On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 03:37:33 -0400, Larry Troxler wrote: > Wow, I guess that either I have always been mistaken about this, or the meaing > of the word has changed over the years. I always thought that "ripping" meant > getting a byte for byte digital copy, converting the CD audio format to a > soun file format. What you're describing, I always thought of as "taping". Yeah, I think your right, when I think of ripping I think of a cdparanoia like process. Faster than realtime, (attempt) at a bit-for-bit copy. - Seve