So, initially Rip tries to fast rip a CD and match against AccurateRip, if it succeeds it is done otherwise it will try to overrip and else. Rip's advantage is that it adopts a smarter ripping strategy, only resorting to more powerful ripping technique when it finds a problem. Later I learned about SBooth's Rip and started using it instead of XLD.
So, I use XLD for the initial rip and Max to convert the FLAC into MP3. If I used XLD for both tasks, I would be constantly messing with the configuration, changing from FLAC to MP3, and every now and then would forget and rip to the wrong format. If I need to rerip, I go for the FLAC file, not the CD.
I always rip first to FLAC (single FLAC file + CUE) and them convert the rip into individual MP3 files. They support AccurateRip and use MusicBrainz for metadata, so you get certified rips with good tags. My suggestion is the same presented here previously, but I use them for different things.īoth Rip and XLD are good rippers for Mac.
