Hi guys

Ive a got a few film scores ive been trying to rip in FLAC.

Ive heard EAC user is quite good

The problem im getting is background hiss

Wondering a) what program people use to rip into FLAC and b). Whether they routinely have to get rid of hiss after ripping (as the FLACs i download off the shrine are usually hiss free)

Thanks a lot in advance

There shouldn't be hiss. :eye:

No idea if your discs are legitimate or just pirated MP3's burned to CD.
No idea if you changed settings to normalize to extreme levels.
No idea if it's really old stuff that's likely to have hissing.

You could mention the CD's you want to rip and if anyone has them, they'll tell you if it's the just mastering.
Some really old stuff is mastered with hissing and there's nothing you can do about it.
You can destroy the original audio and filter it.

Follow this guide exactly, and there should be no problems at all.

Updated Guide for Setting Up & Ripping FLAC in EAC. (http://bit.ly/xlYE3o)

Thanks a lot to the replies
Heres to Happy ripping

I did realize that hissing is less of a problem with EAC rather than mediamonkey and wanted to stick to it despite it looking a bit more pro than my abilities

Btw how do i find out of the CD is mastered or not? Thanks

Thanks a lot to the replies
Heres to Happy ripping

I did realize that hissing is less of a problem with EAC rather than mediamonkey and wanted to stick to it despite it looking a bit more pro than my abilities

Btw how do i find out of the CD is mastered or not? Thanks

Once you rip one of the scores, if you don't mind can you post the contents inside the .log file as a reply on this thread?

I can then verify if any of your settings are off or incorrect.

No digital CD ripping process introduces hiss.

Three possibilities:

a) The hiss is on the CD already.
b) Your ears are playing tricks on you.
c) It's not hiss, it's something else.

No digital CD ripping process introduces hiss.

Three possibilities:

a) The hiss is on the CD already.
b) Your ears are playing tricks on you.
c) It's not hiss, it's something else.

Could be bad speakers or headset, or a very shitty soundchip (had the problem with the previous laptop which was very poorly equipped soundwise.).

We assume the fellow is comparing his rip with playback of the same CD.

yes, if hiss happen when play cd alone, then will also happen for lossless rip for cd. if not for cd, it is computer/settings problem (cd rip adding hiss not with cd already, being not lossless).

yes, if hiss happen when play cd alone, then will also happen for lossless rip for cd. if not for cd, it is computer/settings problem (cd rip adding hiss not with cd already, being not lossless).

if you rip your CD in 32kbps or even 96kbps, it will add hiss. but if you rip it in VBR-V0, it won't. only a low mp3 bitrate could possibly add hiss to a file.

No, it won't add hiss. It will sound like complete and utter crap, but it does NOT add hiss.

I'm using Korora Linux and rip my CDs using a program called asunder into flac format I get no hiss at all. I would try a different computer if possible or have a friend rip one of your CDs to test and see if the same thing happens on their system.