On 25/06/2012 22:53, Java Jive wrote:
Having last year successfully backed up my vinyls, I now want to do
the same with my CDs, of which a have something over 200. Not only
will they then be backed up against, loss, theft, or damage, but also
could be played directly by a media player.

I plan to back up to *.WAV files, and scan the cover artwork.

Currently I'm using WinDAC32 for the ripping. It rips the tracks
fine and is well-configurable as regards the resulting file titles,
etc. The trouble is that is insists on using the database at ...

freedb.freedb.org

... and this database doesn't have many, perhaps even most, of my CDs
listed. The first two I tried today were missing:

Audience Friends, Friends, Friend
Clannad The Ultimate Collection

Perhaps the 70s progressive rock band Audience not being there is no


You want to save prog albums as individual tracks?
I usually identify which tracks run into each other
and save each group of tracks as a separate file.
But I don't like clicks and gaps in my music.

--
Eiron.