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Tweaking Audio Ripper Settings

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 7 months ago

Let me start by saying that the default settings attempt to strike an optimal balance between file size and

audio quality, and most people will find them quite acceptable.  If you, however wish to adjust the settings,

to acheive a higher sound quality or to reduce the file size, for example, Klikit's KControl (Control Center),

makes it easy and painless.  To access it, click Launch > KControl.  The KControl window will open.  In the

left pane, click the Sound and Multimedia button, as depicted below.

 

 

 

The content of the left pane will change to show audio and video-related controls.  Click the Audio CDs button. 

The Audio CDs controls will open in the right pane, with the General tab selected.  Here you can specify your

CD drive, set how errors are handled, and adjust the encoder priority.

 

 

By clicking the Names tab, you can set the way the file names for your ripped tracks will be configured,

which information will be included, and in what order.  The default settings, as depicted below will produce

file names in the format shown in this example, from  track number two from the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's

Lonely Hearts Club Band album:

 

The File Name settings, %(albumartist) = Beatles, %(number) = 2 (for track number 2), and %(title) =

With A Little Help From My Friends.  The Album Name settings, %(albumartist) = Beatles, and

%(albumtitle) = Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  You can alter these settings by adding or

deleting entries in the field at the bottom of each box.  Be sure to separate each entry with a leading

space, followed by a hyphen and another space.  copy entries from the list in the upper portion of each box.

 

 

 

In The Name Regular Expression Replacement box, at the bottom of the window, you can change the way

your file names are formatted.  Changes you make in the Selection: and Replace with: fields, (outlined in blue),

will be reflected in the Example box below, (outlined in red).  When you are happy with your settings, click the

Apply button, to apply your changes.

 

 

On the MP3 Encoder tab, you can set the encoding method, choose stereo or monaural recording, adjust the

quality, etc.  If like me, you have no idea what most od these settings mean, and have no clue what effect

modifications will have on your finished files, it's probably best to leave the default settings alone.  On the

other hand, if you are an audio whiz kid, and know exactly what you are doing, knock yourself out!  It looks

to me like you can tweak just about every aspect of the encoding process.

 

 

On the Ogg Vorbis Encoder tab, you will find a lot fewer controls, but still more than enough to really screw

things up, if you don't know what you are doing, so here too, my advice is, if you don't know what it does,

leave it alone.

 

 

That concludes this episode of File Encoding For Dummies, By A Dummy.  Join us here next week, for another thrilling installment!    papabearak

 

You may also be interested in this article on ripping music CDs in the Konqueror File Manager:  Ripping Audio CDs in Konqueror File Manager

 

 

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