Re: SW to create MP3s?

From: Greg Menke (gregm-news_at_toadmail.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: 21 Jun 2004 20:15:03 -0400

Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a bunch of CDs and vinyl records that I'd like to
> be able to listen to on my computer. CDs don't present
> a problem as I can just stick 'em in the drive and listen
> to them using xmcd or gnome-cd, but given the compression
> qualities of MP3, I'd like to store CDs and the like on my
> hard drive. I can use cdrw to read the audio data off the
> disk, but how do I take those audio files and convert them
> into MP3s? Ditto for .WAVs created by connecting the line
> input of my Sun workstation to the tape output socket of
> my preamp for recording records.
>
> Preferably something command line driven.
>
> Pointers to SPARC Solaris binaries or source that'll compile
> without too much hassle on Solaris appreciated; a quick google
> search turned up a GUI converters, but I prefer command line
> if possible.
>
> Needless to say, this is for my own private use.
>

Use cdparanoia to rip the cd's into .wav files, one per track. Then
use bladeenc (or others) to compress the .wav's to .mp3 files. You
can adjust the bitrate for quality, etc.. Different mp3 encoders
introduce different noise (and they all introduce noise), so it might
be worth trying to find one that sounds good to you. Although I don't
use such features, some mp3 ripper/encoders can automatically name the
the tracks for you. bladeenc compiles readily on Solaris, and I think
cdparanoia was developed on it.

I like buying books on tape, then "ripping" the tapes to wav files,
then encoding to 64kbit mono mp3 files- you can put a ~20 tape book
onto one cd & play it back on a laptop/ipod/whatever.

Apparently "Ogg Vorbis" is a open standard with at least reference
encoder & player software available, but I've never tried it.

Gregm

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