Asunder is a graphical audio CD ripper and encoder for Linux. It extracts recordings from compact discs and saves them in a variety of audio formats.
The application uses cdparanoia for reading digital audio and external encoding utilities to produce the selected output files. It can create lossless recordings for archiving or compressed files for everyday listening.
Asunder uses a GTK interface and does not depend on a particular desktop environment. The ripping process involves selecting tracks, checking album information, choosing output formats, and starting extraction. Its relatively simple workflow makes it accessible to users who do not need the extensive configuration facilities of more specialised extraction applications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Opus, WavPack, Musepack, AAC, and Monkey’s Audio output formats.
- Uses cdparanoia for digital audio extraction.
- Retrieves album and track information from CDDB-compatible online databases.
- Automatically names and tags recordings using retrieved metadata.
- Allows album, artist, genre, and track information to be edited before extraction.
- Supports different artists for individual tracks, making it suitable for compilation albums.
- Encodes audio into multiple formats during a single ripping session.
- Supports simultaneous ripping and encoding.
- Creates M3U playlists for extracted albums.
- Select or deselect all tracks using the checkbox header.
- Configurable output naming patterns and track numbering.
- Provides controls for adjusting encoder settings.
- Resizable artist and track title columns.
- Supports XDG_CACHE_HOME for user-specific cache files.
- Multilingual interface with translations into numerous languages.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD.
Website: littlesvr.ca/asunder
Support:
Developer: Andrew Smith and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Asunder is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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