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HI! Many thanks for your help! Maybe but its all the same to me as they are only temporary folders. The files will then be moved to other locations/devices.. Thanks for this, makes sense to me! Anyone have any more ideas about the rest?

A little update to where we stand with my original questions: Format of filename - what string do you use to ensure XLD places the different versions in the appropriate folders i.e. one copy of the album in the FLAC folder, and one copy of the album in the AIFF folder - Use [%f]/%A/%T/%n - %t iTunes - how do you ensure that the AIFF files are properly recognisable in iTunes with all metadata in tact? I believe the MAX ripper uses some sort of iTunes compatibility mode - Check the option 'add tags to output files if possible' Pregap - what is this? It takes an awfully long time for XLD to analyse it. Is it necessary to achieve the audiophile ripping strategy? - no conclusion yet Cue sheet - I read somewhere that this is only necessary if ripping to a single file. Whats the difference between a cue sheet and general metadata? - ripping to multiple files instead of to a single file is better for getting an exact copy of the cd. not sure about the difference between a cue sheet and metadata but you should still embedd a cue sheet even if ripping multiple files. Can you tell from my screen shot whether my cue sheet is actually 'embedded?' Embed artwork - Ive heard conflicting views about this i.e. its not a good idea in case you embedd the wrong or low quality artwork. Any ideas how to ensure you embedd high quality artwork - has anyone signed up to the AWS service? Its a bit of a headached to set up, and i still havent got it to work. Is it worth it? I had a couple of other questions /points i wanted to add to the list: Sample rates - the rippping stragy suggests ripping to 44.1khz, but some of the FLAC files from HD tracks are 48 and over. So when ripping our archive copies of these kind of files should we match the base sample rate or still chose 44.1? Using the archival copy - I'm doing some tests to make sure i can use the archival copy for what it was intended. But i'm having problems with both buring, and converting. Burning using Toast loses doesn't match the track numbers, or the pregap information and actually has audio drop outs at 2 seconds before the end of each track. Converting to a fresh AIFF version results in metadata issues. I will report back with more details on this. Re-ripping - If you burn a copy onto a cd, is the idea to then be able to re-rip a bit for bit (re)copy?

Can anyone comment as to why the artwork is missing? Also - is it correct to have the cue and log file appear as it does here?

i dont think so.. it's just a case of trial and error - and seeing what works best for you. They key for me was to put [%f] at the beginning so that when ripping three different formats at the same time they are put into the correct folders AIFF, FLAC and MP3..

thats just what the audiophile ripping stratgy says you should do.. but, for some reason the artwork for the flacs is not embedded. if you look at this snapshot from my MAC finder you can see the files are missing the artwork icon. any ideas?

I checked 'add tags to output files if possible' which makes them read better in iTunes

However..Neither the FLAC nor the AIFF rips are displaying correctly in iTunes, AudioVarna, Fidelia, or DS AUdio (Synology DiskStation) My test file is one track off the Here We Go Magic Album, A Different Ship called Intro. The iTunes entry has nothing under ´track number.´ Under ´name´- its 01 Intro, not just Intro. Under ártist´there´s nothing Under álbum artist´there´s nothing too. Any ideas what settings might be causing this to happen?

I played around with this and found that by moving [%f] to the beginning of the string, that XLD will create a folder called AIFF and a folder called FLAC and put a copy of the album in the approrpate folder. The advantage now is that your album foler will be titled "name of album" and not, "name of album [FLAC]." Would really appreciate it if one of your readers have any valuable comments

Hi All, Very new here and have, like many, decided to undertake the daunting task of re-ripping my CD collection again (for the 4th time!). This time i really want to do it right. The Audiophile CD ripping strategy seems to be the best resource for doing this, but im using a MAC and therefore XLD to do the rips. In a nutshell, my goal is to simultaneously rip two copies of each cd, one AIFF and one FLAC, automatically put them in their separate folders on the MAC. Then later manually, move the AIFFS to a NAS for high quality wireless playback, and move the FLACs to a separate external hardisk for archival storage which can then later be retrieved to both a). convert a fresh copy to aiff for playback or b). convert to mp3 for iPhone playback or c). burn an exact copy of the orginal cd onto a blank cd. So really I'm looking for the best XLD settings to achieve all of this. Is there a resource somewhere that explains what all the settings in XLD actually mean and do? More specifically I had a couple of questions about these settings: Format of filename - what string do you use to ensure XLD places the different versions in the appropriate folders i.e. one copy of the album in the FLAC folder, and one copy of the album in the AIFF folder. iTunes - how do you ensure that the AIFF files are properly recognisable in iTunes with all metadata in tact? I believe the MAX ripper uses some sort of iTunes compatibility mode. Pregap - what is this? It takes an awfully long time for XLD to analyse it. Is it necessary to achieve the audiophile ripping strategy? Cue sheet - I read somewhere that this is only necessary if ripping to a single file. Whats the difference between a cue sheet and general metadata? Single file - Following on from the above, when would you check this option to rip to a single file? Embed artwork - Ive heard conflicting views about this i.e. its not a good idea in case you embedd the wrong or low quality artwork. Any ideas how to ensure you embedd high quality artwork? THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FAR AND ANY HELP AND ADVICE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE

thanks mate, appreciate your effort greatly

Hi! Thanks for your response. Your file format ´string´is almost what i´m after. But id like to have a root folder e.g. XLD rips, then two new folders one called AIFF, the other called FLAC, and then a copy of the rip put in the appropriate folder. I believe your string would put two copies in the root folder XLD rips, one called ´name of album (FLAC), the other called ´name of album (AIFF). Any idea ho i might be able to achieve what i´m after? Thanks again for your help..

Hi there, Do you have any suggestions for how to sort out the file formatting section so that when you rip to two formats i.e. FLAC and AIFF that it creates a foler for FLAC, then artist/album etc, and a folder for AIFF and creates a corresponding artist/album folder etc. I can't get my head around all these sumbols %f (y/%) etc.. Any help much appreciated