ripping a CD to your hard drive. Since it's a command line tool most people prefer to use a third party GUI, like EAC, to run it. LAMELAME is one of the best, if not the absolute best MP3 encoder available. It can also be used to encode music into such popular formats as MP3, FLAC, and AAC. It uses advanced techniques like multi-reading and AccurateRip to ensure you get the most accurate copy of your CD possible. Required SoftwareĮxact Audio Copy (EAC)Exact Audio Copy, more commonly known as just EAC, is a free tool for archiving and format shifting audio CDs. As you'll see in this guide it's actually much simpler than it looks. There are many different options for both reading CDs and the output files produced. Unfortunately EAC can be pretty intimidating when you first start using it. This can make it slow compared to other software, but it makes the results more reliable. This basically amounts to reading the same data multiple times to verify its accuracy. EAC uses something called secure extraction. Ripping is the process of copying songs or entire CDs to computer data. Exact Audio Copy Over the last few years Exact Audio Copy has distinguished itself as a high quality tool for ripping audio CDs. By archiving your CDs as computer data you can ensure the ability to create a new copy that sounds exactly like the original if you should ever need to. Over time CDs usually get handled enough to get scratches that don't prevent playback on your stereo, but may result in some change from the original. This allows Audio CDs to hold more music than you can burn as computer data to a CD. Audio CD Error Correction The Audio CD, while revolutionary for its time, doesn't achieve the standards most people have come to expect from digital storage. There are also some basic reliability issues that make backing up your audio CD collection desirable. There are obvious reasons to rip CDs such as encoding music to more efficient formats like MP3 and AAC for portable media players or simply storing it on a desktop or laptop computer, or even a media center of some kind. And where there's music on CD there's a need to rip CDs to a computer. However that doesn't mean most people don't have music on CD. The audio CD is steadily losing market share to downloads and sales slip every year. The writing on the wall has been clear for several years now.
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