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<div>{{Software Infobox<br />
| name = LAME<br />
| screenshot = [[Image:Lamelogo.png|250px|LAME official logo]]<br />
| caption = LAME ain't an MP3 encoder<br />
| maintainer = The LAME project<br />
| stable_release = 3.98.2<br />
| preview_release = none<br />
| operating_system = Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD<br />
| use = Encoder/Decoder<br />
| license = LGPL<br />
| website = [http://lame.sourceforge.net/ LAME website]<br />
}}{{featured}}<br />
'''LAME''' (Lame Ain't an MP3 Encoder) is the [[Hydrogenaudio]] recommended [[MP3]] encoder. It has been developed by the open-source community since 1998, and has become the highest quality [[MP3]] encoder for most purposes.<br />
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Some benefits of using LAME:<br />
* Highly optimised presets<br />
* Fast encoding<br />
* [[CBR]], [[ABR]] and quality-optimized [[VBR]] encoding methods<br />
* [[Gapless]] playback with LAME-header compliant decoders<br />
* Supported by recommended CD rippers [[Exact Audio Copy]] and [[CDex]]<br />
* Highly tunable<br />
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==History==<br />
LAME development began around mid-1998. Mike Cheng started it as a patch against the 8hz-MP3 encoder sources. After some quality concerns raised by others, he decided to start from scratch based on the dist10 sources. That branch (a patch against the reference sources) became LAME 2.0, and only on LAME 3.81 they got rid of all dist10 code, making LAME a completely new program-not a mere patch of an existing encoder.<br />
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The project quickly became a team effort. Mike Cheng eventually left leadership and started working on [http://toolame.sourceforge.net/ tooLAME], an [[MP2]] encoder. Mark Taylor became leader and released version 3.0 featuring gpsycho, a new psychoacoustic model developed by him.<br />
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Nowadays LAME is considered the best MP3 encoder at mid-high bitrates and features the best VBR model among MP3 implementations, mostly thanks to the dedicated work of talented developers like Takehiro Tominaga, Naoki Shibata, Darin Morrison, Gabriel Bouvigne, Robert Hegemann, etc. And development is still going on...<br />
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==Recommended encoder compiles and source code==<br />
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Unless noted otherwise, the recommended LAME compile for optimal quality is always the '''latest stable version'''.<br />
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It is suggested that the compiles available here be used with the recommended encoder settings you can find below.<br />
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'''Download the latest LAME from these links:'''<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.php RareWares MP3 Page] - Compiles for Win32, Mac OS X universal binary, Linux etc.<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=290&package_id=309 LAME source code on SourceForge]<br />
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==Recommended encoder settings==<br />
This section describes the [[Hydrogenaudio]] recommended settings to be used with [[LAME]] for highest quality [[MP3]] encoding. These settings require LAME 3.98 or later (the latest stable version is recommended).<br />
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===Quick start (short answer)===<br />
====Best quality: <font style="color:red">"archiving"</font>====<br />
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<code><font style="color:red">-b 320</font></code>. This is the strongest setting for [[MP3]], with the lowest risk of [[artifact]]s.<br />
With the exception of a few situations, quality is rarely better than the highest [[VBR]] profiles described below. However, 'archiving' music using a lossy format like [[MP3]] is never recommended &ndash; no matter how transparent the resulting files might sound.<br />
The alternative is to use [[Lossless]] formats like [[WavPack]], [[FLAC]] etc. that allow true archiving, bit for bit like on the original CD.<br />
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====High quality: <font style="color:green">HiFi, home or quiet listening</font>====<br />
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<code><font style="color:green">-V0</font></code> (~245 kbps), <code><font style="color:green">-V1</font></code> (~225 kbps), <code><font style="color:green">-V2</font></code> (~190 kbps) or <code><font style="color:green">-V3</font></code> (~175 kbps) are recommended.<br />
These settings will normally produce [[transparent]] encoding (transparent = most people can't distinguish the [[MP3]] from the original in an [[ABX]] blind test).<br />
Audible differences between these presets exist, but are rare.<br />
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====Portable: <font style="color:purple">background noise and low bitrate requirement, small sizes</font>====<br />
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<code><font style="color:purple">-V4</font></code> (~165 kbps), <code><font style="color:purple">-V5</font></code> (~130 kbps) or <code><font style="color:purple">-V6</font></code> (~115 kbps) are recommended.<br />
<code><font style="color:purple">-V6</font></code> produces an "acceptable" quality, while <code><font style="color:purple">-V4</font></code> should be close to perceptual [[transparency]].<br />
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====Very low bitrate, small sizes: <font style="color:blue">eg. for voice, radio, [[mono]] encoding etc.</font>====<br />
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For very low bitrates, up to 100kbps, [[ABR]] is most often the best solution. <br />
Use <code><font style="color:blue">--abr <bitrate></font></code> (e.g. --abr 80).<br />
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'''--preset voice''' is only available in the command line front-end, and is there for compatibility.<br />
It is currently mapped to '''''--abr 56 -mm''''', so that means that the recommendation would be to encode in mono, and use ABR.<br />
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===Detailed explanation (long answer)===<br />
====VBR (variable bitrate) settings====<br />
'''[[VBR]]:''' ''variable bitrate mode. Use variable bitrate modes when the goal is to achieve a fixed level of quality using the lowest possible bitrate.''<br />
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[[VBR]] is best used to target a specific quality level, instead of a specific bitrate. The final file size of a [[VBR]] encode is less predictable than with [[ABR]], but the quality is usually better.<br />
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Unlike other MP3 encoders which do VBR encoding based on predictions of output quality, LAME's default VBR method tests the ''actual'' output quality to ensure the desired quality level is always achieved.<br />
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'''Usage:''' <code>-V(number)</code> where number is 0-9, 0 being highest quality, 9 being the lowest.<br />
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'''Example:''' <code>-V2</code><br />
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'''Note:''' The switch <code>--vbr-new</code>, which enabled a superior VBR mode in LAME 3.97 and some previous versions, is no longer needed with LAME 3.98 as it is now the default VBR mode. However, if you're still using LAME 3.97 or older, you have to add <code>--vbr-new</code> to your commandline to use that mode.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"<br />
|+'''Bitrate overview (mostly based on LAME 3.98.2 results)'''<br />
| '''Switch''' || '''Preset''' || '''Target Kbit/s''' || '''Bitrate range kbit/s'''<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -b 320 || --preset insane || 320 || 320 CBR<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 0 || --preset fast extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 1 ||&nbsp;|| 225 || 190...250<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 2 || --preset fast standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 3 ||&nbsp;|| 175 || 150...195<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 4 || --preset fast medium || 165 || 140...185<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 5 ||&nbsp;|| 130 || 120...150<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 6 ||&nbsp;|| 115 || 100...130<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 7 ||&nbsp;|| 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 8 ||&nbsp;|| 85 || 70...105<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 9 ||&nbsp;|| 65 || 45...85<br />
|}<br />
See also [[#Technical information|Technical details for recommended LAME settings]].<br />
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If you need a predictable bitrate (in a streaming application, for example), use [[ABR]] or [[CBR]] modes, described below.<br />
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====ABR (average bitrate) settings====<br />
'''[[ABR]]:''' ''average bitrate mode. A compromise between [[VBR]] and [[CBR]] modes, [[ABR]] encoding varies bits around a specified target bitrate.''<br />
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Use [[ABR]] when you need to know the final size of the file but still want to allow the encoder some flexibility to decide which passages need more bits.<br />
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'''Usage:''' <code>--preset <bitrate></code> where <bitrate> (desired averaged bitrate in kbit/s) can be any value between 8 - 320 , like eg. 9, 17, 80, 128, 133, 200 etc.<br />
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'''Example:''' <code>--preset 200</code><br />
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'''Important:''' ''[[ABR]] setting is tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s.''<br />
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====CBR (constant bitrate) settings====<br />
'''[[CBR]]:''' ''constant bitrate mode. [[CBR]] encoding is not efficient. Whereas [[VBR]] and [[ABR]] modes can supply more bits to complex music passages and save bits on simpler ones, [[CBR]] encodes every frame at the same bitrate.''<br />
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[[CBR]] is only recommended for usage in streaming situations where the upper bitrate must be strictly enforced.<br />
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'''Usage:''' <code>-b <bitrate></code> where <bitrate> (bitrate in kbit/s) must be chosen from the following values: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, or 320.<br />
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'''Example:''' <code>-b 192</code><br />
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'''Important:''' ''[[CBR]] setting is tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s.''<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
* The rule of thumb when considering encoding options: at a given bitrate, [[VBR]] is higher quality than [[ABR]], which is higher quality than [[CBR]] ([[VBR]] > [[ABR]] > [[CBR]] in terms of quality). The exception to this is when you choose the highest possible [[CBR]] bitrate, which is 320 kbps (-b 320 = --alt-preset insane), but this produces the largest filesizes for doubtful audible benefit.<br />
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* All modes and settings mentioned in this topic belong to the specifications of the [[MP3]] standard, and the resulting MP3s should be playable by every [[MP3]] decoder that conforms with the standard. If your decoder or device does not play MP3s produced by LAME, blame the manufacturer or developer, not LAME.<br />
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* Avoid using alpha (a) versions of LAME. More often than not those are exclusively for testing purposes. Use them only if you want to help developers with feedback. History of [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28125/ Lame versions & compiles].<br />
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* The <code>--vbr-new</code> switch enables the new [[VBR]] mode (no longer needed with LAME 3.98, as it is now the default VBR mode). In terms of quality, <code>--vbr-new</code> appears to be better than the old model, but reports of artifacts when using the new model do exist. Despite these possible issues, <code>--vbr-new</code> is currently recommended over the default [[VBR]] mode due to both the speed and quality increases afforded by the new algorithm.<br />
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* '''-mm''' : the sound will be encoded in '''mono'''. Useful for low bitrates and/or when stereo is not important.<br />
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[[Image:lame-chart-2.png|frame|center|Here a trial to see how the <font style="color:red">perceived listening quality</font> improves with settings/<font style="color:blue">averaged filesize</font>]]<br />
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====Hey! What happened to "--alt-preset"?====<br />
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The revolutionary <code>--alt-preset</code> system was introduced in LAME 3.90; it was replaced by the <code>--preset</code> flags in later versions. Starting with version 3.94, the <code>-Vx</code> quality system was introduced, which allows finer control over the desired bitrate; the <code>--preset</code> switches were made into aliases to the corresponding <code>-V</code> flags for the sake of backwards compatibility. '''There is no difference between the output you get if you use <code>-V2</code> or <code>--alt-preset standard</code>.''' (Although adding <code>--vbr-new</code> is recommended for now, see above for details.)<br />
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More encoding options are available under the new system, such as <code>-V1</code>, which provides a level of quality between the old "standard" and "extreme" presets, or <code>-V3</code>, which is between the old "medium" and "standard" presets.<br />
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Recent LAME versions feature more streamlined command line options, and it's recommended to stick to one of the values described in the text or shown in the tables above.<br />
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For example, the following command lines will all produce the same output:<br />
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<code>--alt-preset insane</code> = <code>--preset insane</code> = <code>-b 320</code> = <code>--preset 320</code> = <code>--preset cbr 320</code><br />
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(<code>--preset cbr 320</code> is the exact same thing as <code>--alt-preset insane</code>, etc.)<br />
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==Technical information==<br />
The table below contains technical details about the recommended settings. <br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"<br />
|+'''Technical details of the recommended settings'''<br />
| '''Switch''' || '''Preset''' || '''Target Kbps''' || '''Y Switch''' || '''Lowpass''' || '''Resample'''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 0 || --preset fast extreme || ~245 || || 19383 Hz - 19916 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 1 || || ~225 || || 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 2 || --preset fast standard || ~190 || || 18671 Hz - 19205 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 3 || || ~175 || Y || 17960 Hz - 18494 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 4 || --preset fast medium || ~165 || Y || 17249 Hz - 17782 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 5 || || ~130 || Y || 16538 Hz - 17071 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 6 || || ~115 || Y || 15115 Hz - 15648 Hz ||<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 7 || || ~100 || Y || 14581 Hz - 14968 Hz || 32000 Hz<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 8 || || ~85 || Y || 12516 Hz - 12903 Hz || 32000 Hz<br />
|-<br />
|- style="background:white;"<br />
| -V 9 || || ~65 || Y || 9336 Hz - 9602 Hz || 24000 Hz<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]<br />
* [[EAC_and_Lame | Configuring EAC and LAME]]<br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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'''People who took part in suggesting the different settings:'''<br />
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Dibrom, r3mix, ff123, Hans Heijden, kjempen, Benjamin Lebsanft, GeSomeone, Wombat & GuruBoolez for his immense testing.<br />
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'''Creation of the alt preset system and related special code level quality enhancements:'''<br />
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Dibrom, with technical assistance from Robert Hegemann and Naoki Shibata, Gabriel and extensive tuning help and quality verification via listening tests from JohnV and also initial help (--dm-preset era) from Hans Heijden, ff123, Wombat, and others. Test clips, bitrate information, and further listening tests provided by TheBashar, zbutsam, Pio2001, BadDuDeX, r3mix, h, TarX, Hans Heijden, ff123, Wombat, Filburt, Volcano, Garf, MrDrew, TrNSZ, nyaochi, Amadeus93, in no particular order, and many, many others we (Dibrom, user) probably forgot to mention.<br />
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'''Idea (also exposing the need for a unified preset system), Original post and list of original settings collected by:''' user<br />
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'''Layout and additional work by:''' dev0, CiTay, SNYder, Dibrom.<br />
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And finally...<br />
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Thank you ALL in the community for making it what it is, providing interest and discussion and helping to work towards the most concise, well tuned, and most thought out MP3 quality "paradigm" seen yet! -- Dibrom<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*[[CBR]]<br />
*[[ABR]]<br />
*[[VBR]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://lame.sourceforge.net LAME official homepage]<br />
*[http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/lame.html Historical versions of LAME] at ReallyRareWares<br />
*[http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Several multiformat listening tests] featuring LAME and other encoders.<br />
*[http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html RareWares MP3 page]<br />
*[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=478&st=0 Discussion of recommended Lame compiles in the Hydrogenaudio forum]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=32288 Forum discussion of the recommended settings]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=203 Forum discussion of the recommended settings (older)]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32288&view=findpost&p=327262 Previous recommendations (outdated)]<br />
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[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=User:Synthetic_Soul&diff=16749User:Synthetic Soul2007-03-16T04:53:45Z<p>Rohangc: /* Links */</p>
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<div>=Personal=<br />
My name is Neil Popham. I live in the city of Exeter in the United Kingdom.<br />
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I am married to Lucy, and am the very proud father of Tilly, Romy, and Jasper.<br />
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I am currently employed as a web developer, mainly working with PHP and PostgreSQL.<br />
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I first got involved with Hydrogen Audio after I decided to back up all my [[CD]]s. I hung around the forums for a while, asked a few questions, and have been lingering ever since.<br />
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=Methodologies=<br />
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I am currently using [[WavPack]] images with accompanying cuesheets to archive my CDs. Archives are stored on both [[DVD]] and a 300GB hardrive, which is not yet half full. I also store [[PAR2]] parity data on the DVDs, which is created for each image individually. I've yet to see whether this is a good method. I use [[EAC]] to rip the audio, in conjunction with [[REACT]].<br />
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I get very little time to actually listen to my music! The main opportunity I get is walking to and from work, listening on my Creative Zen Nano Plus. I encode my music using [[LAME]] -V5 --vbr-new, and find the quality perfectly adequate. Still, I was very glad to see that the latest ~128kbps comaprison proved that many people found the setting (near) transparent. Up until that time I had felt a little inadequate...<br />
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=Contributions=<br />
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My contributions have so far been quite minimal. I try to make up for this by answering as many of the easy questions as I can, so that the real stars can spend their time discussing the meaty questions. It also makes me look more knowledgeable than I am.<br />
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==[[Tag_(tagger)|Tag]] and [[Wapet]]==<br />
Before using [[WavPack]] I used [[Monkey's Audio]]. In order for me to be able to automate my archiving process I found it necessary to adapt Case's [[Tag_(tagger)|Tag]] so that I could set tags from the contents of a text file - namely a cuesheet.<br />
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I'd never programmed any C(++) before and found the whole episode both immensely frustrating and incredibly satisfying.<br />
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I added the same functionality to Case's [[Wapet]], as I thought it may be useful in the future.<br />
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There seemed little interest at the time, but both applications are now used by various other third party applications, such as [[FLACAttack]] and [[REACT]].<br />
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==foo_cuesheetcreator==<br />
foo_cuesheetcreator was originally created by Revision17 as a proof of concept.<br />
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I had been looking for a component to create cuesheets from a playlist for a while, and was amazed that I had not see it before. However there were some flaws with the component, e.g.: frames being calculated as 1/60th of a second rather than 1/75th and meta data tags being case sensitive, so I adapted it into a usable component.<br />
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==Diskwriter With Cuesheet Support==<br />
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I adapted [[Foobar2000]] 0.8.3's Diskwriter component so that as well as merging tracks into one single file you could also choose to create an accompanying cuesheet generated using the playlist information.<br />
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Since 0.9 beta 6 the same functionality has been included in [[Foobar2000]] 0.9. Of course Peter's implementation has more functionality, e.g.: the automatic embedding of the cuesheet in files that support it, and a similar facility using chapters in [[MP4]] files.<br />
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==Moderation==<br />
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In February 2006 I was offered the position of moderator, which I accepted. It seemed only fair that I give something back to the community which had helped me so much, and generally offered such entertainment. I think the offer was made mainly on the fact that I spent way too long hanging around the forum, and that I was in a useful timezone. Now, there's qualifications for you. ;)<br />
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=Links=<br />
* My website : http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/<br />
* Tag<br />
** My version : http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/tag/<br />
** Case's original : http://www.rarewares.org/others.html<br />
* Wapet<br />
** My version : http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/wapet/<br />
** Case's original : http://www.rarewares.org/others.html<br />
* foo_cuesheetcreator : http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=26276<br />
* Diskwriter With Cuesheet Support : http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35275<br />
* Batch file for transcoding old FLAC files to FLAC v1.1.4 : http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/files/flac-113.bat</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=9025EAC and Lame2005-10-24T23:30:57Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
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<div>===Software Needed===<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME Recommended LAME version]<br />
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===Installation===<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
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===Configuration===<br />
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* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).<br />
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* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
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'''No Tags:'''<br />
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<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
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'''ID3v1:'''<br />
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<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
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'''ID3v2:'''<br />
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<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
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'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
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<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
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'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
<font style="font-size:smaller">%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m"</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:blue">LAME.exe</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
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<font style="color:red">'''Note 1:''' LAME.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.</font><br />
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<font style="color:green">'''Note 2:''' If you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]], the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.</font><br />
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<font style="color:blue">'''Note 3:''' If you are using LAME version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:red">'''Note 4:''' The '''%s''' and '''%d''' at the end of each string are placeholders for EAC. '''%s''' means '''Source filename''' and '''%d''' means '''Destination filename'''.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 5:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:</font><br />
<br />
'''<font style="color:red">%l</font><font style="color:green">--preset 128</font><font style="color:red">%l%h</font><font style="color:green">--preset standard</font><font style="color:red">%h'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option.<br />
<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|LAME configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center></div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=9024EAC and Lame2005-10-24T23:29:40Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>===Software Needed===<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME Recommended LAME version]<br />
<br />
===Installation===<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
===Configuration===<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).<br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
<font style="font-size:smaller">%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m"</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:blue">LAME.exe</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 1:''' LAME.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 2:''' If you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]], the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 3:''' If you are using LAME version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 4:''' The '''%s''' and '''%d''' at the end of each string are placeholders for EAC. '''%s''' means '''Source filename''' and '''%d''' means '''Destination filename'''.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 5:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:</font><br />
<br />
'''<font style="color:red">%l</font><font style="color:green">--preset 128</font><font style="color:red">%l%h</font><font style="color:green">--preset standard</font><font style="color:red">%h'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option.<br />
<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|LAME configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center></div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=8967EAC and Lame2005-10-14T17:14:39Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>===Software Needed===<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME Recommended LAME version]<br />
<br />
===Installation===<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen LAME version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
===Configuration===<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.exe''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).<br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
<font style="font-size:smaller">%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m"</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:blue">LAME.exe</font> <font style="font-size:smaller;color:green">'''-V 2 --vbr-new'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
<font style="color:blue">'''Note 1:''' LAME.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 2:''' If you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| LAME preset]], the green portion what you would substitute with the new preset.</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">'''Note 3:''' If you are using LAME version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''</font><br />
<br />
<font style="color:red">'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:</font><br />
<br />
<br />
'''<font style="color:red">%l</font><font style="color:green">--preset 128</font><font style="color:red">%l%h</font><font style="color:green">--preset standard</font><font style="color:red">%h'''</font> %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.exe --preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option.<br />
<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|LAME configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center></div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME&diff=8966Recommended LAME2005-10-14T17:11:50Z<p>Rohangc: /* Quick Start */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
<br />
This article is meant to explain to the users what are the [[Hydrogenaudio]] recommended settings to be used with [[LAME]] for highest quality [[MP3]] encoding.<br />
<br />
These settings require LAME 3.94 or later. LAME 3.97beta found on this website is the recommended version ([[LAME Compiles|check here to download]]).<br />
<br />
Avoid using alpha (a) versions of LAME. More often than not those are exclusively for testing purposes, if you want to help developers with feedback.<br />
<br />
Note: At a given bitrate range, the quality scale is following: VBR is higher quality than ABR which is higher quality than CBR (VBR > ABR > CBR in terms of quality). The exception to this is when you choose the highest possible CBR bitrate, which is 320 kbps (-b 320 = --alt-preset insane).<br />
<br />
<br />
''Note: all modes and settings mentioned in this topic belong to the specifications of the MP3 standard, and the resulting MP3s should be played by every standard-conform MP3-Decoder. If this shouldn't be the case, blame the manufacturer or developer of your MP3-Decoder/device.''<br />
<br />
==VBR (Variable bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[VBR]]:''' ''variable bitrate mode, the goal is to keep a constant quality and saving bits where possible without lowering the quality.''<br />
<br />
[[VBR]] can be useful to get good quality from a specific quality level. Size is less predictable than with [[ABR]], but the quality is usually better.<br />
<br />
-V(number) where number is 0-9, 0 being highest quality, 9 being the lowest.<br />
<br />
{| align=center border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+'''List of recommended settings'''<br />
| '''Switch''' || '''Preset''' || '''Target Kbit/s''' || '''Bitrate range kbit/s'''<br />
|-<br />
| -b 320 || --preset insane || 320CBR || 320<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 --vbr-new || --preset fast extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 || --preset extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 --vbr-new || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 --vbr-new || --preset fast standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 || --preset standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 --vbr-new || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 --vbr-new || --preset fast medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 || --preset medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 --vbr-new || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 --vbr-new || || 115 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 || || 150 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 --vbr-new || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 --vbr-new || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 --vbr-new || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|}<br />
See also [[Technical data for recommended LAME settings]]<br />
<br />
If the target is eg. streaming, where you need MP3 in ABR or even CBR mode, there are still the ABR and CBR modes.<br />
<br />
==ABR (average bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[ABR]]:''' ''average bitrate mode varies bits around a specified target bitrate''<br />
<br />
''(128 kbit/s ABR: roughly the same filesize as 128 kbit/s CBR)''<br />
<br />
* '''[[ABR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** --preset <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (desired averaged bitrate in kbit/s) can be any value between 8 - 320 , like eg. 9, 17, 80, 128, 133, 200 etc.<br />
<br />
:: Example: --preset 200<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==CBR (constant bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[CBR]]:''' ''constant bitrate mode is not efficient regarding distributing bitrate to more complex music parts and saving bits where it would be possible without lowering the quality of those music parts. Only recommended for usage in streaming situations where the upper bitrate margin must be strictly enforced.''<br />
<br />
*'''[[CBR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** -b <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (bitrate in kbit/s) can be only: 8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 64 , 80 , 96 , 112 , 128 , 160 , 192 , 256 or 320.<br />
<br />
==Remarks==<br />
The '''--vbr-new''' switch enables the new VBR mode. Lame will encode much faster compared to old/default vbr mode. Current knowledge qualitywise comparing vbr with --vbr-new is, that --vbr-new might even be better qualitywise than the default vbr mode, but there are also reports about artefact, which is worse in --vbr-new compared to default. Though the general impression is, that --vbr-new should be recommended over vbr-default.<br />
--vbr-new can be faster and at equal/better quality at same time, because it uses a different algorithm than old/default vbr mode.<br />
<br />
===Quick Start===<br />
<br />
'''Best Quality : 'archiving''''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:red">--cbr 320</font>. This is the strongest setting for MP3, with the lowest risk of [[artifact]]s.<br />
With the exception of a few situations, quality is rarely better than the highest [[VBR]] profiles described below. However, 'archiving' music using a lossy format like MP3 is never recommended-no matter how transparent the resulting files might be.<br />
Alternative: [[Lossless]] formats like [[WavPack]], [[FLAC]] etc. allow true archiving bit for bit like on original CD.<br />
<br />
'''High Quality : HiFi, home or quiet listening'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">-V3 --vbr-new</font> (~175 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V2 --vbr-new</font> (~190 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V1 --vbr-new</font> (~210 kbps) or <font style="color:green">-V0 --vbr-new</font> (~230 kbps) are recommended.<br />
These settings will produce [[transparent]] encoding (transparent = most people cannot distinguish the mp3 from the original in an ABX blind test).<br />
Audible differences between these presets exist, but are extremely marginal.<br />
<br />
'''Portable : background noise and low bitrate requirement, small sizes'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:purple">-V6 --vbr-new</font> (~115 kbps), <font style="color:purple">-V5 --vbr-new</font> (~130 kbps) or <font style="color:purple">-V4 --vbr-new</font> (~160 kbps) are recommended for this use.<br />
-V6 --vbr-new produces an acceptable quality, while -V4--vbr-new should be close to perceptual [[transparency]].<br />
<br />
'''Very low bitrate, small sizes:''' eg. for voice, radio, [[mono]] encoding etc.<br />
<br />
For very low bitrates, up to 100kbps, [[ABR]] is most often the best solution.<br />
<br />
Use '''--abr xx''' (e.g. --abr 80).<br />
<br />
[[Image:lame-chart-2.png|frame|center|Here a trial to get a view, how the <font style="color:red">perceived listening quality</font> improves with settings/<font style="color:blue">averaged filesize</font>:]]<br />
<br />
The revolutionary --alt-preset system introduced in LAME 3.90, is replaced nowadays by the preset system, which is already substituted by the above explained settings -V x system.<br />
<br />
<font style="color:blue">You don't need to worry</font> anymore about quality, settings, switches, presets, if you stick to the recommended settings discussed here, everything will be fine and optimized.<br />
<br />
If you select nowadays in LAME 3.97 either --alt-preset xy , preset xy or corresponding switch xy, you will always get the same, simply stick to one of the recommended switches of the table or described here in the text.<br />
<br />
E.G.: --alt-preset cbr 320 is the exact same thing as --alt-preset insane etc.:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset insane = --preset insane = -b 320 = --preset 320 = --preset cbr 320<br />
<br />
==Setting up EAC for LAME.exe with tagging==<br />
<br />
{{:EAC and Lame}}<br />
<br />
==Additional reading==<br />
<br />
* [[LAME|More information on LAME]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=32288 Forum discussion of the recommended settings]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=203 Forum discussion of the recommended settings (older)]<br />
* [[Recommended LAME credits|Credits for the recommended settings]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32288&view=findpost&p=327262 Previous recommendations (outdated)]<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
[[Recommended LAME credits|Credits]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME&diff=8965Recommended LAME2005-10-14T17:10:32Z<p>Rohangc: /* Quick Start */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
<br />
This article is meant to explain to the users what are the [[Hydrogenaudio]] recommended settings to be used with [[LAME]] for highest quality [[MP3]] encoding.<br />
<br />
These settings require LAME 3.94 or later. LAME 3.97beta found on this website is the recommended version ([[LAME Compiles|check here to download]]).<br />
<br />
Avoid using alpha (a) versions of LAME. More often than not those are exclusively for testing purposes, if you want to help developers with feedback.<br />
<br />
Note: At a given bitrate range, the quality scale is following: VBR is higher quality than ABR which is higher quality than CBR (VBR > ABR > CBR in terms of quality). The exception to this is when you choose the highest possible CBR bitrate, which is 320 kbps (-b 320 = --alt-preset insane).<br />
<br />
<br />
''Note: all modes and settings mentioned in this topic belong to the specifications of the MP3 standard, and the resulting MP3s should be played by every standard-conform MP3-Decoder. If this shouldn't be the case, blame the manufacturer or developer of your MP3-Decoder/device.''<br />
<br />
==VBR (Variable bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[VBR]]:''' ''variable bitrate mode, the goal is to keep a constant quality and saving bits where possible without lowering the quality.''<br />
<br />
[[VBR]] can be useful to get good quality from a specific quality level. Size is less predictable than with [[ABR]], but the quality is usually better.<br />
<br />
-V(number) where number is 0-9, 0 being highest quality, 9 being the lowest.<br />
<br />
{| align=center border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+'''List of recommended settings'''<br />
| '''Switch''' || '''Preset''' || '''Target Kbit/s''' || '''Bitrate range kbit/s'''<br />
|-<br />
| -b 320 || --preset insane || 320CBR || 320<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 --vbr-new || --preset fast extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 || --preset extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 --vbr-new || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 --vbr-new || --preset fast standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 || --preset standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 --vbr-new || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 --vbr-new || --preset fast medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 || --preset medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 --vbr-new || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 --vbr-new || || 115 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 || || 150 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 --vbr-new || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 --vbr-new || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 --vbr-new || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|}<br />
See also [[Technical data for recommended LAME settings]]<br />
<br />
If the target is eg. streaming, where you need MP3 in ABR or even CBR mode, there are still the ABR and CBR modes.<br />
<br />
==ABR (average bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[ABR]]:''' ''average bitrate mode varies bits around a specified target bitrate''<br />
<br />
''(128 kbit/s ABR: roughly the same filesize as 128 kbit/s CBR)''<br />
<br />
* '''[[ABR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** --preset <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (desired averaged bitrate in kbit/s) can be any value between 8 - 320 , like eg. 9, 17, 80, 128, 133, 200 etc.<br />
<br />
:: Example: --preset 200<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==CBR (constant bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[CBR]]:''' ''constant bitrate mode is not efficient regarding distributing bitrate to more complex music parts and saving bits where it would be possible without lowering the quality of those music parts. Only recommended for usage in streaming situations where the upper bitrate margin must be strictly enforced.''<br />
<br />
*'''[[CBR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** -b <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (bitrate in kbit/s) can be only: 8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 64 , 80 , 96 , 112 , 128 , 160 , 192 , 256 or 320.<br />
<br />
==Remarks==<br />
The '''--vbr-new''' switch enables the new VBR mode. Lame will encode much faster compared to old/default vbr mode. Current knowledge qualitywise comparing vbr with --vbr-new is, that --vbr-new might even be better qualitywise than the default vbr mode, but there are also reports about artefact, which is worse in --vbr-new compared to default. Though the general impression is, that --vbr-new should be recommended over vbr-default.<br />
--vbr-new can be faster and at equal/better quality at same time, because it uses a different algorithm than old/default vbr mode.<br />
<br />
===Quick Start===<br />
<br />
'''Best Quality : 'archiving''''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:red">--cbr 320</font>. This is the strongest setting for MP3, with the lowest risk of [[artifact]]s.<br />
With the exception of a few situations, quality is rarely better than the highest [[VBR]] profiles described below. However, 'archiving' music using a lossy format like MP3 is never recommended-no matter how transparent the resulting files might be.<br />
Alternative: [[Lossless]] formats like [[WavPack]], [[FLAC]] etc. allow true archiving bit for bit like on original CD.<br />
<br />
'''High Quality : HiFi, home or quiet listening'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">-V3 --vbr-new</font> (~175 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V2 --vbr-new</font> (~190 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V1 --vbr-new</font> (~210 kbps) or <font style="color:green">-V0 --vbr-new</font> (~230 kbps) are recommended.<br />
These settings will produce [[transparent]] encoding (transparent = most people cannot distinguish the mp3 from the original in an ABX blind test).<br />
Audible differences between these presets exist, but are extremely marginal.<br />
<br />
'''Portable : background noise and low bitrate requirement, small sizes'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:purple">-V6 --vbr-new</font> (~115 kbps), <font style="color:purple">-V5 --vbr-new</font> (~130 kbps) or <font style="color:purple">-V4 --vbr-new</font> (~160 kbps) are recommended for this use.<br />
-V6 --vbr-new produces an acceptable quality, while -V4--vbr-new should be close to perceptual [[transparency]].<br />
<br />
'''Very low bitrate, small sizes:''' eg. for voice, radio, [[mono]] encoding etc.<br />
<br />
For very low bitrates, up to 100kbps, [[ABR]] is most often the best solution.<br />
<br />
Use '''--abr xx''' (e.g. --abr 80).<br />
<br />
[[Image:lame-chart-2.png|frame|center|Here a trial to get a view, how the <font style="color:red">perceived listening quality</font> improves with settings/<font style="color:blue">averaged filesize</font>:]]<br />
<br />
The revolutionary --alt-preset system introduced in LAME 3.90, is replaced nowadays by the preset system, which is already substituted by the above explained settings -V x system.<br />
<br />
<font style="color:blue">You don't need to worry</font> anymore about quality, settings, switches, presets, if you stick to the recommendations of this topic, all will be fine and even optimized.<br />
<br />
If you select nowadays in LAME 3.97 either --alt-preset xy , preset xy or corresponding switch xy, you will always get the same, simply stick to one of the recommended switches of the table or described here in the text.<br />
<br />
E.G.: --alt-preset cbr 320 is the exact same thing as --alt-preset insane etc.:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset insane = --preset insane = -b 320 = --preset 320 = --preset cbr 320<br />
<br />
==Setting up EAC for LAME.exe with tagging==<br />
<br />
{{:EAC and Lame}}<br />
<br />
==Additional reading==<br />
<br />
* [[LAME|More information on LAME]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=32288 Forum discussion of the recommended settings]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=203 Forum discussion of the recommended settings (older)]<br />
* [[Recommended LAME credits|Credits for the recommended settings]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32288&view=findpost&p=327262 Previous recommendations (outdated)]<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
[[Recommended LAME credits|Credits]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Recommended_LAME&diff=8964Recommended LAME2005-10-14T17:09:09Z<p>Rohangc: /* Quick Start */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Introduction==<br />
<br />
This article is meant to explain to the users what are the [[Hydrogenaudio]] recommended settings to be used with [[LAME]] for highest quality [[MP3]] encoding.<br />
<br />
These settings require LAME 3.94 or later. LAME 3.97beta found on this website is the recommended version ([[LAME Compiles|check here to download]]).<br />
<br />
Avoid using alpha (a) versions of LAME. More often than not those are exclusively for testing purposes, if you want to help developers with feedback.<br />
<br />
Note: At a given bitrate range, the quality scale is following: VBR is higher quality than ABR which is higher quality than CBR (VBR > ABR > CBR in terms of quality). The exception to this is when you choose the highest possible CBR bitrate, which is 320 kbps (-b 320 = --alt-preset insane).<br />
<br />
<br />
''Note: all modes and settings mentioned in this topic belong to the specifications of the MP3 standard, and the resulting MP3s should be played by every standard-conform MP3-Decoder. If this shouldn't be the case, blame the manufacturer or developer of your MP3-Decoder/device.''<br />
<br />
==VBR (Variable bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[VBR]]:''' ''variable bitrate mode, the goal is to keep a constant quality and saving bits where possible without lowering the quality.''<br />
<br />
[[VBR]] can be useful to get good quality from a specific quality level. Size is less predictable than with [[ABR]], but the quality is usually better.<br />
<br />
-V(number) where number is 0-9, 0 being highest quality, 9 being the lowest.<br />
<br />
{| align=center border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+'''List of recommended settings'''<br />
| '''Switch''' || '''Preset''' || '''Target Kbit/s''' || '''Bitrate range kbit/s'''<br />
|-<br />
| -b 320 || --preset insane || 320CBR || 320<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 --vbr-new || --preset fast extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 0 || --preset extreme || 245 || 220...260<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 --vbr-new || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 1 || || 225 || 200...250<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 --vbr-new || --preset fast standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 2 || --preset standard || 190 || 170...210<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 --vbr-new || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 3 || || 175 || 155...195<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 --vbr-new || --preset fast medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 4 || --preset medium || 165 || 145...185<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 --vbr-new || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 5 || || 130 || 110...150<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 --vbr-new || || 115 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 6 || || 150 || 95...135<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 --vbr-new || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 7 || || 100 || 80...120<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 --vbr-new || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 8 || || 85 || 65...105<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 --vbr-new || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|-<br />
| -V 9 || || 65 || 45...85<br />
|}<br />
See also [[Technical data for recommended LAME settings]]<br />
<br />
If the target is eg. streaming, where you need MP3 in ABR or even CBR mode, there are still the ABR and CBR modes.<br />
<br />
==ABR (average bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[ABR]]:''' ''average bitrate mode varies bits around a specified target bitrate''<br />
<br />
''(128 kbit/s ABR: roughly the same filesize as 128 kbit/s CBR)''<br />
<br />
* '''[[ABR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** --preset <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (desired averaged bitrate in kbit/s) can be any value between 8 - 320 , like eg. 9, 17, 80, 128, 133, 200 etc.<br />
<br />
:: Example: --preset 200<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==CBR (constant bitrate) settings==<br />
'''[[CBR]]:''' ''constant bitrate mode is not efficient regarding distributing bitrate to more complex music parts and saving bits where it would be possible without lowering the quality of those music parts. Only recommended for usage in streaming situations where the upper bitrate margin must be strictly enforced.''<br />
<br />
*'''[[CBR]] Setting tuned from 320 kbit/s down to 80 kbit/s'''<br />
** -b <bitrate><br />
<br />
<bitrate> (bitrate in kbit/s) can be only: 8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 64 , 80 , 96 , 112 , 128 , 160 , 192 , 256 or 320.<br />
<br />
==Remarks==<br />
The '''--vbr-new''' switch enables the new VBR mode. Lame will encode much faster compared to old/default vbr mode. Current knowledge qualitywise comparing vbr with --vbr-new is, that --vbr-new might even be better qualitywise than the default vbr mode, but there are also reports about artefact, which is worse in --vbr-new compared to default. Though the general impression is, that --vbr-new should be recommended over vbr-default.<br />
--vbr-new can be faster and at equal/better quality at same time, because it uses a different algorithm than old/default vbr mode.<br />
<br />
===Quick Start===<br />
<br />
'''Best Quality : 'archiving''''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:red">--cbr 320</font>. This is the strongest setting for MP3, with the lowest risk of [[artifact]]s.<br />
With the exception of a few situations, quality is rarely better than the highest [[VBR]] profiles described below. However, 'archiving' music using a lossy format like MP3 is never recommended-no matter how transparent the resulting files might be.<br />
Alternative: [[Lossless]] formats like [[WavPack]], [[FLAC]] etc. allow true archiving bit for bit like on original CD.<br />
<br />
'''High Quality : HiFi, home or quiet listening'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:green">-V3 --vbr-new</font> (~175 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V2 --vbr-new</font> (~190 kbps), <font style="color:green">-V1 --vbr-new</font> (~210 kbps) or <font style="color:green">-V0 --vbr-new</font> (~230 kbps) are recommended.<br />
These settings will produce [[transparent]] encoding (transparent = most people cannot distinguish the mp3 from the original in an ABX blindtest).<br />
Audible differences between these presets exist, but are extremely marginal.<br />
<br />
'''Portable : background noise and low bitrate requirement, small sizes'''<br />
<br />
<font style="color:purple">-V6 --vbr-new</font> (~115 kbps), <font style="color:purple">-V5 --vbr-new</font> (~130 kbps) or <font style="color:purple">-V4 --vbr-new</font> (~160 kbps) are recommended for this use.<br />
-V6 --vbr-new produces an acceptable quality, while -V4--vbr-new should be close to perceptual [[transparency]].<br />
<br />
'''Very low bitrate, small sizes:''' eg. for voice, radio, [[mono]] encoding etc.<br />
<br />
For very low bitrates, up to 100kbps, [[ABR]] is most often the best solution.<br />
<br />
Use '''--abr xx''' (e.g. --abr 80).<br />
<br />
[[Image:lame-chart-2.png|frame|center|Here a trial to get a view, how the <font style="color:red">perceived listening quality</font> improves with settings/<font style="color:blue">averaged filesize</font>:]]<br />
<br />
The revolutionary --alt-preset system introduced in LAME 3.90, is replaced nowadays by the preset system, which is already substituted by the above explained settings -V x system.<br />
<br />
<font style="color:blue">You don't need to worry</font> anymore about quality, settings, switches, presets, if you stick to the recommendations of this topic, all will be fine and even optimized.<br />
<br />
If you select nowadays in LAME 3.97 either --alt-preset xy , preset xy or corresponding switch xy, you will always get the same, simply stick to one of the recommended switches of the table or described here in the text.<br />
<br />
E.G.: --alt-preset cbr 320 is the exact same thing as --alt-preset insane etc.:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset insane = --preset insane = -b 320 = --preset 320 = --preset cbr 320<br />
<br />
==Setting up EAC for LAME.exe with tagging==<br />
<br />
{{:EAC and Lame}}<br />
<br />
==Additional reading==<br />
<br />
* [[LAME|More information on LAME]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=32288 Forum discussion of the recommended settings]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=203 Forum discussion of the recommended settings (older)]<br />
* [[Recommended LAME credits|Credits for the recommended settings]]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32288&view=findpost&p=327262 Previous recommendations (outdated)]<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
[[Recommended LAME credits|Credits]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME&diff=8963LAME2005-10-14T17:06:05Z<p>Rohangc: /* History */</p>
<hr />
<div>LAME (Lame Ain't an MP3 Encoder) is the recommended encoder. It has been developed by the open-source community since 1998, and has become the highest quality [[MP3]] encoder for most purposes.<br />
<br />
Some benefits for using LAME:<br />
* Highly optimised presets<br />
* Fast encoding<br />
* [[CBR]], [[ABR]] and [[VBR]] encoding methods<br />
* [[Gapless]] playback with LAME-header compliant decoders<br />
* [[Exact Audio Copy]] and [[CDex]] support<br />
<br />
<br />
=History=<br />
<br />
LAME development began around mid-1998. Mike Cheng started it as a patch against the 8hz-MP3 encoder sources. After some quality concerns raised by others, he decided to start from scratch based on the dist10 sources. That branch (a patch against the reference sources) became LAME 2.0, and only on LAME 3.81 they got rid of all dist10 code, making LAME a completely new program-not a mere patch of an existing encoder.<br />
<br />
The project quickly became a team project. Mike Cheng eventually left leadership and started working on [http://toolame.sourceforge.net/ tooLAME], an [[MP2]] encoder. Mark Taylor became leader and released version 3.0 featuring gpsycho, a new psychoacoustic model developed by him.<br />
<br />
Nowadays LAME is considered the best MP3 encoder at mid-high bitrates and features the best VBR model among MP3 implementations, mostly thanks to the dedicated work of talented developers like Takehiro Tominaga, Naoki Shibata, Darin Morrison, Gabriel Bouvigne, Robert Hegemann, etc. And development is still going on...<br />
<br />
=Recommended Encoder Settings=<br />
<br />
{{:Recommended LAME}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=Additional reading=<br />
<br />
* [http://lame.sourceforge.net LAME official homepage]<br />
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/lame.html Historical versions of LAME] at ReallyRareWares<br />
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Several multiformat listening tests] featuring LAME and other encoders.<br />
* [[EAC_and_LAME | Configuring EAC and LAME]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=6836EAC Drive Options2005-07-28T06:20:16Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test and you still want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, ''enable'' this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, ''disable'' this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above. However, it is always recommended to read some drive reviews at sites like [http://cdrinfo.com/ CDRInfo.com] or [http://www.cdfreaks.com/ CDFreaks.com] and choose a drive with good Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) capabilities.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Gap settings]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by WestgroveG<br />
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/ DAE Drive features database] By WestgroveG and Evereux</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=6330EAC Drive Options2005-07-28T06:15:51Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test and you still want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, ''enable'' this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, ''disable'' this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Gap settings]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by WestgroveG<br />
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/ DAE Drive features database] By WestgroveG and Evereux</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5276EAC and Lame2005-07-05T23:58:33Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).<br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select '''Low quality''', EAC will invoke the LAME encoder with the following command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select '''High quality''' EAC will invoke LAME with these command line parameters:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown list using the '''%r''' placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you selected '''192 kBit/s''' in the '''Bit Rate''' drop-down list, the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
It is a generally accepted fact that the bitrate selected in the drop-down list doesn't affect the command line. In essence this is true, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended and hence, you will probably never have to use the '''%r''' option.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5272EAC and Lame2005-07-05T23:51:33Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 at the bottom of this page).<br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5271EAC and Lame2005-07-05T23:49:05Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the '''Bit rate''' drop down box as this will not have any effect on the resultant MP3 file (See Note 4 below).<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5270EAC and Lame2005-07-01T23:52:52Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5212EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:24:38Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe'' needs to be in the same directory as ''wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The '''%l...%l''' and '''%h...%h''' placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5211EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:23:38Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe'' needs to be in the same directory as ''wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5210EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:21:34Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5209EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:20:02Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5208EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:17:54Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' The reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5207EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:17:06Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' the reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected as shown below:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5206EAC and Lame2005-07-01T22:16:18Z<p>Rohangc: /* Configuration */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
* Change '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change '''Use file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
'''Note 1:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note 2:''' the reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
'''Note 3:''' If you are using Lame version 3.95.1+, please note that '''--alt-preset''' is no longer used, it is now just '''--preset'''<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
'''Note 4:''' The %l...%l and %h...%h placeholders are used to add text according to whether the High quality or Low quality radio button is selected:<br />
<br />
%l--alt-preset 128%l%h--alt-preset standard%h %s %d<br />
<br />
Therefore, if you select Low quality, EAC will send the following command to the LAME encoder:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 128 %s %d<br />
<br />
..and if you select High quality it will be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset standard %s %d<br />
<br />
You can access the bitrate value in the dropdown using the %r placeholder, For Example:<br />
<br />
--alt-preset %r %s %d<br />
<br />
So, if you had the dropdown selected at 192 kBit/s the command line would be:<br />
<br />
LAME.EXE --alt-preset 192 %s %d<br />
<br />
Most people will say "the bitrate dropdown doesn't affect the command line". In essence this is correct, as it will not affect the command line ''unless you use the %r placeholder''. However, using ABR or CBR over VBR is not recommended. Hence, the bitrate dropdown will most probably never be useful.<br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy|Exact Audio Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=6329EAC Drive Options2005-06-09T16:42:52Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test and you still want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, ''enable'' this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, ''disable'' this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by WestgroveG<br />
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/ DAE Drive features database] By WestgroveG and Evereux</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=5059EAC Drive Options2005-06-09T16:41:02Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test and you still want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by WestgroveG<br />
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/ DAE Drive features database] By WestgroveG and Evereux</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=5058EAC Drive Options2005-06-09T16:40:32Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test you still want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by WestgroveG<br />
* [http://www.daefeatures.co.uk/ DAE Drive features database] By WestgroveG and Evereux</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=5051EAC Drive Options2005-05-23T00:36:19Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you simply don't wish to perform Feurio's audio caching test and yet you want accurate results), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=5046EAC and Lame2005-05-19T06:02:19Z<p>Rohangc: /* Software Needed */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version for now until a later version is tested and recommended.<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME01.png|frame|center|External Compression]]</center><br />
* Change the '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change the '''user file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
'''Note:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' the reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Lame&diff=4891EAC and Lame2005-05-19T06:01:22Z<p>Rohangc: /* Software Needed */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Software Needed==<br />
* [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html Exact Audio Copy]<br />
* [http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=2 Lame 3.96.1]<br />
'''OR'''<br />
* [http://www.rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=1 Lame 3.90.3]<br />
<br />
Note: Although LAME is being continuously developed, the version that is extensively tested and recommended here at hydrogenaudio.org is version 3.90.3. So, you may want to stick with that version.<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
'''Note:''' This guide assumes that EAC is has been configured for secure ripping, if not please follow [[EAC_Drive_Configuration | this]] guide.<br />
* Unzip the chosen lame version into the same directory that EAC is in.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Configuration==<br />
<br />
* Open EAC and insert a CD into the drive.<br />
* Click the '''EAC''' menu and select '''Compression Options'''.<br />
* Click the '''External Compression''' Tab, and put a check box in '''use external program for compression'''.<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME01.png|frame|center|External Compression]]</center><br />
* Change the '''Parameter Passing Scheme''' to '''User Defined Encoder'''.<br />
* Change the '''user file extension''' to '''.mp3''' if not already that.<br />
* Click the '''Browse''' button and locate the '''LAME.EXE''' that you unzipped earlier.<br />
* Remove the ticks from '''Use CRC check''', '''Add ID3 tag''' and '''check for external programs return code'''.<br />
* Ensure that the option '''High Quality''' is selected.<br />
* In the '''Addtional command line options''' box, copy and paste one of the below strings based on the Tag you would prefer.<br />
'''No Tags:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''ID3v1 and ID3v2:'''<br />
<br />
''--alt-preset standard'' --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d<br />
<br />
'''APEv2: (requires [http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/wapet.zip wapet.exe])'''<br />
* Set file extension to .mp3<br />
* Locate '''wapet.exe'''<br />
%d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe ''--alt-preset standard'' %s %d<br />
'''Note:''' ''lame.exe needs to be in the same directory as wapet.exe.''<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' the reason ''--alt-preset standard'' is in italic in the above list is that if you wanted to change the [[LAME#Encoder_Presets| Lame preset]], thats what you would substitute with the new preset.<br />
* Do not worry what bit rate is shown in the bit rate drop down box, this will be ignored.<br />
<br />
<center>[[Image:EAC_LAME02.png|frame|center|Lame configured with ID3v1 tagging]]</center><br />
<br />
==Addtional Reading==<br />
* [[MP3]]<br />
* [[LAME]]<br />
* [[Exact_Audio_Copy]]</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Exact_Audio_Copy&diff=5273Exact Audio Copy2005-05-19T05:58:00Z<p>Rohangc: /* General Guides */</p>
<hr />
<div>[http://www.exactaudiocopy.org Exact Audio Copy] (EAC for short) is a free software that can be used to extract tracks from an Audio CD to your computer's hard disk. What makes EAC special compared to other rippers is the fact that it is capable of reading audio CDs almost perfectly.<br />
EAC uses various methods for extracting audio data. EAC can also invoke externally installed encoders, thereby making it possible to simultaneously rip and encode audio data to the format of your choice.<br />
<br />
=Features of Exact Audio Copy=<br />
* Usage of the Windows 95 and Windows NT ASPI Interface, so both SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives are supported<br />
* Hidden sector synchronization (jitter correction)<br />
* Secure, fast and burst extraction methods selectable. Fast extraction should run at the same speed as other grabbers, but is probably not exact anymore. Burst mode just grabs the audio data without any synchronization.<br />
* Read error and complete loss of sync detection and correction in secure modes, as far as possible<br />
* Output of time positions of all non-exact corrections and listen to these positions<br />
* Copy of ranges of music data, not only tracks<br />
* Automatic Speed reduction on errors and fallback afterwards<br />
* Normalization of extracted audio<br />
* Usage of the Windows Audio Compression Manager (ACM Codecs) for direct compression e.g. to MP3 waves<br />
* Support for the BladeEnc DLL that is usable like an ACM Codec for online MP3 compression<br />
* Support of external MP3, VQF, RA and AAC encoders for automatic compression after extraction<br />
* Batch compression and decompression of/to WAV files<br />
* Compression offset support for exact compression/decompression<br />
* Detection of pre-track gaps<br />
* Detection of silence in pre-track gaps<br />
* Automatic creation of CUE sheets for CDRWin, including all gaps, indicies, track attributes, UPC and ISRC<br />
* CD player functionality and prelistening to selected ranges<br />
* Automatic detection of drive features, whether a drive has an accurate stream and/or does caching<br />
* Sample Offsets for drives with no accurate streams, including the option of filling up missing samples with silence<br />
* Option for synchronizing tracks for non-accurate stream drives<br />
* Filename editing with local and remote CDDB database and cdplayer.ini support and more features like ID3 tagging<br />
* Browse and edit local database<br />
* Local CDDB support<br />
* Record and Loop Record functions for recording from LP, radio, etc.<br />
* Automatic rename of MP3 files according to their ID3 tag<br />
* Catalog extraction function<br />
* Multisession (CD-Extra) support<br />
* CD-Text support<br />
* CD-Write support for some drives<br />
* ID3 Tag editor with drag and drop possibility from track listing and database<br />
* Glitch removal after extraction<br />
* Small WAV editor with the following functionality: delete, trim, normalize, pad, glitch removal, pop detection, interpolation of ranges, noise reduction, fade in/out, undo (and more)<br />
* Program is Cardware, so feel free to copy<br />
<br />
<br />
=Exact Audio Copy Guides=<br />
==General Guides==<br />
You can begin configuring EAC by starting with the Drive Configuration followed by the Gap Settings and finally, the Encoder Options. Remember to use only an original, factory-pressed Audio CD for configuring EAC. Please do not use, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, bootlegs or any such discs. Also use a non copy-protected disc which carries the familiar "Compact Disc-Digital Audio" logo.<br />
* [[EAC Drive Configuration]]<br />
* [[Gap settings | EAC Gap settings]]<br />
<br />
==Compression Guides==<br />
* [[EAC and Lame]]<br />
* [[EAC and Musepack]]<br />
* [[EAC and Ogg Vorbis]]<br />
* [[EAC and WavPack]]<br />
* [[EAC and Flac]]<br />
* [[EAC and Monkeys Audio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=Additional reading=<br />
* [[EAC CUE Sheets]] ASCII formats explained<br />
* [[EAC_Vs_CDex_SecureMode | EAC secure mode versus CDex full paranoia]] (by Pio2001)</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Exact_Audio_Copy&diff=4889Exact Audio Copy2005-05-19T05:56:54Z<p>Rohangc: /* General Guides */</p>
<hr />
<div>[http://www.exactaudiocopy.org Exact Audio Copy] (EAC for short) is a free software that can be used to extract tracks from an Audio CD to your computer's hard disk. What makes EAC special compared to other rippers is the fact that it is capable of reading audio CDs almost perfectly.<br />
EAC uses various methods for extracting audio data. EAC can also invoke externally installed encoders, thereby making it possible to simultaneously rip and encode audio data to the format of your choice.<br />
<br />
=Features of Exact Audio Copy=<br />
* Usage of the Windows 95 and Windows NT ASPI Interface, so both SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives are supported<br />
* Hidden sector synchronization (jitter correction)<br />
* Secure, fast and burst extraction methods selectable. Fast extraction should run at the same speed as other grabbers, but is probably not exact anymore. Burst mode just grabs the audio data without any synchronization.<br />
* Read error and complete loss of sync detection and correction in secure modes, as far as possible<br />
* Output of time positions of all non-exact corrections and listen to these positions<br />
* Copy of ranges of music data, not only tracks<br />
* Automatic Speed reduction on errors and fallback afterwards<br />
* Normalization of extracted audio<br />
* Usage of the Windows Audio Compression Manager (ACM Codecs) for direct compression e.g. to MP3 waves<br />
* Support for the BladeEnc DLL that is usable like an ACM Codec for online MP3 compression<br />
* Support of external MP3, VQF, RA and AAC encoders for automatic compression after extraction<br />
* Batch compression and decompression of/to WAV files<br />
* Compression offset support for exact compression/decompression<br />
* Detection of pre-track gaps<br />
* Detection of silence in pre-track gaps<br />
* Automatic creation of CUE sheets for CDRWin, including all gaps, indicies, track attributes, UPC and ISRC<br />
* CD player functionality and prelistening to selected ranges<br />
* Automatic detection of drive features, whether a drive has an accurate stream and/or does caching<br />
* Sample Offsets for drives with no accurate streams, including the option of filling up missing samples with silence<br />
* Option for synchronizing tracks for non-accurate stream drives<br />
* Filename editing with local and remote CDDB database and cdplayer.ini support and more features like ID3 tagging<br />
* Browse and edit local database<br />
* Local CDDB support<br />
* Record and Loop Record functions for recording from LP, radio, etc.<br />
* Automatic rename of MP3 files according to their ID3 tag<br />
* Catalog extraction function<br />
* Multisession (CD-Extra) support<br />
* CD-Text support<br />
* CD-Write support for some drives<br />
* ID3 Tag editor with drag and drop possibility from track listing and database<br />
* Glitch removal after extraction<br />
* Small WAV editor with the following functionality: delete, trim, normalize, pad, glitch removal, pop detection, interpolation of ranges, noise reduction, fade in/out, undo (and more)<br />
* Program is Cardware, so feel free to copy<br />
<br />
<br />
=Exact Audio Copy Guides=<br />
==General Guides==<br />
You can begin configuring Exact Audio Copy by starting with the Drive Configuration followed by the Gap Settings and finally, the Encoder Options. Remember to use only an original, factory-pressed Audio CD for configuring EAC. Please do not use, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, bootlegs or any such discs. Also use a non copy-protected disc which carries the familiar "Compact Disc-Digital Audio" logo.<br />
* [[EAC Drive Configuration]]<br />
* [[Gap settings | EAC Gap settings]]<br />
<br />
==Compression Guides==<br />
* [[EAC and Lame]]<br />
* [[EAC and Musepack]]<br />
* [[EAC and Ogg Vorbis]]<br />
* [[EAC and WavPack]]<br />
* [[EAC and Flac]]<br />
* [[EAC and Monkeys Audio]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=Additional reading=<br />
* [[EAC CUE Sheets]] ASCII formats explained<br />
* [[EAC_Vs_CDex_SecureMode | EAC secure mode versus CDex full paranoia]] (by Pio2001)</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4928EAC Drive Options2005-05-19T05:50:02Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder. Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4887EAC Drive Options2005-05-19T05:49:11Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
Once you have successfully configured the EAC drive options, you must configure the encoder options by following the [[Exact_Audio_Copy#Compression Guides|Compression Guide]] of your favorite encoder.<br />
<br />
Optionally, if you are a perfectionist and want to make exactly identical copies of your CDs, you may also read about [[Exact_Audio_Copy#General Guides|gaps]] and learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4886EAC Drive Options2005-05-16T20:59:55Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available. It delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch: configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy error-free compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time and have no previous configuration stored. If this is not the case, you can reset your configuration by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. By doing this, you instruct EAC to flush the cache every time it reads audio data-irrespective of whether your drive caches audio data or not. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be most accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4820EAC Drive Options2005-05-13T19:33:33Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes", enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box. This means that your drive doesn't jitter and enabling this option on such drives will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes", enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box. This message means that your drive caches audio data. In such cases, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it. <br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled, EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4796EAC Drive Options2005-05-12T18:19:20Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4793EAC Drive Options2005-05-10T16:14:56Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Options */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder as instructed below.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4787EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T22:29:24Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder carefully.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speeds, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4781EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T22:28:27Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Configuration Wizard */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs, CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder carefully.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4780EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T22:27:55Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Configuration Wizard */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. No CD-Rs,CD-RWs or bootlegs.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder carefully.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4779EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T22:26:22Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Options */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, continue reading this article and configure the drive and encoder carefully.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4778EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T15:26:55Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Options */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory tutorials, you must set the Drive options and encoder options according to the articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4772EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T15:26:33Z<p>Rohangc: /* EAC Options */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact. Once you have configured EAC options as per the Coaster Factory guide, you must set the Drive options and encoder options according to the articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Gap_Settings&diff=7687EAC Gap Settings2005-05-09T15:13:05Z<p>Rohangc: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''This article is based on MestreLion's great research posted at [http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php?postid=54218 EAC forum]'''<br />
<br />
<br />
The goal of this little tutorial is:<br />
<br />
* To save beginners a lot of time<br />
* To explain what a gap is what how the different gap menu options work in EAC<br />
* To explain what a CUE Sheet is<br />
* Why there is so many options for creating them, and how they relate to Gap settings<br />
<br />
Here's what this tutorial should help you achieve:<br />
<br />
* Extract a CD into several WAV files, so that you can rip, encode and tag them with a single click (using Shift + F5)<br />
<br />
* Burning an exact copy of the original CD without having to read the CD all over again. So, the already extracted wavs should be used fo this job<br />
<br />
<br />
=READING GAPS=<br />
<br />
Lets imagine an hypothetical CD with this layout:<br />
<br />
Track 1<br />
- Index 01: 1 minute<br />
<br />
Track 2<br />
- Index 00: 2 secs<br />
- Index 01: 2 minutes<br />
<br />
Track 3<br />
- Index 00: 3 secs<br />
- Index 01: 3 minutes<br />
<br />
Track 4<br />
- Index 00: 4 secs<br />
- Index 01: 4 minutes<br />
<br />
<br />
If you don't ''"Action -> Detect Gaps (F4)"'' before extraction (for 'extraction' I mean ''"Action -> Copy Selected Tracks -> Uncompressed"''), the gaps will be automatically appended to the end of the previous track in the wav files. So you wav files will be like this:<br />
<br />
<br />
Track1.wav : 1:02 (1st song + gap of the 2nd track)<br />
Track2.wav : 2:03 (2nd song + gap of the 3nd track)<br />
Track3.wav : 3:04 (3rd song + gap of the 4nd track)<br />
Track4.wav : 4:00 (4th song)<br />
<br />
<br />
But, if you do detect the gaps before extracting the wavs, you can have more control over them. Doing so, you have now 3 ways to handle gaps (the last 3 options in the Action menu):<br />
<br />
* Leave Out Gaps<br />
* Append Gaps to Previous Track<br />
* Append Gaps to Next Track<br />
<br />
Leave Out Gaps will simply ignore Gap data (00 indexes). Only indexes 01 and over will be recorded to the wavs. Wavs will look like this:<br />
<br />
<br />
Track1.wav : 1:00 (1st song)<br />
Track2.wav : 2:00 (2nd song)<br />
Track3.wav : 3:00 (3rd song)<br />
Track4.wav : 4:00 (4th song)<br />
<br />
<br />
The big problem with this option is that the gap data from the CD is lost in this process. If our goal is an exact copy this option is not a good idea.<br />
<br />
But this option might be useful under some circumstances. The gap data lost may be only "useless" silence between tracks, and you might want to store only actual music content. Or perhaps you want to manually change the silent between tracks when writing the CD, so having "trimmed" wavs can help controlling the silent spacing when writing the CD-R.<br />
<br />
But gaps are not only silence. This may be true for most albums, but not all. Remember that gaps can be silence, but also can be anything from audience clapping to actual music.<br />
<br />
You can test if the gaps only contain digital silence using *"Action - Test Gaps On Silence"*.<br />
<br />
Nevertheless, we want our copy to be as exact as possible. So if the gaps are in the original, they must be in the copy just the way they are.<br />
<br />
* Append Gaps to Previous Track: this is the default action, works the same way as if no gap detection is made, and was explained above.<br />
<br />
* Append Gaps to Next Track: similar to the default, but the gap is written in the beginning of the track, like this:<br />
<br />
<br />
Track1.wav : 1:00 (1st song)<br />
Track2.wav : 2:02 (pregap of the 2nd track + 2nd song)<br />
Track3.wav : 3:03 (pregap of the 3nd track + 3nd song)<br />
Track4.wav : 4:04 (pregap of the 4nd track + 4nd song)<br />
<br />
<br />
This might look the most "natural" way to store the gaps, but actually its very odd:<br />
Usually the gaps are silences, so it's a bit weird for a track to start with a silence, instead of ending with it.<br />
<br />
Also, when you use the seek button in any standalone player, for, say, Track 3, it will begin playing the Track 3 - index 01 (aka 3rd song), not it's 00 index!<br />
<br />
So the only way for you to listen to the 3 secs pregap is to listen all the way from Track 2. The player will play Track 2 - index 01, then the pregap (will display negative -3s).<br />
<br />
So, if the only way to listen this gap is by playing track 2 until the end, it makes sense to say that the 3s pregap actually belongs to the 2nd track, not the 3rd! (even if in the actual CD layout the 3s gap is called "track 3 - index 00").<br />
<br />
<br />
So, bottom line for reading gaps:<br />
For things to go perfect, you don't even have to detect gaps! If you don't, EAC will automatically read them and store them in the end of the previous track. If you do, make sure that the default option is selected, or select something else being very sure of what you're doing.<br />
<br />
=WRITING GAPS=<br />
<br />
Wavs recorded, you're ready to burn the CD-R. If you just want the CD copy to sound the same as the original, just go to ''Tools -> Write CD-R -> Layout -> Append Files As New Tracks (Index 1)'', select all the wavs, and be happy.<br />
<br />
As the gaps are recorded within the wav files, the resulting cd will have the same "song, gap, song, gap" pattern. Also, gaps will behave like they ought to: if you seek to Track 3, it will jump directly to the 3rd song. To hear the gap before track 3, just listen track 2 until the end.<br />
<br />
But, if you look carefully, something is different:<br />
In the CD layout, there will be no Index 0 in any of the tracks. After all, all data on the gaps were appended to the songs (01 indexes).<br />
<br />
Should you care? Probably not. As far as I learned here, no software or hardware make any useful use of indexes. Most (if not all) PC Players just ignore this information. The only perceptible difference is the time count used in standalone players.<br />
<br />
In the original CD, the 1st track will play from 00:00 to 01:00, then a negative -00:02 countdown will be displayed while the gap (track 02, index 00) is being played, and finally track 2 will start at 00:00. In the CD-R copy, track 1 will be 01:02 long. Display will go from 00:00 to 01:00 and continue to 01:01, 01:02 as the 1st song and the subsequent gap is played, and then track 2 will start at 00:00.<br />
<br />
If you close your eyes and just listen, all will be the same. If you use seek and search buttons, all will be the same. Only the fancy -2s display countdown will now be displayed as part of the 1st track. Thats it.<br />
<br />
But do you care for this fancy display effect? Do you want to keep the index marking for the sake of fidelity, even if this is completely useless? Then the job can easily be done using CUE Sheets.<br />
<br />
CUE Sheets are a text file that defines a CD Layout. It tells the burner program what tracks and indexes the CD will have, its length, and how the source wavs will be "sliced" in these tracks and indexes. So, before burning the blank CD, you must first Create a CUE Sheet based on the album you're reading (and also base on how you extracted the wav files from it).<br />
<br />
EAC Gives 4 options for creating this CUE Sheet, the only difference, as far as I can see, being the way they handle the gaps found in the original CD. The options, accessed through the ''"Action -> Create CUE Sheet"'', are:<br />
<br />
* Current Gap Settings<br />
* Single WAV File<br />
* Multiple Files With Gaps (Noncompliant)<br />
* Multiple Files With Left Out Gaps<br />
* Multiple Files With Corrected Gaps<br />
<br />
<br />
* ''"Single WAV File"'' generated a CUE Sheet where a single .wav is sliced in all the tracks in indexes. So, as the name suggests, it must be used when you extracted the full album to a single .wav file (presumably using the ''Action -> Create Image option''). It creates both 01 and 00 indexes, thus preserving original CD layout and content.<br />
<br />
* ''"Multiple Files With Left Out Gaps"'' creates a CD Layout identical to the original, but, as the source wavs presumably lack the gap content (hence the name), its data is entirely recorded in the 01 indexes, and the 00 indexes are filled with silence.<br />
<br />
: So, although it perfectly preserves the CD layout, the copy is only identical '''if the content of the gaps in the original CD is only silence too!''' In other words, all the data in the gaps is lost and replaced by silence of the same length.<br />
<br />
* ''"Multiple Files With Gaps (Noncompliant)"'' slices the wavs assuming that the gaps were appended to the end of each (previous) track. So, using our imaginary album, the first 2 minutes of Track2.wav would be recorded in Track 02 - Index 01, and the last 3 seconds would be Track 03 - Index 00.<br />
<br />
: No need to say that this is the option that should be used when the wavs are extracted the default way. The scary "Noncompliant" term means that many other burners, like CDRWin, cant correctly recognize CUE Sheets where wavs are sliced this way as valid CUE Sheets. So that's something you should care about if you only use EAC for extraction (thus for creating the CUE Sheets) and another external programs for burning.<br />
<br />
: If you use EAC for extraction AND burning, there's nothing to fear, as EAC can properly read its own generated CUE Sheet quite well.<br />
<br />
* ''"Multiple Files With Corrected Gaps"'' slices the wavs assuming that the gaps were appended to the beginning of the next track, i.e., this option should be used to correctly recreate the original CD layout and content when you used the "Append Gaps to Next Track" option when extracting the wavs.<br />
<br />
* Last but not least, ''"Current Gap Settings"'' creates a CUE Sheet based on the currently selected gap settings.<br />
<br />
<br />
So, create the CUE Sheet that best represent the gap format you used when extracted the wavs. Now it's very easy to burn a CD-R. Just go to ''Tools -> Write CD-R -> File -> Load CUE Sheet''. Now see how the wavs are properly sliced? (if not, you did something wrong.) Time to burn! Go to ''Cd-R -> Write CD'' and be happy!</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Rio_Karma&diff=7598Rio Karma2005-05-09T05:01:17Z<p>Rohangc: </p>
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<div>'''The [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=261 Rio Karma]''' is a portable HD based player by [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/default.asp?cat=35 RioAudio].<br />
<br />
It features 20GB capacity, [[FLAC]], [[MP3]], [[Ogg Vorbis]] and [[WMA]] playback. As of now, it is the only DAP capable of perfect [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Gapless gapless] MP3 playback. It also features excellent sound quality, Parametric Equalizer, an intuitive user interface, about 15 hours of battery life and other advanced features not found on any other DAP. However, Rio Audio seems to have discontinued the Karma as it is no longer sold by major retailers and Rio Audio's site itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{stub}}</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4771EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T02:42:06Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact.<br />
However, the Drive options and encoder options must be set according to articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, there is no need to spend a fortune on buying a new drive. EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4764EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T02:37:26Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact.<br />
However, the Drive options and encoder options must be set according to articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However, EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4763EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T02:37:09Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact.<br />
However, the Drive options and encoder options must be set according to articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick). However,EAC works well with almost any decent drive available in the market to give you near-perfect results; provided EAC is configured properly as per instructions given above.<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Rio_Karma&diff=4768Rio Karma2005-05-09T02:24:56Z<p>Rohangc: </p>
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<div>'''The [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=261 Rio Karma]''' is a portable HD based player by [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/default.asp?cat=35 RioAudio].<br />
<br />
It features 20GB capacity, [[FLAC]], [[MP3]], [[Ogg Vorbis]] and [[WMA]] playback. As of now, it is the only DAP capable of perfect gapless MP3 playback. It also features excellent sound quality, Parametric Equalizer, an intuitive user interface, about 15 hours of battery life and other advanced features not found on any other DAP. However, Rio Audio seems to have discontinued the Karma as it is no longer sold by major retailers and Rio Audio's site itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{stub}}</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4762EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T02:16:51Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact.<br />
However, the Drive options and encoder options must be set according to articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not (or if you don't want to use Feurio's audio caching test), as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick).<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangchttps://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_Drive_Options&diff=4759EAC Drive Options2005-05-09T02:15:02Z<p>Rohangc: /* Drive Features */</p>
<hr />
<div>EAC is the most powerful and advanced ripper available, it delivers the highest quality rips possible and unsurprisingly is the most popular ripping software at Hydrogenaudio. There's one catch, configuring it correctly is a newbie's nightmare. This guide will take you through all necessary steps of the configuration, so you will be able to enjoy high quality compressed audio no matter how advanced you are.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Software Needed==<br />
<br />
To begin with, [http://exactaudiocopy.org/eac6.html download EAC] and unzip it to a folder of your choice.<br />
<br />
'''Note:''' ''This tutorial assumes you are installing EAC for the first time, i.e. that the default settings are set to start with. If this is not the case, you can reset them by doing the following:''<br />
* ''Press <Windows Key> + <R> (or click 'Start | Run'), type '''regedit''', and hit <Enter>.''<br />
* ''Go to the key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWSoftware\EAC'', and delete it by pressing '''Del'''.''<br />
<br />
<br />
==EAC Configuration Wizard==<br />
<br />
* Upon running EAC for the first time, a setup wizard will appear. Close it by clicking ''Cancel'', and '''close and restart''' EAC.<br />
**'''Important:''' ''We have to do this to circumvent a bug in EAC which makes the program configure your reading devices (CD-ROM/DVD/CD-RW drives) incorrectly when it is first run.''<br />
* After restarting, re-run the config wizard by clicking EAC -> Configuration Wizard. Keep a clean Audio CD handy, you'll need it in a minute to test and configure your drives.<br />
* Click '''Next'''; EAC will now list all CD drives it found in your system (all of them should be checked). Click '''Next''' again.<br />
* You will now be asked what read mode to use for the drive. Be sure to enable '''I prefer to have accurate results''':<br />
[[Image:Wizard_accurateresults.png|none|frame|I prefer to have accurate results]]<br />
* Click '''Next''' again. On the next page, click '''I don't trust these values, detect the features for my drive'''.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_donttrust.png|none|frame|I dont trust these values]]<br />
* Now, insert an Audio CD (Original, factory-pressed CD only. Not a CD-R or CD-RW.) into your drive (if you have more than one, you will see in the window which one to use), and click '''Next''' twice. EAC will now perform some tests in order to determine your drive's capabilities, and display the results within a few minutes.<br />
[[Image:Wizard_results.png|none|frame|Detection results]]<br />
*If this is the case, click '''Next''' again. If you have more than one drive, the same procedure must now be repated for the other drives; once all drives have been tested, a summary like this will be displayed:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_driveranking.png|none|frame|Drive ranking]]<br />
*Don't rely on this. This is purely a feature-based ranking (mainly dependant on the '''Audio Caching''' feature which is an obstacle for secure audio extraction) - it provides no assessment of the drives' actual ripping quality (in this example, EAC is completely wrong - the NEC drive is totally unreliable for audio extraction, while the Lite-On is excellent). You will have to test this for yourself later.<br />
*Now, click '''Next''' again. EAC will now ask you whether or not you would like to configure the LAME encoder - uncheck the appropriate option, and proceed to the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_lame.png|none|frame|Uncheck 'Install and configure the external LAME.EXE compressor']]<br />
*You will now be asked for your e-mail address in order to access the freedb online music database. You needn't enter your real one, something like this will do:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_freedb.png|none|frame|Enter e-mail address]]<br />
*Click '''Next''', and select ''I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC'' on the next page:<br />
[[Image:Wizard_expert.png|none|frame|Expert mode]]<br />
*Don't worry about it if you're not an expert ;-) - this tutorial explains all important options. Also, when run in Beginner Mode, EAC resets some settings that are important to us.<br />
*Click '''Finish''' now to close the wizard.<br />
<br />
==EAC Options==<br />
<br />
Check out the EAC options in the EAC menu. While there isn't necessarily much you should change, it is important that you set error recovery quality to "high". Notice that the below Coaster Factory tutorials are for EAC 0.9 Prebeta9, so don't take everything as a fact.<br />
However, the Drive options and encoder options must be set according to articles in this Knowledgebase.<br />
<br />
[http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac02p.htm Coaster Factory (CONFIGURING EAC OPTIONS)]<br />
<br />
==CD-ROM Drive Options==<br />
<br />
For perfect rips, you should setup your CD-ROM drive correctly (secure mode options, offset correction options, gap detection options). Go to the drive options in EAC menu and follow these instructions:<br />
<br />
Drive Setup (done once):<br />
<br />
Select: ''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''<br />
<br />
You will need to detect & apply drive features when using secure mode but only if you chose not to use the configuration wizard otherwise you can skip drive setup. Beware that these features are unique to every CD-ROM drive<br />
<br />
===Drive Features===<br />
<br />
; Caching/Drive caches audio <br />
: If EAC reports "Caching: Yes" your drive caches audio data, every sector read will be read from cache and is identical, this will increase the probability of errors & cause a speed decrease. EAC needs to clear the cache by overreading it, enable this by ticking the "drive caches audio" box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: EAC may misinform about audio caching as an alternative you can use [http://www.feurio.com/English/Download/download_install.shtml Feurio's] audio caching test found in Feurio.exe\Ctrl+Alt+P\Test device\Cache test.<br />
<br />
: Tip: Some drives disable audio caching at low speeds, if your drive is set to DMA transfer mode try changing it to PIO only transfer mode then re-test for caching.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive caches audio data or not, as a rule of thumb, enable this option. This might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
; Accurate Stream/Drive has ‘Accurate Stream’ feature : If EAC reports "Accurate Stream: Yes" your drive doesn't jitter this will decrease the probability of errors & cause a speed increase, enable this option by ticking the "Accurate Stream" box.<br />
<br />
; C2 Error Info/Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information<br />
: With C2 enabled EAC's error detection becomes dependent on the drives C2 accuracy which varies from drive to drive & increases the probability of errors, this feature also results in a speed increase because EAC doesn't read the data twice anymore, If your drive supports this feature & you decide to use it enable this by ticking C2 Error Info box.<br />
<br />
: Tip: To determine your drives C2 accuracy you could attempt creating a [http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac13.html DAE Quality] test CD. This takes a long time though. If you are not completely sure your drive supports C2 correctly you should disable this feature in EAC.<br />
<br />
: Tip: If you are not sure whether your drive is capable of handling C2 error information, as a rule of thumb, disable this option. Once again, this might result in lower ripping speed, but the results will be far more accurate.<br />
<br />
So an ideal drive would support accurate stream (tick) & wouldn't cache audio (no tick).<br />
<br />
==Additional Reading==<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac03p.htm The Coaster Factory EAC Drive Configuration]<br />
* [http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eacoffsets01.htm#- The Coaster Factory Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.offsetbase.eac-audio.de/offset-en.php Eac-Audio.de Offset Table]<br />
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32151 List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia] by westgroveg</div>Rohangc