====== Perfectly Rip Audio CDs to FLAC (works under windows and ubuntu/wine) ======
What we want: 
  * Perfect quality: EAC is hands-down the best audio ripper, flac is lossless. 
  * Correct tags: get them from freedb and correct errors / inconsistencies by hand (!)
  * Add cover art
Programs used:
  * EAC:
    * Install EAC (0.99, i had problems with 1.0beta under ubuntu 10.04)
    * configure you cd drive using the wizard
    * download and configure the flac compressor in eac
  * mp3tag: Download and install

Procedure: Use EAC and mp3tag in parallel
  * EAC:
    * Insert CD in drive
    * ALT-G yes -> Get mp3 tags from freedba 
    * SHIFT-F5 -> Rips and compress to directory incoming
  * mp3tag
    * Check tags: ctrl-a and check/correct
      * CD title (with number for classic cds) (e.g. Weihnachtsoratorium (CD1)
      * CD Number
      * Artist (Harnoncour, Schäfer, Fink, Güra, ...), Cover artist (Harnoncourt, Nikolaus), Composer (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
      * CTRL-S -> Save
    * ''Tag sources - Cover art - Amazon'' to get cover art
    * ALT-1: Write corrected tags and cover art to files: ''%album% - CD%discnumber%.$num(%track%,2) - %title%''






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