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My recommended setup for ripping music for insertion into [Mildred](http://mildred.xmtp.net).
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| EAC setup 2008-04-14 | |
| Notes: | |
| Entries beginning with a * represent prompts answered on the | |
| screen. Entries beginning with a ! represent actions taken | |
| outside of the software world. | |
| Wizard: | |
| * I prefer to have accurate results | |
| * I don't trust these values, detect features for my drive, then | |
| Next | |
| ! Place unscratched music CD in drive for test | |
| * Configure AccurateRip now? Yes, then Configure | |
| ! Insert discs as prompted | |
| * Next | |
| * Next | |
| * Next | |
| * FLAC (around 6 MB/minute), then Next | |
| * Next | |
| * Enter your email, then Next | |
| * Leave naming scheme unchanged, then Next | |
| * I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC, then | |
| Finish. | |
| Now you should be in the EAC program itself. | |
| * From the EAC menu, select EAC Options. | |
| Extraction tab: | |
| * Error recovery quality -> High | |
| General tab: | |
| * On unknown CDs, check box, select "automatically access online | |
| freedb database" | |
| * "Beep after extraction finished uncheck (recommended, but not | |
| required) | |
| Tools tab: | |
| * On extraction, start external compressors queued in the background | |
| check box | |
| Filename tab: | |
| * Naming scheme: %D\%C\%N-%T-%A-%C | |
| Directories tab: | |
| * Use this directory: set to external drive letter | |
| * Click OK | |
| * From the EAC menu, select Drive options | |
| * click OK | |
| ! Contact me if the Extraction Method tab does not have "Secure mode" | |
| selected. | |
| Drive tab: | |
| * Click "Autodetect read command now" | |
| Gap Detection tab: | |
| * Detection accuracy: Secure | |
| * click OK | |
| * From the EAC menu, select Compression options | |
| External Comprssion tab: | |
| * set "Additional command-line options" to: --best -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" -T "RIPPED_VIA=EAC" %s | |
| Whew! Now you're ready to rip! | |
| ! Put an audio disc in the drive. | |
| * Click the icon on the right with a picture of a hard disk, a clamp, | |
| and "MP3". This will rip your flacs to your external disk. It will | |
| take some time, but you're on your way now. |
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