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11-07-2001, 08:53 AM

Xug -

I have made mp3s off my extensive record collection. Yes, vinyl records.

If you can *listen* to it, you can rip it. Period.

Worst case scenario? CD player out -> Sound Card In, record that audio & then encode it into an mp3. It's a bit of a pain in the ass, but it's not so hard that most people couldn't figure out how to do it.

As for operating system choice... I already don't use Windows - I've got countless Linux boxen & 2 Macintosh computers (plus Jenni's iMac, if you wanna count that). There are a lot of people like me.

The fact of the matter is, there will always be piracy. I will always be able to take my cds and rip them into mp3s (which I do, with iTunes on my PowerMac G4, and holy crap is it a joy to make mp3s on that box), and I'll always be able to listen to them. Or the next big format. If you can hear it, it can be ripped.

11-07-2001, 08:53 AM	#5
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Xug - I have made mp3s off my extensive record collection. Yes, vinyl records. If you can listen to it, you can rip it. Period. Worst case scenario? CD player out -> Sound Card In, record that audio & then encode it into an mp3. It's a bit of a pain in the ass, but it's not so hard that most people couldn't figure out how to do it. As for operating system choice... I already don't use Windows - I've got countless Linux boxen & 2 Macintosh computers (plus Jenni's iMac, if you wanna count that). There are a lot of people like me. The fact of the matter is, there will always be piracy. I will always be able to take my cds and rip them into mp3s (which I do, with iTunes on my PowerMac G4, and holy crap is it a joy to make mp3s on that box), and I'll always be able to listen to them. Or the next big format. If you can hear it, it can be ripped.