If someone finds the 2” tape they recorded to, and a machine that will play it, that’s another matter entirely, and at this point 24-bit and 192kHz is probably a bare minimum for archival. I mean, technically you can make 24-bit files that have 16 bits of resolution and the rest of that resolution is padded with zeros, but there is never any reason to do this. I haven’t shopped for an optical drive in so long that I can’t recommend one, but just so you don’t promise anyone something you can’t do: Red Book audio CDs (and recordable CDs burned as “audio CDs”) carry 16-bit 44.1kHz audio - no exceptions, ever therefore you cannot make “24 bit copies” of them. There are other lossless formats, but that one is more widely supported for playback in a variety of devices. If you want perfect quality, you should use a lossless audio format such as ALAC. though for really bad scratches it might not be possible. Good CD ripping software (for example Apple's Music app) will detect a scratch and try to read that section of the song repeatedly until it is able to read the data successfully. You will only ever have problems if the CD is badly scratched and there's a data integrity system built into disks so those can be detected corrected for.

That's just not a concern at all - either the disc can be read or it cannot be read. Pay attention to how it charges - some use one USB cable, some two, some have an external power brick.ĭon't worry about 'accuracy'. I think I paid $10 for the no-name brand one I use. The best one (as in most likely to work without problems) is the one that Apple sells - īut you can probably just get any cheap one and it'll likely work fine. This might not be necessary as you claim your rips are just for personal archive, but if you plan on uploading them anywhere the signature may be necessary.įeel free to DM me if you would like some help :) Do that ASAP, as it will add a signature to your log files.

Here's a decent setup guide for ripping with XLD: Īt the bottom of that guide, there are directions for installing the LogChecker plugin. Any disc you ripped previously on EAC should do the job assuming you had AccurateRip enabled. XLD can calculate your sample offset if you provide a disc that has been ripped before (and submitted to AccurateRip). The offset list is huge, pretty much your takeaway from that should be literally any drive should do the trick.

Any drive listed in the AccurateRip offset database should be good (it'll ensure you have matching rips to other people)

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