Archive for October 25th, 2008

The Best-kept Secret in Mac CD Ripping?

ishot-4.jpgGreat news for audiophiles who, like myself, love all-things-Mac — we now have our own ripper with most of the capabilities of “EAC” or “dbPowerAmp.”

And it’s free and open-source!

The product is called XLD (X Lossless Decoder) and boasts the most impressive feature list of anything Mac. You can download it here. If you use it, I heartily suggest that you donate here. You can get free forum support on Hydrogen Audio here.

NEW: This tutorial on ripping is must-read!

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XLD’s feature list is so strong that it may put my favorite cover art program (Cover Scout, which has just gone V3) out of business.

I truly wish that I had known about XLD before my recent multi-month rip-fest (1125 CD’s). It’s clearly the best there is on Mac…

Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Bob, General 2 Comments