How to rip an original soundtrack

Requirements.

1. EAC Audio Copy
2. Lame encoder:

Step 1. Install the EAC audio copy on your desired folder.

When you open EAC for the first time the Configuration Wizard window should pop up if not click EAC (Next to Edit) and select the Configuration Wizard.

Click Next, you can pretty much click next for each step with the exception of the steps below where some input may be required.

Step 2. The Extraction Preferences  Select Accurate results and move to the next step.

Step 3. The Next step includes Installation of “Lame Encoder”

Step 4. Locate the Lame Encoder

Note: In this step, you have locate the Lame encoder, that you had downloaded. Make sure you know where its exactly installed.

Step 6. Filling up the email address.

Step 7. Voila!!, You have completed the installation of EAC Audio Copy

Choose “I am an Expert option and proceed to the next step”.

After configuring the Installation, the next steps would be setting up the “EAC Options”.

Step 1. Press F9 to bring up EAC Options. Go to “Extraction tab” and configure as shown below.

Step 2. Go to the General Tab and configure as shown in the image.

Step 3. Go to the “Tools” tab and configure as shown in the image.

Step 4. Go to the “File Name” Tab and configure as per your requirement.

This is where you set up your chosen file naming convention.

%D\%C\%N – %T
This will extract tracks to folder Artist\CdTitle\ 01 – TrackTitle.Format

%D – %C\%N – %T
This will extract tracks to folder Artist – CdTitle\ 01 – TrackTitle.Format
If a .torrent file were created from this folder the name would include Artist and CD titles.

Step 5. Extraction Folder –> Locate the folder where you want your tracks to be extracted to

After having followed all these steps, Go to the “EAC Drive Options”
1. Press F10 to bring up the Drive Options you will see an information window uncheck the Show this information next time box an click OK. This stage is just a tab at a time. Configure the above as shown in the image.

2. In the extraction tab, click on “Detect Read Features”
Detect Read Features, you can manually configure your chosen drive if it is not listed in the EAC internal database or you think that the settings are incorrect. Insert a clean unscratched CD into the drive a click Detect Read Features, how long this will take depends on the drive, during the analysis you will see a window similar to the one below when finished click Apply.

3. Go to the Drive Tab and select “Autodetect read command now”

Compression Options

1. Configure as shown in the image.

Additional Command Line Options:

CBR 320 (Highest possible quality)[the best quality with a larger filesize.]:
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-b 320 –add-id3v2 –pad-id3v2 –ta “%a” –tt “%t” –tl “%g” –ty “%y” –tn “%n” %s %d (recommended as produces the best quality)
(bitrate: 320 kbps)
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VBR (Variable Bitrate) settings:[THE BEST!]
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Equivalent to Alt Preset Extreme (APX), variable bitrate (VBR) with a target of 245kbps, greater quality than above, slightly larger size and gaining popularity.

-V 0 –vbr-new –add-id3v2 –pad-id3v2 –ta “%a” –tt “%t” –tl “%g” –ty “%y” –tn “%n” %s %d

Constant bitrate (CBR) at 256kbps.

-b 256 –add-id3v2 –pad-id3v2 –ta “%a” –tt “%t” –tl “%g” –ty “%y” –tn “%n” %s %d
Always Recommended VBR.

2. Lastly, Configure the ID3tag as shown in the image.

You are done!!. Now you are ready to rip audio CD  Insert the cd . On the left hand side, select mp3 and you are done.

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