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Old 2005-05-17, 11:25 PM
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Re: ? for Mac Users

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Originally Posted by ffooky
I'd say xACT because the error correction is superior (in my experience) to iTunes and you get an output log which informs you of any audible errors.
ffooky's correct on this one...

just got a show in the mail that was in audio format...i noticed a scratch that ran with the disc's rotation...knowing it would cause some sort of "issue", i tried to extract with both programs...

xACT slowed down to a ridicuously low read rate, so i finally canceled extraction [ran for over an hour on just the first track]...

iTunes w/ error-correction extracted "without a problem"...

so i popped it into the PC and extracted with EAC...the log said there were issues with such and such sectors (a few seconds of music) on track 1...the rest of the tracks extracted fine

i went back & listened closely to the "problem section" in the iTunes extract, and there was a bit of mild distortion/warble...

so...i'd say this rules out iTunes in regard to accurate extraction [atleast for trading purposes]...guess i'll stick with xACT.
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