Easy CD Ripper 2.37 released! - Jul/29/2005
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Extract CD tracks:CD to MP3
CD to APE
CD to WAV
CD to WMA
CD to VQF
CD to OGG
Convert Audio Formats:
MP3/WAV/WMA/APE/VQF OGG from one to another
Clone CD:
HDCD
DTSCD
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Easy CD Ripper CD-DA Clone
| Easy CD Ripper 2.37 AudioCD Clone |
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Output formats: |
| CD-DA
(Audio CD)
(HDCD , DTSCD) |
APE (Monkey Music) |
| WAV (Wave/PCM) |
About HDCD
High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) is a patented encode/decode process for delivering the full richness and detail of the original microphone feed on compact discs (CDs) and DVD-Audio. HDCD has been used in the recording of more than 5,000 CD titles, which include more than 250 Billboard Top 200 recordings and more than 175 GRAMMY nominations, and account for more than 300 million CDs sold.
HDCD-encoded CDs sound better because they are encoded with 20 bits of real musical information, as compared with 16 bits for all other CDs. HDCD overcomes the limitation of the 16-bit CD format by using a sophisticated system to encode the additional 4 bits onto the CD while remaining completely compatible with the existing CD format. HDCD provides more dynamic range, a more-focused 3-D soundstage, and extremely natural vocal and musical timbre. With HDCD, you get the body, depth, and emotion of the original performance - not a flat digital imitation.
HDCD-encoded recordings sound better on all digital player products because HDCD subtractive, dither A/D conversion and dynamic-filter processes yield a higher resolution signal with lower distortion. For HDCD CD releases, Peak Extend restorable soft limiting can increase resolution by allowing signal levels to be raised by up to 6 dB; Low Level Extend can improve resolution of low-level signals; and HDCD high-frequency dither improves resolution by 6 dB (one bit). HDCD-equipped players improve the sound of all digital recordings because HDCD decoding includes the HDCD precision up-sampling digital filter.
HDCD technology was originally developed by Keith Johnson and Pflash Pflaumer, two preeminent technologists in the audio arena. In 1996, they founded Pacific Microsonics, Inc. (PMI), a California-based audio-technology licensing company, in order to improve the quality of digital audio recordings and playback while remaining compatible with established digital formats.
In September 2000, Microsoft Corporation acquired PMI. Microsoft continues to incorporate PMI's pioneering technology into offerings for the PC. This technology brings to Microsoft unique strengths in digital audio-signal processing that are increasingly important as digital media becomes a primary source of entertainment.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. An uncompressed, digitally coded representation of an analog signal. The waveform is sampled at regular intervals and a series of pulses in coded form (usually quantized) are generated to represent the amplitude.
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