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Guides
Most audio problems are caused not by poor equipment but by everyday mistakes: a file has been re-encoded several times, tags are filled in haphazardly, there is no backup. This section collects short guides to working with your own audio files. They are written in general terms: every program names its menu items differently, so check its help pages. This is also where the catalogue of standalone articles will live.
One evening spent tidying your music library saves years of hunting for "that one file".
How this section works: we describe the steps in general terms, without tying them to specific programs or brands and without advertising. The guides apply only to your own lawfully obtained files and CDs. We do not explain how to download music from pirate sites or bypass copy protection.
Five tasks that almost everyone with their own music collection runs into.
For the master copy of your collection, choose a lossless format such as FLAC or ALAC: from it you can later make a file in any format without losses piling up. For devices with little storage, make separate compressed copies.
Convert from a lossless source, not from an already compressed file. Re-encoding with a lossy codec degrades quality, and converting MP3 to FLAC does not bring back the discarded information — the file just gets bigger.
Fill in tags consistently: artist, album, year, track number, genre. Embed cover art in the file at a moderate size. Before a bulk edit, copy the folder — it is easier to roll back a mistake in a hundred files than to fix it.
Keep a copy of your collection on a separate drive or in cloud storage — ideally both. Check from time to time that the copy opens, and update it after major changes.
Look at the file's full extension and size. An audio file should not be a program, a password-protected archive or a shortcut. If a file comes from an unknown source, scan it with antivirus software before opening it.
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Wipe the discs with a soft cloth from the centre outwards. Scratches and dirt cause read errors, which you later hear as clicks and dropouts.
Use a CD ripping program that can verify read accuracy. For an archive, choose a lossless format: it preserves the sound of the disc in full.
An Audio CD is recorded at 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, in stereo. A lossless file keeps exactly these parameters.
Before ripping, check that the program has identified the album and tracks correctly. Fix titles and numbers if the data came through with errors.
Start ripping and check the log: if the program reports read errors on a track, clean the disc and try again.
From the lossless archive files, create separate compressed copies for your phone or player. The archive itself stays untouched.
Copy the resulting archive to a second drive. Keep the discs too: they remain proof that the copy was made from your own copy of the album.
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Information on formats and standards is based on official sources as of the preparation date. Software, services and laws change, so check the current documentation, the services' help pages and the laws in force.