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glynor:
This thread is a perfect example of why it is sometimes useless to do so.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Default_Smartlists

It doesn't help if people don't read it.

conib:

--- Quote from: mwillems on May 11, 2015, 02:27:57 pm ---I only suggested adding it because I've seen two or three recent threads with folks complaining about being unable to rip on Macs, and I wanted to help, but realized I had no idea whether it was even supported. 

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CD ripping did not work for me in version 20.0.122.  I reported the issue in that release's thread (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=98313.msg680069#msg680069) but received no response.  I attempted to uninstall JRiver 20.0.122 and install an earlier version that was said to be able to rip CDs, but unfortunately the result was the older version displayed a popup that said that my demo install had run out of time (when I actually still had 20 days to go) and refused to run unless I paid for the app.

The failure of the feature combined with the lack of response to the bug report and the subsequent failure of the demo timer was a deal-killer -- I did not purchase MC for Mac.

If someone at JRiver is willing to test whether a commercial CD (red book audio) can be ripped on MC21 for Mac, *and* would be willing to report to this thread the results of their test, that would be great.  Certainly it would motivate me to attempt to install it and try the app again.

(As an aside: a commercial CD still can't be ripped on MC for Linux; I have to wonder if the problem is somehow related.  In any case, not being able to rip a commercial CD is also the deal-killer w.r.t. my purchase of MC for Linux.)

blgentry:
I've just successfully ripped my first CD with MC21 for Mac.  I normally use a third party program to do CD rips on Mac.  It interacts with MC very well; I've ripped hundreds of discs with it.

That said, MC seemed to do a fine job.  It's different than I'm used to but that can be said for any new program.

Even if it doesn't work on your machine that shouldn't even slow you down in terms of evaluating and purchasing MC21.  It's so fantastic in it's other features that I personally don't even care if it can rip discs or not.  The other (free) options do a fine job if, for some reason, you can't get ripping working inside of MC on your machine.

Good luck,

Brian.

conib:

--- Quote from: blgentry on September 13, 2015, 07:50:45 am ---I've just successfully ripped my first CD with MC21 for Mac.

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Thanks for your post.

Can you also please post which Mac you used to rip the CD (model and year), which version of OSX it's running, how your optical drive is connected (integrated in the chassis, or external via USB, Firewire, TBolt, or ...), and if it's an external drive, the drive's manufacturer and model?

IIRC, the problem occurred with external optical drives only -- that those whose drive was integrated in the chassis had no issues ripping CDs.  (So it seemed to me that the issue was possibly somehow related to SATA versus USB interfaced drives.)

blgentry:
We should really move this to another thread if it goes any further, but here you go:

Late 2011 Macbook Pro 15"
OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks)
Super Drive in the chassis

Have you tried a third party utility to do CD ripping?  Three letters.  Starts with X.

Brian.

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