Hi Allison --
I second Rosie's statements. Having worked with a Ripstation at LC years
back, I found the product to be dependable and consistent for large batches
of optical discs. Be prepared to have a backup drive to test discs that the
Ripstation rejects (it will reject some or get stuck trying read TOCs for
certain discs). I can't remember the percentage exactly, but it might have
been close to 5% of discs in our batches would need a second pass through a
different optical disc player to successfully extract the content. And some
smaller percent yielded total failure because the TOC couldn't be read to
initiate the file system on the disc.
It's been a while, but I remember this article by Alexander Duryee on
optical media preservation was a good read to offer tidbits to keep in mind
during the process:
https://www.weareavp.com/an-introduction-to-optical-media-preservation/
Best of luck with the project!
- Bert
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On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 4:27 PM Rosalinda G. Rowe <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi Allison,
> We (ISU Special Collections) purchased a Ripstation
> <http://www.mfdigital.com/ripstation.html> for our optical media
> collection. So far so good! It comes with 4 drives, and a robotic arm that
> allows for automated disc ripping.
> So, you set up your project according to your needs, stack up to 400 discs,
> and walk away. Ripsattion will log any errors, and keep all original
> metadata intact. I think it's a very handy tool, and well worth the price
> if you have a medium to large optical media collection.
> Hope this helps!
> Rosie Rowe
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:45 PM Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Allison,
> >
> > Adobe Audition has a function that will extract audio from CDs, and you
> > can adjust the speed. I'm not familiar with Music Master, but Audition
> > should be able to save in whatever file format Music Master uses - WAV or
> > MP3, I would guess.
> >
> > dBpoweramp would make it easier to extract each track to a separate file.
> > It's pretty inexpensive.
> >
> > Gary
> > ____________________________
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
> > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of super schein
> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 2:50 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Digitization of CD's
> >
> > Great questions, Gary! I should have been more clear. We would like to
> rip
> > them to a hard drive and then have them imported to Music Master for use
> on
> > air. We have about 500 cd's that we are starting with.
> >
> > We are an Audition house, and will ask the Chief Engineer if there is a
> > similar feature and will make sure that they don't rip them higher than 8
> > x.
> >
> > Lou - noted and will pass along!
> >
> > Allison
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 1:27 PM Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Allison,
> > >
> > > What are you trying to do? Are you trying to rip CDs to a hard drive,
> so
> > > that each track is stored as a separate file? dBpoweramp will do the
> > trick,
> > > but it's not intended to be used with an external rip station. It works
> > > with a CD or DVD drive in your computer (most likely, a DVD drive). You
> > > specify the drive and folder where the ripped tracks will be stored.
> > >
> > > Regardless of what software you use, I don't recommend ripping at
> speeds
> > > higher than 8X for best accuracy. Never, under any circumstances, allow
> > > your computer or software to rip at whatever "maximum" setting is
> > allowed.
> > > The chances of errors increase.
> > >
> > > When I need to rip a CD, I actually use the "Extract Audio from CD"
> > > function in my editor, which is Sound Forge 12 Pro. With Sound Forge, I
> > can
> > > extract an entire CD to a single file, with markers automatically
> > inserted
> > > for each track.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > ____________________________
> > >
> > > Gary Galo
> > > Audio Engineer Emeritus
> > > The Crane School of Music
> > > SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
> > >
> > > "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
> > > Arnold Schoenberg
> > >
> > > "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
> > > Igor Markevitch
> > >
> > > "If you design an audio system based on the premise that nothing is
> > > audible,
> > > on that system nothing will be audible."
> > > G. Galo
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
> > > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of super schein
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 1:25 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Digitization of CD's
> > >
> > > Hello List!
> > >
> > > WFMT is embarking on a large CD ripping endeavor and I am wondering if
> we
> > > are headed down the right path. We are looking to purchase a
> Ripstation,
> > > does anyone have experience using this machine? I know that dBpoweramp
> > is
> > > popular on the list, would you recommend using it, in connection with a
> > rip
> > > machine?
> > >
> > > Are there any pitfalls you have experienced that we could avoid?
> > >
> > > I tried searching the archives and got varied luck using different
> > keyword
> > > searches which is why I may be asking a question that may have already
> > been
> > > answered.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your expertise!
> > >
> > > Allison
> > >
> > > --
> > > It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life
> > > interesting. -Paulo Coelho
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life
> > interesting. -Paulo Coelho
> >
>
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