Love this! I would also mention ripping to Apple Lossless Encoder (ALAC) is a great alternative if you use iTunes w/ iPhone or iPod (They will not nativly play FLAC, but do play ALAC)
Not sure if you are still reading comment, but I wanted to thank you. Your great video got me back into ripping my cds the “right way”…lossless. I’m spending a lot of time redoing earlier rips via iTunes…who knew. But thank you!❤
You can always make an MP3 from a FLAC if you need to but for archiving no sense in losing information, so use FLAC. Hard drive space is a lot cheaper than way back in the day. Thanks.
@@Studio3BRocks Thanks for the reply. I actually meant which optical drive hardware, esp since you’re also on a Mac. I presume all of them write and read?
Thank you for walking through the process copying CD's and the setting change necessary on a Mac! I'm about to embark on a video with music course to which will necessitate ripping sone of my CD's. Wish me luck!
Helpful video. I've been using XLD on my Mac Mini using the cheapest of the cheap DVD drive. It's annoying that you only know that XLD is open because its menu is at the top of the screen. No window appears until you actually open a CD or the program settings. One tip: if the CDDB lookup in XLD doesn't find your disc, open it in Apple Music first.. This seems to use a different database that contains more obscure discs. Once you've opened the CD in Apple Music, XLD somehow inherits the previously missing metadata.
Much appreciation for posting this video. Randomly found a brand new Apple SuperDrive at Goodwill the other day and finally decided to RIP the ol' cd collection on to my Mac.
thank you so much! I am PC guy but I don't have CD drive to rip and.. I remember I still have my old Macbook Pro(2010) has CD drive. so I look up youtube and bam! I found your perfect video using Mac. I love FLAC so I learn how to rip using Mac. I don't like iTune so this is perfect!!!
Thank you so much for showing us how to archive and create a music library. It's been going really well, but some of the CDs produced in Japan don't provide good information. Other than that, I'm so happy the fact I am building my library on the external drive without capacity shortage on my mac hard drive.🥰🥰🥰
Ripped to a file and everything seems "normal" but when I click on a track xld launches and a dialog box opens for one second and nothing plays. WTH am I doing wrong? none of my rips play
Love this! What's the best format to rip the cd and then burn it to a copy while still keeping the same quality as the original? Hoping to both have a copy and an archived file for each track.
Great video! Thanks! So, I started to rip my library to FLAC. I've previously used Apple to make mp3 files but want to get back to hi res audio. I've noticed that there is skipping on several of the tracks that I ripped. Any suggestions? Maybe the disc needs cleaned? I stopped my project since I have over 900 CDs and want to make sure I have flawless FLAC files before I continue. Thanks again!!!
Thank you for this video. I am new to ripping CD's so this was very helpful. My only question is as follows...Can I store the files directly to an external hard drive or do I need to rip to my Mac first and then transfer to the external hard drive? I'm guessing that I can but just want to make sure.
Does the software have some settings you can change if you want to record an entire CD from start to finish as one long play track with preassigned pauses between each song edit in?
This is pretty good for Mac but I don’t think I can import FLAC to Apple Music library. I mean I could use plex as an alternative to stream my library of ripped music though…
Hey hope u are doing well, i have queston,my recently bought cds(released early 2000s, in NM condition) show no damage whatsoever aside from minor scratches that are barely noticeable, but when i try to rip them,(using macbook pro 2020 and usb superdrive which is completely new, with software called XLD) file comes out almost fully inaudible with scratching noises. Followed this video step by step,Tried also ripping them on Windows but nothing seems to work. Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated. Im still leaving hope that theres nothing wrong with cds but my gut tells me that, thats not the case. Anyways thanks in advance
@@Studio3BRocksno i tried xld secure ripper but if i choose to determine pregaps then the bar doest fill uo at all, if i skip pregaps then it freezes at when it actually comes to ripping
@@spiritdancer152might be a dirty or scratched disk or your drive isn’t very good. I would google these symptoms to see what other causes there might be for this.
@@Studio3BRocks thank you ill look into it, cds appear cler with no significant scratches only a few harlines that are barely even visible , maybe it is the drive
Great! I just ripped some of my old CDs. Can I ask you why is better option choose a high level of compression rather than none compression? Without knowledge of this, I mean with more compression level, more time and worse sound. Many thanks!
I would assume since both are lossless, that higher compression would simply take more time but yield smaller file sizes, which would be more ideal for archival.
I followed your steps to the letter but for whatever reason the track names don't show up. I've tried approximately 10 different CD's and no track names show up...just shows up as "01 Track 01.flac" anyone out there have any advice on how to remedy this? Thanks.
@@Studio3BRocks Thanks. I don't know if XLD has made some changes to their program etc, since you made this video but I still get no track names i.e. "01 Track 01.flac" despite my XLD settings being exactly as yours. However when I am at the extract window if I click the "get metadata" icon it will get the track names and cover art and then I can click extract etc...
Why compress the file? Hard drives are affordable I have 4000 CDs saved as uncompressed AIFF it only takes up 2.11 TB of space. You don't know how to add a second hard drive to your computer? AIFF is one of the original codex used to make CDs. You can burn a CD as AIFF and any CD player can play it.
@@nintendowiids12 I believe some programs are more bit perfect and do error correction during the process. I know on windows, EAC (Exact Audio Copy) does this method.
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Love this! I would also mention ripping to Apple Lossless Encoder (ALAC) is a great alternative if you use iTunes w/ iPhone or iPod (They will not nativly play FLAC, but do play ALAC)
I agree
I went through the music app and was able to rip to my external HD. Everything played. Thanks for your help.
Not sure if you are still reading comment, but I wanted to thank you. Your great video got me back into ripping my cds the “right way”…lossless. I’m spending a lot of time redoing earlier rips via iTunes…who knew. But thank you!❤
You can always make an MP3 from a FLAC if you need to but for archiving no sense in losing information, so use FLAC. Hard drive space is a lot cheaper than way back in the day. Thanks.
Hi there, which CD Writer did you use - one that’s compatible with Mac.
I don’t usually write CDs. Have you tried XLD?
@@Studio3BRocks Thanks for the reply. I actually meant which optical drive hardware, esp since you’re also on a Mac. I presume all of them write and read?
I actually use a hackintosh with an lg blue ray supported rom.
Dude! That was awesome! Thanks!
Straight to the point. My man, you have a knack for making tutorials. My cd is ripped 💪💿
Thank you! I’ve been meaning to start ripping my CDs and this video is exactly what I was looking for!
Glad I could help!
Thank you for walking through the process copying CD's and the setting change necessary on a Mac! I'm about to embark on a video with music course to which will necessitate ripping sone of my CD's. Wish me luck!
Glad it helped! Best of luck on that!
Helpful video. I've been using XLD on my Mac Mini using the cheapest of the cheap DVD drive. It's annoying that you only know that XLD is open because its menu is at the top of the screen. No window appears until you actually open a CD or the program settings.
One tip: if the CDDB lookup in XLD doesn't find your disc, open it in Apple Music first.. This seems to use a different database that contains more obscure discs. Once you've opened the CD in Apple Music, XLD somehow inherits the previously missing metadata.
I find the xld menu not intuitive also.
Much appreciation for posting this video. Randomly found a brand new Apple SuperDrive at Goodwill the other day and finally decided to RIP the ol' cd collection on to my Mac.
Awesome, was about to transfer my CDs to flac and this video was exactly what I was looking for
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial! Thanks for doing this.
thanks mate, straight to the point and very clear instructions 👌
thank you so much! I am PC guy but I don't have CD drive to rip and.. I remember I still have my old Macbook Pro(2010) has CD drive. so I look up youtube and bam! I found your perfect video using Mac. I love FLAC so I learn how to rip using Mac. I don't like iTune so this is perfect!!!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the clear, straightforward tutorial. And great choice of album for the demo!
I can't tell you how much time you've saved me. Thanks for making this tutorial!!
Thank you so much for showing us how to archive and create a music library. It's been going really well, but some of the CDs produced in Japan don't provide good information. Other than that, I'm so happy the fact I am building my library on the external drive without capacity shortage on my mac hard drive.🥰🥰🥰
Hope you're glad you can have digital backups of your CDs now...
Awesome video. So many CDs to convert. Sweet leaf is audio gold.
Thank you, exactly what I was looking for. I guess allot of us are figuring out what to do with our CD collections about now.
Broooo ik im late but tysm this really helped with my cd archive im making
Awesome tutorial video.. I’m ripping my CDs on a mac and not going back lol- Thank you!
Glad to help!
Thanks for confirming what I’ve been doing cheers mate
Happy to help
Ripped to a file and everything seems "normal" but when I click on a track xld launches and a dialog box opens for one second and nothing plays. WTH am I doing wrong? none of my rips play
Your default app is XLD it seems instead of your media player
Thank you for the straight forward and helpful tutorial!
hello and thank you so much for this video. It wasbso easy to follow. Can you advise how to then playback in iTunes?
you can import your library and turn off file copying so you dont duplicate the files on your hard drive
THANKS!!! I appreciate the help with this.
No problem!
Will not open on Mac mini Sonoma 14 “this software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information.” Are there any other options?
Where did you get your installer app?
You are so awesome. That was so clear and concise, thank you so much.
Thank you for this. I could not get past the Apple Refuses to Open part. Now Bingo!
Thank you, this is exactly the guide I've been looking for.
Glad I could help
Love this! What's the best format to rip the cd and then burn it to a copy while still keeping the same quality as the original? Hoping to both have a copy and an archived file for each track.
Flac.
Thank you so much I going to test this software for mac and see if I can RIP all my audio cd into mp3 as a student that help a lot
Very informative and to the point. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for the video. Super helpful 🙌🏻
Great vid! Thank you.
You're welcome!
Great video! Thanks! So, I started to rip my library to FLAC. I've previously used Apple to make mp3 files but want to get back to hi res audio. I've noticed that there is skipping on several of the tracks that I ripped. Any suggestions? Maybe the disc needs cleaned? I stopped my project since I have over 900 CDs and want to make sure I have flawless FLAC files before I continue. Thanks again!!!
You can clean the cds first. And avoid Burst mode. I use toothpaste to clean mine.
Thank you for this video. I am new to ripping CD's so this was very helpful. My only question is as follows...Can I store the files directly to an external hard drive or do I need to rip to my Mac first and then transfer to the external hard drive? I'm guessing that I can but just want to make sure.
Depends if your hard drive is fast or slow. I wouldn’t want to interfere with ripping. But up to you!
Does the software have some settings you can change if you want to record an entire CD from start to finish as one long play track with preassigned pauses between each song edit in?
I think thats what a cue sheet does but I'm not as familiar with that yet.
One question, why didn’t you enable C2 error correction?
Not sure
@ when I enabled it ripping speed nearly doubled.
Great video! Thank brother
Awesome! Thank you bro!
Goated! Thank you so much!!
Glad it helped
Hey @Studio 3B, when I pop in a CD it takes FOREVER for the "Detect Pregap" process to complete. Any tricks to getting that to work faster?? Thx
burst mode might help but at the potential cost of less quality.
Thank you very much, in my case for the metadata I use the ap META. What do you think of this app called META?
I have not used it!
Hi, and thanks for the video, followed your directions to a dime to get a 45MB file for a 5 minutes song. What am I doing wrong?
Is it flac?
This is pretty good for Mac but I don’t think I can import FLAC to Apple Music library. I mean I could use plex as an alternative to stream my library of ripped music though…
You would likely choose ALAC for Apple Music
Does it matter what type of CD drive or are they typically the same?
I’m pretty sure most modern CD drives pretty much work the same
How much space would a CD ripped in Flac be compared to a Mp3?
On an average CD my FLAC files seem to range between 5MB - 50 MB in size. MP3s will be less than 6 MB on average.
Sadly that error message about malicious software comes up and then software needs updating. Won't download.
Wrong download site perhaps
Hey hope u are doing well, i have queston,my recently bought cds(released early 2000s, in NM condition) show no damage whatsoever aside from minor scratches that are barely noticeable, but when i try to rip them,(using macbook pro 2020 and usb superdrive which is completely new, with software called XLD) file comes out almost fully inaudible with scratching noises. Followed this video step by step,Tried also ripping them on Windows but nothing seems to work. Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated. Im still leaving hope that theres nothing wrong with cds but my gut tells me that, thats not the case. Anyways thanks in advance
Are you using burst mode? That is the low quality rip. Try a slower mode?
@@Studio3BRocksno i tried xld secure ripper but if i choose to determine pregaps then the bar doest fill uo at all, if i skip pregaps then it freezes at when it actually comes to ripping
@@spiritdancer152might be a dirty or scratched disk or your drive isn’t very good. I would google these symptoms to see what other causes there might be for this.
@@Studio3BRocks thank you ill look into it, cds appear cler with no significant scratches only a few harlines that are barely even visible , maybe it is the drive
Does it matter what kind of CD ROM you have? Can I just purchase any external one?
Any one should do . I’m sure some might work better than others.
Actually, got some cassette tapes I want to rip. How do I do this?
Probably similar to recording vinyl. Using a DAW and audio interface. Check out similar videos on my channel.
It's hanging on "detecting pregap" the cd has only one track. It's been over ten min...
I just skipped pregap and it's fine. Thank you!
Hopefully skipping some parts of certain discs is adequate. Might be scratched .
Great! I just ripped some of my old CDs. Can I ask you why is better option choose a high level of compression rather than none compression? Without knowledge of this, I mean with more compression level, more time and worse sound. Many thanks!
I would assume since both are lossless, that higher compression would simply take more time but yield smaller file sizes, which would be more ideal for archival.
Thank you sir!
I followed your steps to the letter but for whatever reason the track names don't show up. I've tried approximately 10 different CD's and no track names show up...just shows up as "01 Track 01.flac" anyone out there have any advice on how to remedy this? Thanks.
Check the XLD settings for file naming. Make sure you have an internet connection and are configured to use freedb.
@@Studio3BRocks Thanks. I don't know if XLD has made some changes to their program etc, since you made this video but I still get no track names i.e. "01 Track 01.flac" despite my XLD settings being exactly as yours. However when I am at the extract window if I click the "get metadata" icon it will get the track names and cover art and then I can click extract etc...
@@marthamellblom814 at least you found the metadata!
Not sure why you wouldn't just use Itunes, especially when using Mac OS. Its much easier and faster.
iTunes does not rip lossless
@@Studio3BRocks of course it does... WAV/AIFF/and ALAC
@@supaf1 excellent. Looks like a fairly recent development. Go for it!
I have found a lot of things on mac is a pain as a new user coming from windows.
It’s more intuitive once you get used to it
Thanks so much. I have been looking something like this. Apple is a pain.
I have a love hate relationship with Apple
@@Studio3BRocks Don't we all!
Thanks for the tutorial. Goodbye 128/160 kbps :)
I'm new at this and completely lost...no good for newbie.
Right. Try Apple Music ripping for now.
Why compress the file? Hard drives are affordable I have 4000 CDs saved as uncompressed AIFF it only takes up 2.11 TB of space. You don't know how to add a second hard drive to your computer? AIFF is one of the original codex used to make CDs. You can burn a CD as AIFF and any CD player can play it.
The file is smaller and same quality. Easier to manage. Also ability for quality file tagging
If its lossless compression then it doesn't really matter.
@@nintendowiids12 I believe some programs are more bit perfect and do error correction during the process. I know on windows, EAC (Exact Audio Copy) does this method.
Apple tech... 😢😢😮
What’s wrong?
What’s wrong?
Thanks a lot !