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	This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to produce lossless backups of your CDs using [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Exact Audio Copy].		This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to produce lossless backups of your CDs using [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Exact Audio Copy].

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	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]
	~~[[Category:EAC Guides\|lossless & EAC]]~~

Korth: Category

2023-06-12T11:26:14Z

Greynol at 16:48, 7 October 2015

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	'''Extraction Method'''		'''Extraction Method'''

	Select "''Secure mode with the following drive features (~~Recommended~~)''"		Select "''Secure mode with the following drive features (recommended)''"
	Place a Audio CD in the drive and run "''Detect Read Features...''"		Place a Audio CD in the drive and run "''Detect Read Features...''"
	With the information obtained select:		With the information obtained select:
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	* Select ''Action>Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F5, or press the MP3 button on the left side of the GUI).		* Select ''Action>Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F5, or press the MP3 button on the left side of the GUI).
	* Review AccurateRip results.		* Review AccurateRip results.
	** If using Burst mode of Secure mode with C2 error information, highlight any tracks that cannot be verified as accurate by AccurateRip (hold ctrl key to highlight multiple tracks) and then select ''Action>Test Selected Tracks'' (shortcut key: F8).		** If using Burst mode or Secure mode with C2 error information, highlight any tracks that cannot be verified as accurate by AccurateRip (hold ctrl key to highlight multiple tracks) and then select ''Action>Test Selected Tracks'' (shortcut key: F8).
	* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''.		* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''.
	* If you want the cue sheet to reference the newly created compressed files instead of wave files open it with a text editor. Perform a ''find/replace'' operation to replace .wav and WAVE with the extension and appropriate type you used for compression (e.g. for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). The cue can now be used to write a CD using a program that is compatible with EAC's noncompliant cue sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn]. (Nero will not work because it is not compatible with noncompliant sheets).		* If you want the cue sheet to reference the newly created compressed files instead of wave files open it with a text editor. Perform a ''find/replace'' operation to replace .wav and WAVE with the extension and appropriate type you used for compression (e.g. for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). The cue can now be used to write a CD using a program that is compatible with EAC's noncompliant cue sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn]. (Nero will not work because it is not compatible with noncompliant sheets).

Greynol: /* Ripping a CD */

2014-02-03T20:22:34Z

Ripping a CD

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	** If using Burst mode of Secure mode with C2 error information, highlight any tracks that cannot be verified as accurate by AccurateRip (hold ctrl key to highlight multiple tracks) and then select ''Action>Test Selected Tracks'' (shortcut key: F8).		** If using Burst mode of Secure mode with C2 error information, highlight any tracks that cannot be verified as accurate by AccurateRip (hold ctrl key to highlight multiple tracks) and then select ''Action>Test Selected Tracks'' (shortcut key: F8).
	* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''.		* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''.
	* ~~While~~ the ~~program extracts~~ the CD open ~~the cue Sheet that~~ it ~~made~~ with a text editor ~~such as notepad and run~~ ''find/replace'' ~~and~~ replace .wav and WAVE with the ~~files~~ extension you used for compression (ie for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). ~~When the CD is done extracting and compressing the CUE~~ can now be used to write a CD using a program that is ~~compatable~~ with EAC's noncompliant ~~CUE~~ sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn] (Nero will not work ~~unfortunately~~).		* If you want the cue sheet to reference the newly created compressed files instead of wave files open it with a text editor. Perform a ''find/replace'' operation to replace .wav and WAVE with the extension and appropriate type you used for compression (e.g. for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). The cue can now be used to write a CD using a program that is compatible with EAC's noncompliant cue sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn]. (Nero will not work because it is not compatible with noncompliant sheets).
	* Enjoy your music.		* Enjoy your music.

Greynol: Moving farther away from a one-size-fits-all approach to choosing an extraction and ripping method

2014-01-31T21:05:19Z

Moving farther away from a one-size-fits-all approach to choosing an extraction and ripping method

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	* ''Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature'' : Enable if your drive has Accurate Stream. (This setting tells EAC not to perform additional synchronization.)		* ''Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature'' : Enable if your drive has Accurate Stream. (This setting tells EAC not to perform additional synchronization.)
	* ''Drive caches audio'' : Enable only if EAC reports your drive as caching. If EAC reports your drive as not caching then you may safely disable this setting. (Enabling this setting cripples your extraction speed. It provides no benefit when used with drives that are reported by EAC as not caching.)		* ''Drive caches audio'' : Enable only if EAC reports your drive as caching. If EAC reports your drive as not caching then you may safely disable this setting. (Enabling this setting cripples your extraction speed. It provides no benefit when used with drives that are reported by EAC as not caching.)
	* ''C2 Error Info'' : It is safe to enable this setting if your drive provides C2 error information, but usually only when used in conjunction with AccurateRip or ~~Test & Copy~~. [This feature provides a speed increase by reading data from the disc only once, relying on your drive to report errors that could not be corrected. Some drives (typically old models by Plextor) can do this reliably; however, many drives will fail to report all uncorrectable errors. If you're not getting matching ~~T&C checksums~~ (see the section on [[#Ripping a CD]]) or AccurateRip cannot verify all of the tracks on a disc, try ripping again with this setting disabled. If CRCs match as a result of disabling this setting or tracks are more consistently verified with AccurateRip, then leave it disabled.]		* ''C2 Error Info'' : It is safe to enable this setting if your drive provides C2 error information, but usually only when used in conjunction with AccurateRip or with the generation of a separate test CRC to compare with the read CRC. [This feature provides a speed increase by reading data from the disc only once, relying on your drive to report errors that could not be corrected. Some drives (typically old models by Plextor) can do this reliably; however, many drives will fail to report all uncorrectable errors. If you're not getting matching read and test CRCs (see the section on [[#Ripping a CD]]) or AccurateRip cannot verify all of the tracks on a disc, try ripping again with this setting disabled. If CRCs match as a result of disabling this setting or tracks are more consistently verified with AccurateRip, then leave it disabled.]
			* If your drive caches audio data, it may be more efficient to use Burst mode in conjunction with AccurateRip and generate test CRCs for tracks that cannot be verified as accurate. Tracks ripped in Burst mode that are verified with AccurateRip or generate identical read and test CRCs are every bit as secure as if they were ripped in Secure mode.

	'''Drive'''		'''Drive'''
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	* Insert a CD you would like to rip.		* Insert a CD you would like to rip.
	* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.		* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.
	* ~~Run~~ ''Action>~~Test and~~ Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F6)		* Select ''Action>Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F5, or press the MP3 button on the left side of the GUI).
	* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''		* Review AccurateRip results.
			** If using Burst mode of Secure mode with C2 error information, highlight any tracks that cannot be verified as accurate by AccurateRip (hold ctrl key to highlight multiple tracks) and then select ''Action>Test Selected Tracks'' (shortcut key: F8).
			* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''.
	* While the program extracts the CD open the cue Sheet that it made with a text editor such as notepad and run ''find/replace'' and replace .wav and WAVE with the files extension you used for compression (ie for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). When the CD is done extracting and compressing the CUE can now be used to write a CD using a program that is compatable with EAC's noncompliant CUE sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn] (Nero will not work unfortunately).		* While the program extracts the CD open the cue Sheet that it made with a text editor such as notepad and run ''find/replace'' and replace .wav and WAVE with the files extension you used for compression (ie for FLAC replace it with ".flac" and "FLAC" or for Apple Lossless replace it with ".m4a" and "Apple Lossless"). Also delete all the directory folders using the find/replace feature by leaving the replace field empty (for the recommended file naming scheme, delete ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). Save the cue sheet and move it into the folder where the music is located (ie ARTIST\(YEAR) ALBUM\). When the CD is done extracting and compressing the CUE can now be used to write a CD using a program that is compatable with EAC's noncompliant CUE sheets such as [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 burrrn] (Nero will not work unfortunately).
	* Enjoy your ~~perfectly ripped~~ music.		* Enjoy your music.

	==See also==		==See also==

Greynol: Reverted edits by 72.136.14.60 (talk) to last revision by Greynol

2014-01-25T02:52:36Z

Reverted edits by 72.136.14.60 (talk) to last revision by Greynol

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	* Insert a CD you would like to rip.		* Insert a CD you would like to rip.
	* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.		* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.
	* Run ''Action>Detect Gaps''
	* Run ''Action>Test and Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F6)		* Run ''Action>Test and Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F6)
	* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''		* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''

72.136.14.60: /* Ripping a CD */

2014-01-21T04:03:55Z

Ripping a CD

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	* Insert a CD you would like to rip.		* Insert a CD you would like to rip.
	* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.		* freedb should automatically get the CD information, if it doesn't go back to the ''EAC Options>General'' and enable "''On unknown CDs''" and select "''automatically access online freedb database''". Make sure you put an email address in the freedb / Database options or else you cannot get access.
			* Run ''Action>Detect Gaps''
	* Run ''Action>Test and Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F6)		* Run ''Action>Test and Copy Selected Tracks>Compress...'' (shortcut key combination: Shift+F6)
	* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''		* Select ''Action>Create CUE Sheet>Multiple WAV Files With Gaps... (Noncompliant)''

Greynol: /* Drive Options */

2013-09-10T05:16:47Z

Drive Options

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	With the information obtained select:		With the information obtained select:
	* ''Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature'' : Enable if your drive has Accurate Stream. (This setting tells EAC not to perform additional synchronization.)		* ''Drive has 'Accurate Stream' feature'' : Enable if your drive has Accurate Stream. (This setting tells EAC not to perform additional synchronization.)
	* ''Drive caches audio'' : Enable if your drive ~~has Caching. (This will erase the cached data after every read so that the secure mode can actually work~~. If your drive ~~doesn't cache~~ then ~~it's a good thing since~~ this setting cripples your extraction speed.)		* ''Drive caches audio'' : Enable only if EAC reports your drive as caching. If EAC reports your drive as not caching then you may safely disable this setting. (Enabling this setting cripples your extraction speed. It provides no benefit when used with drives that are reported by EAC as not caching.)
	* ''C2 Error Info'' : ~~Enable~~ if your drive provides ~~it and you're confident it will work correctly; otherwise~~, ~~disable~~. ~~(Generally speaking, this~~ feature provides a speed increase at the ~~expense of security~~. ~~With~~ many drives, errors ~~can go undetected when this setting is enabled~~.) If you're not getting matching T&C checksums (see the section on [[#Ripping a CD]]), try ripping again with this setting disabled.		* ''C2 Error Info'' : It is safe to enable this setting if your drive provides C2 error information, but usually only when used in conjunction with AccurateRip or Test & Copy. [This feature provides a speed increase by reading data from the disc only once, relying on your drive to report errors that could not be corrected. Some drives (typically old models by Plextor) can do this reliably; however, many drives will fail to report all uncorrectable errors. If you're not getting matching T&C checksums (see the section on [[#Ripping a CD]]) or AccurateRip cannot verify all of the tracks on a disc, try ripping again with this setting disabled. If CRCs match as a result of disabling this setting or tracks are more consistently verified with AccurateRip, then leave it disabled.]

	'''Drive'''		'''Drive'''

Mjb: /* Compression Options */ link to separate guide

2012-07-10T02:59:15Z

Compression Options: link to separate guide

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	==Compression Options==		==Compression Options==
	[[Image:EACandFLAC.png\|thumb\|300px\|FLAC configured with tagging support]]		[[Image:EACandFLAC.png\|thumb\|300px\|FLAC configured with tagging support]]

			These options are described in detail in the [[EAC Compression Options]] guide.

	'''Waveform''' - Can be ignored because it does not affect compression to any other format besides wav.		'''Waveform''' - Can be ignored because it does not affect compression to any other format besides wav.

Mjb: /* Drive Options */ link to drive Options guide

2012-07-10T02:58:07Z

Drive Options: link to drive Options guide

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	==Drive Options==		==Drive Options==
			These options are discussed in detail in the [[EAC Drive Options]] guide.

	'''Extraction Method'''		'''Extraction Method'''

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	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]
	[[Category:EAC Guides]]		[[Category:EAC Guides\|lossless & EAC]]