[mdlug] How to rip CD faster?

[Garry Stahl]

Brian wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Stan Green <Stan at mcomputersolutions.com>wrote:
>
>   
>> I starting on converting my CD collection (300+) to digital. I started with
>> Grip, but it it takes almost 30 to 40 minutes to rip just one CD.
>>     
>
>
> That seems far too slow to be the fault of the ripping software.  I'd
> venture a guess at saying perhaps DMA isn't enabled for that cd drive.  You
> can check this and enable it if it's not with:
>
> hdparm -d <device>
>
> If it's not enabled run:
>
> hdparm -d1 <device>
>
> to turn it on.
>   

That sounds like a clue.  I use GRIP, and a lack of DMA can screw you
into the ground.  I do use "Those GUI tools".  The GUI interface should
not slow the process down, and if windblows is doing it faster, it ain't
the fault of the GUI.

I would look at the DMA setting.

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