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CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #25 –
Does CDex able to appropriately handle drives that cache audio data?

What drive in the last SIX years has a problem with jitter? 

There's a reason why the majority of people here use EAC and it isn't because it's exactly easy to use. 

spoon, when will your new ripper be comming out?

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #26 –
> new ripper be comming out?
OT: Weeks if not days - spaths cache tool landed just the right time to test our implementation, although ours detects 1 frame / sector more on the cache it makes no real difference (who is right?...).

Back onto topic, a badly damaged cd, even a accuratestream drive might not be able to resync to the same sector for re-ripping if the cd was damaged? it could be worth resyncing on an earlier good sector.

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #27 –
Hi,
are there any news regarding CDex development? I'd like to announce it in a Czech version of popular magazine Chip. But I want to wait for 1.70 final. Is there any estimation when it could be ready?

Beside Rjamorim's comments, what I think would be really useful is to downgrade the number of codecs in CDex. I think there should be LAME, Vorbis (AoTuV), Nero AAC and flac. Users should be able to add their own encoders, but I think that there is no use for Gogo, Yamaha VQF or outdated AAC codecs.

But users should be able to add their own encoders like Wavpack, Monkey's Audio, WMA Std/Pro etc.

Maybe you can start a poll regarding what encoders would people like to see in CDex. Also the encoder configuration should be as simple as possible. The default should be probably -V 2 for MP3 and -q5 for Vorbis. I don't use AAC so I have no idea what bitrates are people using.

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #28 –
Completely agree, i think that CDex must include:

* LAME 3.97b2: The best MP3 encoder.
* Ogg Vorbis (AoTuV): The best alternative/patent free encoder.
* Nero AAC: Free AAC/MP4 encoder.
* MusePack: latest version of a great encoder.
* FLAC: the most popular lossless encoder.
* WavPack: probably the second one.
* User defined: user definable, off course.

and drop everything else.

They may even include a "MAREO" preset if they wish

I even opened a request here: http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3848137

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #29 –
The more I recall my confusion the first time I run CDex, the fewer codecs I want it to contain. As far as music goes, from kwanbis' list I would drop another one:

* MusePack

About Nero AAC, I think that, by its licence, it cannot be distributed with third-party programs.

About settings, I find that foobar2000 0.9.x is a model of simplicity.

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #30 –
CDex should point you to the URL to download the nero encoder.

CDex 1.70 beta 1 released on sf.net

Reply #32 –
Quote from: kwanbis on
Completely agree, i think that CDex must include:

* LAME 3.97b2: The best MP3 encoder.
* Ogg Vorbis (AoTuV): The best alternative/patent free encoder.
* Nero AAC: Free AAC/MP4 encoder.
* MusePack: latest version of a great encoder.
* FLAC: the most popular lossless encoder.
* WavPack: probably the second one.
* User defined: user definable, off course.

and drop everything else.

They may even include a "MAREO" preset if they wish

I even opened a request here: http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3848137


kwanbis you have posted multiple times on these forums for the past 3 months, a new version with better cue sheet support with a few days! Have you given up on this project?
Glass half full!