Brian <lxy at cloudnet.com> wrote: > > On another note, most rippers have an option to rip in analog. Yes, it > takes longer, yes, the sound quality is diminished, but if you're > ripping to MP3, you're losing a lot anyway so what's the difference if > it comes from an analog source? Anyone with more audio expertise care > to comment? I was thinking this would be true (and, in some cases, you can still get a pretty good digital copy, as modern sound cards also support the digital audio interface on the back of most CD-ROM drives). However, I became worried when I read the other day on Slashdot that some CDs apparently have mangled Tables of Contents (TOCs), and many drives will refuse to play them at all. -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ How many of you believe / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ in telekinesis? Raise \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) my hand! [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20010925/50bcf8aa/attachment.pgp