From Kent Williams Sent Tue, Mar 30th 1999, 04:16
I actually paid for Audiocatalyst from Xing (www.xingtech.com) which combines the audiograbber program with the latest Xing mpeg decoder, which corrects some shortcomings of the earlier version, and adds a variable bitrate encoder. I'm no golden ears, but the variable encoder sounds really good to me, and generates smaller files than a fixed rate encoder. The program is super easy to use, and can rip entire CDs in a fraction of the time it takes to play them if you have a fast computer. And it can also rip to WAV files (for sampling) and encode WAV files as well. Not a bad deal for $30. I will say that the installation is kind of annoying in that you have to interact with Xing's web server to get it installed. Better to pay for it (you're honest, right?) and then search for the key generator program to make your serial #. And no, I won't send you the key gen. kent williams -- xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx ICQ:33001909