What would be the safest ripping method so that I can get some work done while I do this?Well, personally, I think the safest ripping method would be to use WinDac32 to perform the rips instead of AudioCatalyst. When I use that, and when I turn on its sector synchronization feature, I can do anything I want on the machine and it'll work in the background. If it gets an error, it tells me by saying "synchronization failure".
As far as AudioCatalyst is concerned, it has a similar feature called "Dynamic Synch Width". This is the "reliable" method, but, like the burst method, it doesn't always work on all drives. It's also a lot slower than the burst method.
Ripping is sort of a black art, still. There's going to be a period of trial-and-error while you figure out the settings that work best on your system.
For more information on why ripping is such a black art, check out
this section of the CD-recording FAQ.
Tony FabrisEmpeg #144
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