[Abcde-users] Trying to use acbde to rip and preserve my CD, collection

[Jose M Calhariz]

Hi all,

On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 09:36:16PM +0000, Chris Bartram via Abcde-users wrote:
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> >     1. Trying to use acbde to rip and preserve my CD collection
> >        (Jose M Calhariz)
> >     2. Trying to use acbde to rip and preserve my CD collection
> >        (Jose M Calhariz)
> >     3. Trying to use acbde to rip and preserve my CD collection
> >        (Jose M Calhariz)
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> > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:26:47 +0000
> > From: Jose M Calhariz <jose.calhariz at tecnico.ulisboa.pt>
> > To: abcde-users at lists.einval.com
> > Cc: jose.calhariz at tecnico.ulisboa.pt
> > Subject: [Abcde-users] Trying to use acbde to rip and preserve my CD
> > 	collection
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> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a collection of several hundreds CDs, mostly Pop Rock,
> > Electronic Dance Music with some classical music or odd balls.
> > I have been ripping my collection for a long time, changing the
> > standard as the time pass and the HDD were bigger.
> > 
> > Started with 128Kbps mp3 files, add ogg files at 96Kpbs, later added
> > 256Kpbs mp3 and ogg files.  Now I use flac and VBR mp3 files.
> > 
> > I used an old setup, like grip plus cdparanoia to know when my CDs
> > have problems and the rip could have errors.  I no longer want to use
> > grip and last year I tried abcde from Debian.  It worked with some
> > problems.  Now I think is time to evolve again my standard with the
> > best from abcde and try to fix the last problems for my use case.
> > 
> > I want to listen my music at home or in the infotainment of my car.
> > At home I use Debian or Kodi on Windows to listen my music, so I am
> > free to choose the best file format.  I can play at my car flac or mp3
> > files.
> > 
> > I think the best standard for me:
> > 
> >    * One archive of all CDs done with "abcde -1" generating one flac
> >      file per CD.
> >    * One copy of tracks in flac format and other in VBR mp3.
> >    * Cover art embeded on the music file and in a extra file or
> >      directory.  My infotainment system prefer embeded art, some other
> >      players prefer an extra file or directory with the cover.
> >    * Capability to play live or mixed CDs wihout gaps between tracks.
> > 
> > I think I can do all of this with abcde version 2.12.0-2 on Debian
> > trixie v13.
> > 
> This is pretty much what I do, except I don't keep an archive image.
> 
> I use abcde to rip, tag, download and embed art (keeping a copy with the
> files) and convert to FLAC (for my phone and for my home media player) and
> MP3 VBR for an SD card for my car infotainment, all from one command. Happy
> to send you a copy of the config file that does that if it's any help.


That is were I started with abcde and ripped several dozens of CDs,
when I noticed that I was not embending the art cover on MP3 files and
sometimes the abcde was not tagging the MP3 files.

Doing an archive of my CDs is a new idea, I have the storage and the
opportunity.

Q: For a starter, what versions of abcde is everyone using?

R: I was using the official one that is present on Debian and just now 
switched to josh version.  Both of them have some issues.



> 
> Chris
> 
> > Kind regards
> > Jose M Calhariz
> > 
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Kind regards
Jose M Calhariz

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