Re: [Hampshire] CD Ripping

On Monday 04 August 2008, Tim wrote:
> OK I use Kaudiocreator for ripping CD's, they rip to mp3 with medium
> settings. My PC is a P4 2.8ghz and 1gb mem, with files being saved to a
> ext. USB HD on my linux machine. When it runs it max's out at 100% cpu and
> takes ages, memory useage reports plenty of memory available.
>
> Now if I rip the CD using window media player v11 on Vista, it will rips
> two CD (saving them to the same ext hd as the my linux box uses) before the
> kaudiocreator is half way through one cd. The Vista PC spec is twin core
> 3.0ghz with 2gb, the pc is pulling between 5 & 25% on both cores.
>
> Now I can accept that the spec of the Vista PC is greater but my mepis box
> is a slug when it comes to ripping CD's, why??
>
> What does everybody else use to rip cd's??
>
Hi Tim

I use K3b for ripping and then LAME for encoding to mp3, I've tried other
things for ripping but K3b works extremely fast for me on a P4 1.8GHz with
less RAM than yours.

HTH

David
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