Thread: whats the best softwear to do rips

just wanted to know what everyone was using to do there rips on ? and whats the best to use

I record using Audacity or on rare occasions Acid Pro myself. I think most people will be using Audacity or Soundforge.

Originally Posted by Mortis

I record using Audacity or on rare occasions Acid Pro myself. I think most people will be using Audacity or Soundforge.

nice one mate i use audacity myself never heard of soundforge ( will have a look ) which is better mate ?

+ 1 for audacity ... have a mooch at this thread mate ... it has a fair bit of info on best settings etc

Ripping From Vinyl ... The What.cd Tutorial

Originally Posted by oothe

+ 1 for audacity ... have a mooch at this thread mate ... it has a fair bit of info on best settings etc

Ripping From Vinyl ... The What.cd Tutorial

nice one mate ive had it for ages but only know the bare basic need to read up on it get to know my software

Originally Posted by DJ Bass Raver

nice one mate i use audacity myself never heard of soundforge ( will have a look ) which is better mate ?

No idea, I've never used Soundforge.

Originally Posted by Mortis

No idea, I've never used Soundforge.

look like a further investergation is needed

straight up mate, it's a no brainer ... audacity is fooking ace, it does exactly what it says on the tin ... the tut i posted was written by audiophiles who know their shit lol ... i take no credit for its contents but its a fooking ace guide mate

Originally Posted by oothe

straight up mate, it's a no brainer ... audacity is fooking ace, it does exactly what it says on the tin ... the tut i posted was written by audiophiles who know their shit lol ... i take no credit for its contents but its a fooking ace guide mate

cheers mate going to have a good read mate need to get my head around it

I use Creative recording software. It came bundled with my Audugy Pro soundcard. I don't think you can download it or anything though. But it's damn good software for recording.

I don't think it matters what software you use to rip tbh, they all do the same job, which is to record the sound coming in as a wav file, the only way to get better quality rips is to buy a better quality sound card and/or better cartridges/needles/mixer if you're ripping from vinyl.

I used Audacity years and years ago to record mixes, but it had a 30 minute time limit so I binned it and never went back. After that I used Sony Soundforge, which is a great piece of software imo.

The difference between the different programs is the editing capabilities rather than the recording ones, Adobe Audition seems to be the favourite for editing tools like click/pop and noise removal that work the best. I don't like messing with my rips, if there is a really bad click/pop then I just draw it out with the pencil tool in Soundforge, I believe Audacity has the same tool. I've got Adobe Audition on one of my PC's, but I prefer using Sony Soundforge for ripping/recording mixes, that's mainly because I've been using Soundforge for so many years I've learnt how to use it, and cba to learn how to use Audition even though it is possibly better software, lol.

Audacity for recording, Adobe Audition for editing.

I use wavelab