Again, if you’ve only got a handful of CDs to rip, this isn’t a big deal. PerfectMeta is the name dBpoweramp gives to its metadata online service. Rather than relying on a single service (such as CDDB), it combines information from several services to make sure the metadata is as accurate as possible. At the time of writing, PerfectMeta uses data from GD3...
Again, if you’ve only got a handful of CDs to rip, this isn’t a big deal. PerfectMeta is the name dBpoweramp gives to its metadata online service. Rather than relying on a single service (such as CDDB), it combines information from several services to make sure the metadata is as accurate as possible. At the time of writing, PerfectMeta uses data from GD3, Discogs, SontaDB, Musicbrainz and freedb.If you're confused when you hear people talking about ripping their CDs, then this post is for you. We'll give you the ultimate definition of ripping.To put it very simply, “rip a cd” means to copy the digital audio from a compact disc (CD) and to store it as a file. There are various ways to rip a CD, there are numerous different software packages to help with the task and a whole host of means to store the audio.I’m sure you’ve heard the term “rip off”, generally meaning to steal something. Some people believe that shortly after the release of CDs in the 1980’s people began discussing ways to “rip off” the music held on them. At the time, people were likely referring to either copying the CD using expensive duplication hardware or simply recording the contents to other media such as cassette tape.
