# Some Exact Audio Copy help please?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605 "2009-06-22T16:48:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605/1 "2009-06-22T16:48:07Z")

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I followed the advice I received in this thread

> **[Best software for digitizing CDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=514821)**
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> I’ve got 1500 or so CDs I want to digitize. What’s the best software to use? Is 192 bits going to give me CD-quality sound or do I have to go higher? Also, will a 1 TB hard drive hold all of it? How do I find out? Lastly, last time I sniffed around...

and started digitizing my cds with Exact Audio Copy. I decided to create a folder on the hard drive for each cd. Problem is that Windows is alphabetizing the songs instead of retaining the original order of the songs. Can I fix that? Is there a better way to archive the cds?

What is AccurateRip? Should I use it? I have said no so far.

And what interface should I use to play them back? I downloaded Songbird, for example, but as usual I’m not sure how to use it most effectively. Is there another program you all use? Thanks as always.

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605/2 "2009-06-22T19:22:46Z")

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Another request: if someone could tell me the settings I should choose in EAC for maximum results, I would be most grateful.

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**Author:** ![wintertime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@wintertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wintertime)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605/3 "2009-06-22T20:31:47Z")

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You’ll find the answers to all your questions here:  
[hydrogenaudio.org: FAQ](http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7516)

To make it a bit simpler, here is one of the recommended guides when you use EAC:  
[The essential ripping guide](http://users.fulladsl.be/spb2267/index.htm)

And here is the [AccurateRip](http://www.accuraterip.com/) Webpage.

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-exact-audio-copy-help-please/500605/4 "2009-06-23T06:21:24Z")

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Thanks wintertime.