2.1x what is this crap
Why is iTunes so slow to import music?
I have a 32x drive fercrissakes, I should be getting AT LEAST 15x
A friend of mine on his PC with musicmatch, gets 30x+ ripping speeds, he has a 52x drive why must iTunes be so slow in comparison?
I think it rips faster when I do .aac but it still should be faster than that.
what's the deal?
I have a 32x drive fercrissakes, I should be getting AT LEAST 15x
A friend of mine on his PC with musicmatch, gets 30x+ ripping speeds, he has a 52x drive why must iTunes be so slow in comparison?
I think it rips faster when I do .aac but it still should be faster than that.
what's the deal?
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How fast is your computer? Sounds like a 300-400 MHz G3. The processor is really what rips the music.
Argh this seems like a tough one, if those things don't work all I can think of is restarting a few times or trying an archive install of OS X.
now I'm ripping at 8x which is...more or less acceptable.
Still damn slow though, honestly, it really should be 15x or more if you ask me. well, maybe if I quit everything it'd be faster.
the iChat beta is a HOG, taking up like 30% my CPU whereas regular iChat takes up 2 or 3% what's the deal with that?
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
the iChat beta is a HOG, taking up like 30% my CPU whereas regular iChat takes up 2 or 3% what's the deal with that?
Note my emphasis. It's a beta. If you're having trouble with your CPU acting way slower than you think it should, it would behoove you to make sure you've got nothing taking up it's time before complaining about speed. You should know that.
They are beta than nothing
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
128 .aac compared to 128 .mp3
Apples to orange comparison... To squeeze more 'sound quality' from 128kbps, AAC does a lot more processing. Even to compare different MP3 encoders on different platforms is somewhat of an apple to oranges comparison, since you have two independent variables. I would try using iTunes on both computers, set-up as similarly as possible (e.g. both MP3, X bitrate, etc.) to get a fair comparison.
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
Why is iTunes so slow to import music?
I have a 32x drive fercrissakes, I should be getting AT LEAST 15x
A friend of mine on his PC with musicmatch, gets 30x+ ripping speeds, he has a 52x drive why must iTunes be so slow in comparison?
I think it rips faster when I do .aac but it still should be faster than that.
what's the deal?
ok chill out man. some cd's jsut rip slow, like some burned cd's. try a different cd, and i bet you'll see a different number.
edit: and for the record, my ichatav beta is using about 4% of my 800MHz machine
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
Newp, I've ripped 5 CDs tonight, each to dismal speeds. The highest speed I've gotten was 11x but it didn't last very long.
hmmm... theres gotta be a setting somewhere--my old musicmatch vs. itunes rip times arent even worth looking at... i've never had itunes rip slowly. i wish i had an answer.... this might be more successful in the GB..
Seems like you should be able to get 15x easy.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
ok chill out man. some cd's jsut rip slow, like some burned cd's. try a different cd, and i bet you'll see a different number.
edit: and for the record, my ichatav beta is using about 4% of my 800MHz machine
I can agree wit this. Some burned CDs take forever to rip. Make sure you're using a CD you've bought (that also keepts it nice and legal) and that it is silver on the bottom. That will give the best results AFAIK.