by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 02/16/2017 at 18:48
by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 02/16/2017 at 18:48
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Over the last few months I’ve acquired tons of miscellaneous CDs for next to nothing. Being old, I have no idea who many of the artists are, but I’m willing to listen and learn. Right now I’m just dealing with the ones without cases. Many are scratched up and some didn’t even mount. I found an old Skip Dr scratch remover and found that running them through that machine with a little bit of clipper oil makes them readable.
I’m using error correction to make sure I get a good read. I didn’t realize that iTunes had the capability to import from multiple optical drives at once, so I’ve got both drives in the system running simultaneously in order to speed up the process. Given all the discs I’ve purchased I’ll probably be at this task for a few years. Actually, once I get to the discs in cases it should go quicker since I won’t have to run error correction. Regardless, this is going to take more time than I imagined.
"LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
02/16/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 0
Automotive paste wax is excellent at removing most surface scratches on cd’s fwiw.
Use just like you would on a car. Wet, apply, let dry, buff and polish.
Liquid wax isn’t worth a damn though.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/16/2017 at 19:07, STARS: 0
I was thinking about that, but I don’t have any laying around, and that was key in what to use. While my current technique may not provide lasting results, I don’t care as long as I get one good read...
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/16/2017 at 19:45, STARS: 0
That’s quite a collection. Yeah, being an old guy myself, I have quite a number I’ve accumulated. Most I ripped long ago, but it took annoyingly long. At first, I specified AAC quality for fear of losing depth, but I got over that once I saw how much disk space I was using to no real purpose for most of the songs.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
02/16/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 0
At our warehouse / office, out back is an open top. I found someone threw out their cd collection. A lot of rap & alternative rock & country.
I left the ones with mostly rap. I’ve been meaning to do the same, but as stated, I don’t have an actual computer. So I may never do it. We are listening to some in the van.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
02/16/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 1
Pro Tip: Don’t worry about getting a high-quality rip from your CDs. Just get them ripped, then use iTunes Match to download high-quality versions of all your files.
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-use-itunes-match-to-upgrade-audio-quality/
I did this for most of my library a few years ago. Worked like a charm. iTunes was able to match most of what I owned. There were a couple of CDs which were not found in their library.
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
02/17/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 0
Many are scratched up and some didn’t even mount.
My inner pendantic computer nerd feels compelled to point out they don’t mount, since audio CDs don’t have file systems (excepting multi-mode discs that have both audio and data tracks).
Regardless, this is going to take more time than I imagined.
Ripping can take a while, but fortunately can be done in the background while working on other computer projects. I still remember a couple of computers ago, where the ripping was actually faster than the encoding. Now with fast processors a whole disc can be compressed in seconds.