On 06 Nov 2016, someone@a.computer.com wrote
(in article<gl1t1c935ch88alj3on3o6mlidadv0bton@4ax.com>):
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:52:49 +0100, Water musician<kenw@nauk.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello – and thanks for this terrific set.
> >
> > DISK 8
> >
> > Sadly the ape & cue files for Disk 8 did not split. The Xact toolkit
> > (shntool) repeatedly gave an error message.
> >
> > But everything else works fine.
> >
> > When you have a moment to spare could you please, please repost Disk 8.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Ken
>
> Hi Ken
>
> I downloaded the set and used the par2 files to verify. 100% OK, no
> repair needed, so there's no point in Lazaz reposting the set.
>
> I extracted the files and found the 10 ape images, 10 cue files etc. I
> was able to play the ape directly; I was also able to play it using
> the cue so I could go through it track by track. All tracks played
> successfully. I used VLC as player both for the ape and the cue.
>
> I then converted the ape to a set of mp3 files, using the cue to get
> the timecodes for splitting the file up. I used foobar2000. No errors
> reported.
>
> I then played a selection of the mp3 files. No obvious glitches.
>
> I conclude that there ain't much wrong with either the ape or the cue.
> Maybe the problem lies with xact and the way it's reading the cue or
> the ape ?
>
> S
Thanks for that.
As you can see from my subsequent post, I found a solution – Bigasoft Audio
Converter – which I have now used successfully 3-4 times.. And meanwhile
one of my techie pals looked in the files and found a minor error in the cue.
She said this would be ignored by some apps but would upset others. Xact
obviously was one of the latter.
I’ve always avoided using .mp3 files because of their past association with
poor quality. Is it possible to generate .mp3 which have at least “CD
quality” sound, to use a simple shorthand description?
My iTunes plays out through a fairly meaty hifi system with DAC feeding
either big KEFs or Dali Zensors, hence my preference for .aiff or .wav files.
Ken
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