- Exact Audio Copy
Infobox Software
name = Exact Audio Copy
caption = Exact Audio Copy running under Linux, through Wine
developer = Andre Wiethoff
latest_release_version = 0.99 prebeta 4
latest_release_date =31 January 2008
operating_system = Windows
genre =CD ripper
license = Proprietary,Freeware
website = [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ www.exactaudiocopy.de]Exact Audio Copy, or often simply EAC, is a proprietary CD ripping program for
Microsoft Windows . It has also been tested to work under newer versions of Wine underLinux . [ [http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iAppId=1190 Wine Application DB entry for EAC] ] This program was created by Andre Wiethoff, a student at the University of Dortmund inGermany . In1998 , he became "fed up with other audio grabbers" [ [http://www.audiomastermind.us/2006/03/10/exact-audio-copy/ AudioMastermind Weblog] ] and decided to develop his own.EAC is used to convert the tracks on standard audio CDs to .wav files, which can then be transcoded into formats such as
MP3 , Ogg Vorbis,WavPack , and FLAC using external encoders. It supports AccurateRip (automatically compare your copy with rips from other people) [ [http://www.accuraterip.com/ AccurateRip] ] and can automatically create Cue Sheets, with all gaps, track attributes, ISRC, andCD-Text included.Exact Audio Copy is
freeware , free fornon-commercial use [ [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/registration/ Registration Information] ] and highly popular amongaudiophile s for its high accuracy and ability to rip severely damaged audioCompact Disc s. Fact|date=April 2008ee also
* Obtaining an accurate rip
*dBpoweramp
*CDex
*foobar2000 - Audio player with secure CD ripping functionReferences
External links
* [http://www.exactaudiocopy.de Exact Audio Copy - official site]
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