Looking for better MP3 player software, because Creative's is rubbish! • Non-Gaming • Music • Eurogamer.net

Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:14:51 11,070 posts
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I'm only now getting around to ripping CDs for my new MP3 player (it's this one) but the software supplied is absolutely horrendous. I remember someone posted a link to a much better alternative but I can't find it - anyone have any ideas what it was, or is it possible to use iTunes? There isn't a firewire port on the MP3 player, only USB2.

Also - iTunes is taking a really, really long time to rip the tunes - much longer than I remember it taking when I used to do it on the Mac. Is there anything I can do to speed it up?

Ta

/pines for World of Warcraft

/watches Rutty levelling up beside me

/sulks

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:16:34

Was it Musicmatch Jukebox that I posted a while back? Hate that now. I use RealPlayer. Much easier.

mooth-EcToX 20 Feb 2005 19:19:42 3,619 posts
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pah software, just open up the folder and chuck em all in!

Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:20:20 11,070 posts
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He didn't, I've been playing for the entire weekend but I really need to sort out my MP3 player for those crappy tube journeys in the mornings! I'm just taking a break. He keeps dying without me anyway! ;-)

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:20:20

It was in this thread.

Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:22:07 11,070 posts
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Thanks Cubby

Ooh. It ain't free.

/is skint

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:23:11

You bast.

Cuchulainn 20 Feb 2005 19:24:48 845 posts
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I've always liked audioograbber
especially since you can point it to a version of lame found in the Hydrogenaudio forums for really good encoding (the relevant posts are here)

Best of all, it's all free software!

GrandTheftApu 20 Feb 2005 19:29:30 6,117 posts
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Angel_Treats wrote:
Also - iTunes is taking a really, really long time to rip the tunes - much longer than I remember it taking when I used to do it on the Mac. Is there anything I can do to speed it up?

It will rip a little faster if you set it not to play the track at the same time.

Statements of the obvious a house speciality

Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:30:09 11,070 posts
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It's not playing the tracks! I'm not that thick!

/dies

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:31:34

Am I on ignore or something?

Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:33:52 11,070 posts
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Nooo, I didn't see your first post! I'm having a go at the Nomad Explorer again and if I still hate it I'll try Musicmatch. I hate realplayer though!

Maybe I'm just too fussy.

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:40:54

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Angel_Treats 20 Feb 2005 19:48:22 11,070 posts
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God.

My ripping speed is only 6x6. What the hell's going on there? Do I need to install some drivers for the CDRW drive? (we didn't do that when the PC was built... just stuck the thing in!).

ssuellid 20 Feb 2005 19:50:58 19,142 posts
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I have no problems with Creatives stuff but I only use it for the actual downloading as its a bit quicker than WMP.

Notmad is supposed to be worth the �20ish it costs.

Deleted user 20 February 2005 19:53:11

[$mooth] EcToX wrote:
pah software, just open up the folder and chuck em all in!

Precisely

(o/

Deleted user 20 February 2005 21:42:58

Angel_Treats wrote:
Also - iTunes is taking a really, really long time to rip the tunes - much longer than I remember it taking when I used to do it on the Mac. Is there anything I can do to speed it up?

Garwoofoo 20 Feb 2005 21:57:12 263 posts
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I use J River Media Center for absolutely everything - ripping, encoding, syncing to portable devices (including iPod and others), library management, track editing, video playback etc etc.

It's not free but it IS absolutely bloody excellent. I can't recommend it highly enough. There's a free 30 day trial if you want to check it out.

otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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Why don't you just use iTunes?

Preferences -> Import -> mp3 encoder

otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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mp3 ripping is not something you can rush. The better the encoding, the longer it'll take. If the same programme takes longer on another platform, that could be down to a variety of reasons. But faster is not necessarily better.

An excellent alternative to iTunes on the PC is CDex with id3tagit to manage the tags.