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| GimmeExile |
Who uses a Mac to download and burn shows?
I need help burning a boot, and most of the FAQs are for PC users. There is no EAC for Mac.
Please post here or PM me...Thanks! |
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| Madafaka |
I'm a Mac user, but I burn on pc always. It's easier and quicker! |
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| GimmeExile |
quote:
Madafaka wrote:
I'm a Mac user, but I burn on pc always. It's easier and quicker!
That's what I'm now learning!
C'mon doesn't anyone here download and burn boots with a Mac? |
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| ListenToTheLion |
I do. Sometimes it works (f.e. rockpassion.com) and sometimes it don't.... But I admit it isn't easy. |
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| mac_daddy |
i thought i posted this somewhere...
http://xact.fellowtraveler.org/
download, and use, xACT for all your ripping and encoding needs...
drag the WAV files into itunes, make sure you have the gaps set to 0, and burn your audio CDs...
or drag the shn/flac/ape sets to a blank disc and burn a data disc...
it is easy, everything works, everytime.
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| ListenToTheLion |
thanks |
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| GimmeExile |
mac_daddy, actually you did tell me the information before and it gets me almost all the way there. There is still a clicking sound between tracks even when I set the iTunes burning preferences to zero gaps between tracks, however. I've been trying to find a way to burn a boot, but I've heard iTunes doesn't cut it. Everyone recommends Toast, but I was hoping to do it without buying any software.
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| mac_daddy |
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GimmeExile wrote:
mac_daddy, actually you did tell me the information before and it gets me almost all the way there. There is still a clicking sound between tracks even when I set the iTunes burning preferences to zero gaps between tracks, however. I've been trying to find a way to burn a boot, but I've heard iTunes doesn't cut it. Everyone recommends Toast, but I was hoping to do it without buying any software.
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those clicks are not from using xACT - are you sure they are not in your source..?
did you use xACT (utils tab) to extract the CD in the first place..?
are you sure you have itunes set properly..? |
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| GimmeExile |
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mac_daddy wrote:
those clicks are not from using xACT - are you sure they are not in your source..?
did you use xACT (utils tab) to extract the CD in the first place..?
are you sure you have itunes set properly..?
I'm not trying to extract from a CD, but rather burn a CD from flac files downloaded from BT sites using Azureus. I use the decode tab on xACT to convert them to wav files. I then import the wav files to iTunes (and yes, the burning preferences are set to burn an audio CD with no gaps between tracks). I then burn the CD. There are no gaps but a slight clicking sound between tracks.
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| mac_daddy |
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GimmeExile wrote:
I'm not trying to extract from a CD, but rather burn a CD from flac files downloaded from BT sites using Azureus. I use the decode tab on xACT to convert them to wav files. I then import the wav files to iTunes (and yes, the burning preferences are set to burn an audio CD with no gaps between tracks). I then burn the CD. There are no gaps but a slight clicking sound between tracks.
sounds like you are doing everything correctly...
have you tried with just this one source, or do the clicks happen all the time, with every source you try..?
the clicks just might be part of this particular source - stuff gets poorly ripped and seeded to ezt all the time...
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| GimmeExile |
I'll try another burn tonight. I found some various comments on a Mac message board and people say this has been a flaw with iTunes since the beginning.
It sucks because I want to listen to all of these great boots I've gotten from dime, etree and ttd in my car and make copies for people. I'll probably end up buying Toast because you need it to do advanced DVD burning on the Mac, and if it's the only way I'll get a quality CD burn, it's a must. |
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| mac_daddy |
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GimmeExile wrote:
I'll try another burn tonight. I found some various comments on a Mac message board and people say this has been a flaw with iTunes since the beginning.
It sucks because I want to listen to all of these great boots I've gotten from dime, etree and ttd in my car and make copies for people. I'll probably end up buying Toast because you need it to do advanced DVD burning on the Mac, and if it's the only way I'll get a quality CD burn, it's a must.
well, you do have the latest version of itunes, right..? use that autoupdate program, and make sure - it has never happened to me, and i use it alot...
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| GimmeExile |
Oh, so you do all of your torrenting, burning, etc. on a Mac? And you don't use any other software? |
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| mac_daddy |
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GimmeExile wrote:
Oh, so you do all of your torrenting, burning, etc. on a Mac? And you don't use any other software?
i was given an ibook from work. i use it to rip, flac and torrent when my windows and *nix machines are not working properly, or are otherwise occupied, which seems to be most of the time recently...
and yes i use xACT exclusively, except when burning audio discs for friends, and for that i will use itunes if i do it from the laptop (after doing everything else with xACT...
xACT was written by a taper i know to specifically perform the functions that tapers and traders need, on a mac, and to perform all of them without error... |
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| IanBillen |
I use both PC and MAC here. Apple is a truly innovative company that adds a higher level of graphics and audio
that the PC companies can not match.
Apple computers are very reliable due to their Unix sub-system
on their OS X operating systems, and their quality manufacturing.
Not to mention that their hardware and software entities are much more in contact with each-other than the Microsoft/PC
side of the market.
PC's are excellent for networking scenarios and compatability. And if your a gamer you certainly have more choices with PC.
Mac's are a professional tool.
I teach Microsoft Certification, A+, and Network+ for a living.
At home I run both Mac and PC. They both have their purposes.
Ian |
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| Madafaka |
Yep, I use Mac for ad and design. |
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| Fabio Hot Stuff |
Yeah, I use a I-mac (old sistem 9,0 and X,3)
and it works |
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