Thread: How to setup EAC to rip perfect FLAC music files

ok first you need to download and setup EAC
If you plan on being a memeber at what.cd or waffles, or any good music site you will want to know how to turn your own cd's into a good 100% log FLAC file.

Step 1: Download and install EAC

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/

after you install EAC start it up and we want to cancel the the setup wizard.

now put in a good music cd you will see accuraterip like below click configure



now we want to click on EAC top left after EAC is up and running then click on EAC options and set all the tabs just like these screen shots below













Now we want to click on EAC again and choose drive options first detect read features now set the tabs to the same settings as below










Now we want to set up meta data options from the eac tab just like the screen shots below










Now that you have EAC all setup it is time to learn how to rip a perfect flac, please keep in mind a good non scratched up cd is best for getting a 100% perfect rip. be sure to get metadata from freedb and all tracks show song name and artist.

now this is a 3 step process

1 detect gaps
2 creat cue sheet
3 test and copy your disc
see the screen shots below for how to do this.






now you should have a perfect rip provided your cd was in good shape. this guide will help you know how to make lossless flac rips that is the purest music rip you can upload to any tracker site.

I hope you found this helpful it is a short and cut how to but works for me every time.
please post any questions or feedback and as always try to help out other TI members as much as possible

note be sure the folder you save your rips and cue sheet to is the same one you will be uploading from as you do not want to edit a log file, for example dont save rips cue and log file to your name then album name folder. you never want to change a log file 1 bit.

Lame, I did it all but my log ended up being 85%. I forgot to configure accurip at the begining T_T

Originally Posted by dagtheman

Lame, I did it all but my log ended up being 85%. I forgot to configure accurip at the begining T_T

after you configured your accuraterip you got 100% right?

Thankz mate! I would also like to pont that after ripping the CD to FLAC if you use a music converter (I use dbpoweramp), converting the music from Flac to m4a (ALAC) you'll have a compressed lossless music that plays at ipod's and likes!!!

hi pgmoney,
i ripped my cd perfectly, but track's filenames on my comp. looks like "01.track1.flac"
so, what am i supposed to do to make it looks like "01.example song.flac"

can you help me with that please?

https://www.waffles.fm/forum/3/62259/index.html



Can always post on the waffles thread and get help there. They are very friendly.

ok. solved.

the meta data just needs to be loading on the EAC some discs don't have it and most do but it should pick it up right away if accurip is installed and i use the DB free. but glad you got a reply and fix

Originally Posted by dagtheman

Lame, I did it all but my log ended up being 85%. I forgot to configure accurip at the begining T_T

If you provide me your log file I can help also.