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lunchbox · 04-24-2005, 02:23 PM

So the story goes, I have a project I'm going to undertake soon. I plan on ripping a shitton of CDs but where I'm going to be ripping them doesn't have internet so I can't get the id3 tags. I usually use iTunes to rip CDs.

The problem is I'm using CDClone and trying to use a virtual CDrom drive to rip the cd image to my harddrive once i have the internet again (in the future after the ripping endeavour) to rip them and get all the track names. The problem is iTunes doesn't seem to be working with virtual drives.

so the solutions I see are:
I can use Audiograbber instead and suffer the lower quality.
Someone can help me figure out why iTunes isn't seeing virtual drives
or someone can direct me towards the .dll that is the iTunes encoder so I can direct audiograbber to the iTunes encoder and then rip them.

any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help guys.

Pragma · 04-24-2005, 08:33 PM

I'm not too sure about the exact steps to do it, but you should be able to download a copy of the FreeDB database (CD lookup, etc.) and then do lookups offline. I'm not sure about the virtual drives issue - I tend to use CDex to rip my CDs. It's a great piece of freeware software and supports local CD lookups (such as a copy of the FreeDB database), as well as all kinds of encoding options.

Redlemon · 04-25-2005, 11:24 AM

I'm not sure if this helps you, but I just saw a similar question on iPodlounge:

Quote:

Q: How do I name tracks that I imported from CDs when not connected to the Internet? Do I have to erase them from the computer and add them while connected?

- Don

A: If you import tracks from CDs in iTunes, you can use the Advanced > Get CD Track Names command to connect to the CDDB and get the track info. However, if you used other software to convert the songs to digital music files, iTunes won’t be able to check with the CDDB to get this information.

So, you should be able to rip with iTunes directly, and get the track names later. I'd recommend ripping 2 discs while offline, then connect to the internet and see if you can get the titles for both of them at the same time. Then, go ahead with the massive ripping project.

Don't forget to go back and make sure the tags work for you; for instance, I always change the Genre to work with my own classification system.

lunchbox · 04-25-2005, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

I'm not sure if this helps you, but I just saw a similar question on iPodlounge:

So, you should be able to rip with iTunes directly, and get the track names later. I'd recommend ripping 2 discs while offline, then connect to the internet and see if you can get the titles for both of them at the same time. Then, go ahead with the massive ripping project.

Don't forget to go back and make sure the tags work for you; for instance, I always change the Genre to work with my own classification system.

thanks redlemon that actually does sound really helpful. I'll give it a shot right now.

t3m3st · 04-25-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

I'm not sure if this helps you, but I just saw a similar question on iPodlounge:

So, you should be able to rip with iTunes directly, and get the track names later. I'd recommend ripping 2 discs while offline, then connect to the internet and see if you can get the titles for both of them at the same time. Then, go ahead with the massive ripping project.

Don't forget to go back and make sure the tags work for you; for instance, I always change the Genre to work with my own classification system.

wow
this is awesome
wish i knew i could get my track names later a few months ago. I was manually naming stuff in itunes. The more i use this program the more i love it. Thanks

lunchbox · 04-25-2005, 09:20 PM

amen t3m3st. I was thinking that same thing earlier.

Redlemon · 04-26-2005, 06:32 AM

I have another thought for you. In the original post, it looks like you were intending to make CD images, then rip them later, so I'm assuming that you have a bunch of hard drive space available. If that's the case, I'd recommend doing the imports to Apple Lossless format (Edit - Preferences - Importing); it should process 2-3 times as fast as AAC or MP3 encoding. You should also set (Edit - Preferences - General) the CD insert preference to "Import Songs and Eject", which will save you a bunch of keypresses.

Then, when you get tired of sticking CDs in your computer and plan to take a break, sort your playlist by "Kind", select all the Apple Lossless files, change your encoding method to whatever method you want, and select (Advanced - Convert...) to reencode, and walk away. This might be an overnight process, depending on how many CDs you ripped. Finally, delete all the original Apple Lossless files while in iTunes, and when it asks, have it delete the songs from your hard drive as well.

04-24-2005, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
lunchbox Thank God hockey is back Location: Deeeeeetroit	iTunes and virtual drives So the story goes, I have a project I'm going to undertake soon. I plan on ripping a shitton of CDs but where I'm going to be ripping them doesn't have internet so I can't get the id3 tags. I usually use iTunes to rip CDs. The problem is I'm using CDClone and trying to use a virtual CDrom drive to rip the cd image to my harddrive once i have the internet again (in the future after the ripping endeavour) to rip them and get all the track names. The problem is iTunes doesn't seem to be working with virtual drives. so the solutions I see are: I can use Audiograbber instead and suffer the lower quality. Someone can help me figure out why iTunes isn't seeing virtual drives or someone can direct me towards the .dll that is the iTunes encoder so I can direct audiograbber to the iTunes encoder and then rip them. any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help guys. __________________ A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams

04-25-2005, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
lunchbox Thank God hockey is back Location: Deeeeeetroit	amen t3m3st. I was thinking that same thing earlier. __________________ A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams

04-26-2005, 06:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I have another thought for you. In the original post, it looks like you were intending to make CD images, then rip them later, so I'm assuming that you have a bunch of hard drive space available. If that's the case, I'd recommend doing the imports to Apple Lossless format (Edit - Preferences - Importing); it should process 2-3 times as fast as AAC or MP3 encoding. You should also set (Edit - Preferences - General) the CD insert preference to "Import Songs and Eject", which will save you a bunch of keypresses. Then, when you get tired of sticking CDs in your computer and plan to take a break, sort your playlist by "Kind", select all the Apple Lossless files, change your encoding method to whatever method you want, and select (Advanced - Convert...) to reencode, and walk away. This might be an overnight process, depending on how many CDs you ripped. Finally, delete all the original Apple Lossless files while in iTunes, and when it asks, have it delete the songs from your hard drive as well. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

04-24-2005, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I'm not too sure about the exact steps to do it, but you should be able to download a copy of the FreeDB database (CD lookup, etc.) and then do lookups offline. I'm not sure about the virtual drives issue - I tend to use CDex to rip my CDs. It's a great piece of freeware software and supports local CD lookups (such as a copy of the FreeDB database), as well as all kinds of encoding options.