Configuring CDex 1.50 for optimal performance/sound quality:


First: 
-Download the latest LAMEenc and install/extract it inside ur main CDex folder. 
http://www.sulaco.org/mp3/


Next:
-Proceed inside the "options>settings" menu inside CDex


Then:
-Under the Generic Tab: 
make sure that the enable box under "Normalize Volume" is disabled. 



-CD Drive Tab:
CD-Speed: Select the appropriate/max speed that ur cd-rom supports. If ur experiencing stuttering probs even if ur
source disc is not damaged ... try lowering the speed to 24 or lower if neccesary.

Spin-Up Time: Give this setting a value of at least 2 (or 3) to help prevent skips at the start of 
a mp3 file.

CD-ROM Type: I recommend that u leave this at its default setting (generic). But if ur having problems
with the 'generic' setting then choose the brand of ur cd-rom drive on the list.

Ripping Method: Leave it at 'standard'

Swap Left-Right Channel: Disabled!

Lock CD During Extraction: Enable to prevent accidental ejecting of cd/s while ripping.

Enable Jitter Correction: Enable to help prevent experiencing jitters on scratched discs.



Encoder Tab:
Thread Priority: Set to 'highest' for faster encoding. Set it to normal if u would like to do other tasks while
encoding.

Convert to Riff WAV Files: Disabled

Encoder: Select LAME

Encoder Options/Version: Select MPEG1

Bitrate Min/Max: (read my recommended settings inside my site)

Mode: Joint Stereo

Quality: Select 'Very High Quality (q=0)'

VBR Method/ABR: (read my recommended settings inside my site)

VBR Quality: 0 (zero)

Output SampleRate: Regular Audio CD's only have an output of 41000hz. I'm not 100% sure if SCDA (super audio-cd) and/or
Enhanced CD's supports 48khz output 'coz its not yet widely available here in our country. But if it does ... then u
must select 48000 so as not to lose audio quality. 



*** After the encoding process ... take a look at the "status" section. If the status states that the encoding process is 
"ok" ... then everything is fine. Otherwise, something went wrong ... and there's a possibility that the produced file
contains jitter errors. Re-encoding, cleaning the source disc, lowering the read speed, and/or increasing the "number of 
retries" setting inside options>cd drive tab might fix the problem.



Last Updated: 052503
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