"don pearce" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> >>> That wasn't an option. Exact Audio Copy is what the program is
and
I
> >>> guess it offers an archiving feature. I've had a couple of people
> >>> recommend it as making the best quality cd copies and rips of any
other
> >>> app available.
> >>>
> >> If you are ripping a CD, they use Linear PCM, so Exact Audio Copy
will
> >> give you a LPCM archive - that is the only option.
> >>
> >
> > Of course they can save the LPCM file without conversion, but most
ripping
> > programs will also use a codec before saving the file to disk, if you
select
> > that option. EAC can call many external codecs, or seamlessly use a
codec
> > .DLL like LAME for example. So saying it is the "only" option is not
exactly
> > correct since the data need not even be saved to disk before
conversion,
> > given sufficient memory, which most computers have these days.
> >
> >
>
> You are quite right. I was thinking of using EAC for its intended
> purpose, the exact copying of CDs.
Yes, but you should realise that many/most users simply want a glitchless
copy to convert to MP3, or some other format.
It's "intended purpose" is BOTH functions, that's why they provide them
both!
MrT.
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