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Automated Ripping with CD Jukeboxes?

Posted by Cliff on from the let-the-computer-handle-the-tedium dept.

apago asks: "I am ripping my large collection of CDs to MP3 one at a time. This takes forever. I would like to know if there is a way I can use my Sony 200 disc jukebox to help automated the ripping process. I can already drive the jukebox thru Sony's S-Link interface using a Nirvis Slink-e device. The juke has SPDIF output. Can I get a sound card with SPDIF input and start ripping thru the digital optical connection? Will this be the same quality as the CDDA data streams?" Now if something like this is possible, it would finally sell me on those multi-CD devices. I too am in the process of sending my CD tracks to MP3 format. It's a fun process, but a little bit of automation couldn't hurt.

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  1. Re:This may sound silly but... by Casca · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a great idea, give the kid a little tech training, and get him started down the path of "RIAA is bad" at the same time. I like that!

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  2. Why not use MP3.com? by The+Cunctator · · Score: 5, Funny

    They've got this great service whereby their
    site confirms that you own a CD, and then you
    can use their catalog of MP3's on the fly, saving
    the trouble of ripping all of your CDs one at a time. It's a classic example of the American dream, where innovation with new technology creates new markets, expanding the horizons of creativity and comfort while driving the economy to everyone's benefit.

    Oh, wait, the recording industry, which takes huge profits from the work of creative artists long after any of its contributions to production and marketing have been recouped, and sells product to consumers at monopoly prices, thus gouging both sides of the buyer-seller equation, might not benefit.

    Oops...never mind.

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