Requirements:
SoundApp 2.7.2 or later and the "SLP Demo", both of which are available on the SoundLog Pro Installer. (For unlimited rips, use a personalized copy of SoundLog Pro (available by purchase), instead of the "SLP DEMO".

Follow these steps to RIP:

IMPORTANT! First make backups of your databases! Importing records cannot be undone! (Of course records can usually be deleted (though not in the "SLP DEMO"), but it's much easier to just start over, if you make a mistake.) If the database you want to import from is a SoundLog Pro™, or Filemaker database, then first open that database and do a "Find" for the records you want to import. Records from these types of databases can only be imported if they are visible/showing, so you MUST show the records first! The purpose of the "SLP Ripper" is strictly to extract (rip) Sound Files from Audio CD's, not to be used as a search & retrieval database! Once you've extracted (ripped) the Sound Files, you can delete all the records from the "SLP Ripper", so you can always start "Ripping" with a clean slate.. The steps to extract are: Import the records from the Sound Library's database. Select a folder to "Rip" to. Select an SLP database to make the new records into. RIP!!! Follow the intructions below for more detailed directions.

Select "Import Records" from the "File" menu.

Select the database whose records you wish to import. (In this example, it's the "Sound Ideas" database.) Top of Page

IMPORTANT!!!: You must determine which fields to line up when importing. (The source fields may vary depending on what Library you're importing from.) Drag the fields up & down (in the window you see above) to align them. Most Critical are Track and Description. (The Track will be used to locate the file on the Audio CD (as well as used in the Sound File Name), and the Description will be used to create a Sound File Name.) Make sure the arrows point between the fields, like you see above. If the arrows are NOT configured correctly, data won't import properly. Make sure you're NOT importing into fields that start with PREF, as these are preference fields, and the ripping process might become impaired.   Top of Page

Observe the first 2 records in the picture above. This is how the Sound File Name will appear, with the preference settings as shown. You may notice that the description field has been converted from all upper case, to proper case (first letter of each word capitalized). This is done automatically, during the ripping process, even if the description is originally all lower case. This makes the new Sound File Name easier to read. Select your destination Format, File Type, Sample Rate, and Maximum File Length (Choosing 21, will leave room for SLP categories to be added to the Sound File Name later if you wish.). Rip or Rename? - This allows you to use the ripper to name tracks, that have been extracted using another Audio Extraction program, such as "Toast Audio Extractor". The files must be in the "Rip to folder". They must be named like an Audio CD, ie - "Track 1, Track 2, Track 3, etc..". They must be interleave stereo. Split Stereo files will not be renamed. Use the same command that you would to "Rip", and the "Rename" function will execute instead. SoundApp play in Background? - If set to Stop, then when you click back to the SLP Ripper, SoundApp will stop playing. Set to Play, when naming tracks that have been ripped with another program, so you can type in descriptions, while SoundApp plays the file in the Background. Use SoundApp to Audition? - Select to play using SoundApp, or open in another application. This is especially useful when you're entering descriptions for files that have been extracted already, since (if the application supports it) you can see the waveform. (The application you choose may or may not open the CD Track/File, you'll have to do your own testing with the application. My personal preference is Peak.) Preference settings (by number): This is the SLP database that the "Ripped" information will be put into. New records will be created, complete with Sound File Name, Description, Online Path, File Type, etc.. This is the Destination Folder, which is where the new Sound Files will be created to. Auto-Rip will locate the track on the Audio CD using the track number of the current record. (Left unchecked, you will be prompted to select a file manually. This also MUST be checked, if you want to rip more than one record at once.) Strip Vowels will strip the vowels when creating a Sound File Name from the description. (Unless the 1st letter of a word is a vowel.) Strip Spaces will strip spaces from the Sound File Name, but there will always be a space before the "Library" suffix (See Below). Disk Name, this is an abbreviation of the library & disk number/name, which will be used to make the suffix for the Sound File Name. Library Name, this will be added to the "Source Library" field in your SLP database (not available in the "SLP - DEMO").   Top of Page

To Rip: Insert into your CD-ROM drive, the Audio CD that corresponds to the records you wish to "Rip". Only ONE Audio CD may be mounted at a time!!! Choose Command 1, under the Script menu, to "Rip" the current record. (OR, you may click in the Sound File Name field for the record you wish to rip (The field must be empty - see the RED circle in the previous step.) Choose Command 2, under the Script menu, to "Rip" from the current record, to the end of the Found Set of records. To Rip an entire Audio CD: Have only the records showing that correspond to the CD you wish to "RIP". (Example: For Sound Ideas disc 1001, show only the 99 records that belong to SI1001.) Insert into your CD-ROM drive, the Audio CD that corresponds to the records you wish to "Rip". Only ONE Audio CD may be mounted at a time!!! Select the first record by clicking in it's description field. Choose Command 2, under the Script menu, to "Rip" from the current record, to the end of the Found Set of records. The Ripping will start at the 1st record, and increment through all 99. (The screen for your main SLP database may not refresh (show the entered data) until the process is done, so don't cancel the process.) TIP: Once you've ripped records, there's no need to keep them in your "SLP Ripper" database. It actually may confuse things in later rips, so it's best to delete them when you're done. Simply show the records you want to delete, and choose Delete All from the Mode menu. NOTE: Track Indexes cannot be extracted separately. Only full tracks may be extracted.   Top of Page

Auditioning an Audio CD To Audition: Data must be imported as stated above, as if for ripping. Click the record you want to audition, in the left half of the Description field. (See the picture above, where the red box is shown.) The purple box above, indicates where you should click if you want to enter/edit, the description field.   Auditioning with "SLP Ripper" ONLY plays the audio track from the Audio CD, it DOES NOT play the file once it's converted.   Top of Page