To get SoundJuicer to rip CDs directly to MP3
SoundJuicer is the CD ripper of choice for Ubuntu, but it doesn't rip directly to MP3, nor does it give you the option to do so. To create that option...
In Sound Juicer, go to "Edit" --> "Preferences", then down by "Output Format" click on "Edit Profiles". Add a "New" profile with the following;
Profile Name: MP3
Profile Description: MPEG Layer 3
GStreamer Pipeline: audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc vbr=false bitrate=192 ! id3mux
File Extension: mp3
and check the active box. You should now be able to rip in MP3.
Note: MP3 is more of a "lossy" format than OGG, which is the default. Use OGG when you can, and MP3 when you must.
In Sound Juicer, go to "Edit" --> "Preferences", then down by "Output Format" click on "Edit Profiles". Add a "New" profile with the following;
Profile Name: MP3
Profile Description: MPEG Layer 3
GStreamer Pipeline: audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc vbr=false bitrate=192 ! id3mux
File Extension: mp3
and check the active box. You should now be able to rip in MP3.
Note: MP3 is more of a "lossy" format than OGG, which is the default. Use OGG when you can, and MP3 when you must.
posted by Jeff at 7:42 PM
4 Comments:
Do you know of any car stereos that can use the OGG format?
Thanks for the info BUT why is the file size so huge? Is there a different input to change the compression or something?
the file size is measured by the bitrate, 192 is a good mix between filesize and quality but if you have to use 128
Profile Name: MP3
Profile Description: MPEG Layer 3
GStreamer Pipeline: audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc vbr=false bitrate=128 ! id3mux
File Extension: mp3
the filesize should now be about a third smaller if my maths is correct.
Hey thanks! This really helped me out. Why would you want "OGG format" as your default anyway? No offense to the five OGG fanboys who still carry the torch ... but give it up. It's a dead format.
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