Making The Shift - Do It Once, Do It Right!
Shifting CDs/Records/Cassettes to digital format is commonly referred to as "Ripping”, a process which reads the source music and records it onto a computer as a digital file.
If you have an iPod, iPad, PC, laptop, mp3 player or any other type of media player the first thing you should do is shift all your music onto it; after all you have already paid for the music.
It is incredible to think that, once ripped, this entire shelf load of CDs (pictured right) can be stored on a small device such as an iPod. So you can reclaim the living room and kiss goodbye to bulky CDs and dusty bookshelves!
If you are so inclined you can rip CDs yourself using your own computer but it can be a mind-numbing task and you'll need to consider some critical factors in order to get the best results:
Consider the time/cost factor. Allow around 8-10 minutes to manually rip a CD on a home PC, that's about 8 Cds per hour. Here at Shift My Music we rip up to 50 CDs per hour from just $1 per CD meaning that if you choose to manually load your collection you value your time at just $7.50 per hour!
Choose the best digital format for encoding your music. The format you choose, such as MP3, FLAC or WMA, will depend on how you intend to play your music. Get this wrong and you may find yourself having to re-rip your entire collection! More Info...
Find and attach the correct Metadata. Information such as 'album/artist/genre/year/track/title' and cover art for an album are known as 'metadata'. This data is 'tagged' to the music file and is crucial to ensuring a library quality collection. Getting it wrong would be like throwing all your CDs into giant box, putting on a blindfold and taking a lucky dip every time you wanted to find a particular track or album!
Don't waste your time!
Shift My Music can create your digital music library quickly and professionally. Our expertise and automated equipment means you'll be enjoying high quality digital music in no time. After all, we make digital easy! More info...