Show Cue System

I'm brand new to SCS so this may be an option within the software that I haven't found yet.

I am transferring a very large cue set (104 CD's) to SCS and so far it looks like I will have to rip them into Windows Media Player or some other software in order for SCS to read them. Being able to direct import from a CD file, even slowly or in a separate mode woul dbe great.

Cudos Mike. You have an outstanding product at a very affordable price.

Dave

Hi there.

Although I agree with you that be able to rip from CD direct from SCS, I would suggest you use iTunes. Its free, it will rip to wav as well as MP3, and if you're connected to the net, it'll automatically name your files - saves time and it's quite efficient.

Cheers

All of the tracks are custom "audio environments." not commercial CD's. They were burned to CD from ProTools for earlier versions of the show wherre the hapless sound operator (me) had to do the "CD Shuffle." Normally I would just go to the ProTools files and use those but... the designer and director do not have the original tracks any more. The only copies are my CD's.

I guess I'm gonna have a good time tomorrow.

Dave

I use Goldwave (www.goldwave.com). This has a very easy facility to create WAV/MP3/etc files directly from any audio CD. If they are commercial CD's you can get the track titles off the web, but that is not a requirement - you can create audio files from the CD whether commercial or not.

Forget I-Tunes, it's a load of bloatware c**p!
I use Smartsoft's "Smart CD Ripper Pro" along with their "Smart Audio Convertor". They are both purchased programs, but they are inexpensive and I really like and recommend them as they 'do-just-what-it-says-on-the-packet!'
No silly extra gimmicks, no adverts and no unnessecisary toys, and very low processor overhead
Five stars....

...But, with all of these reply suggestions, it would take ages recreating the cues in SCS.

If the original poster has 104 CDs, I wouldn't want to rip all 104 in a.n.other piece of software then have to create SCS cues for them.

I often take a CD of sound effects (inc music etc) and rip them to the PC then manually create cues for them all - I guess quite a few people here do - wouldn't it be wonderful if there was an option to import them straight into SCS; or an option for SCS to import a folder of files - this would then allow a.n.other ripping software to rip them and name them from the internet, for those with commercial CDs, but also import to SCS - combining the benefits.

Peter.

an option for SCS to import a folder of files

Sorry for the delay in replying, but what you can do now is select multiple files in Windows explorer, such as all the files in a folder, and drag them to the Cue List in the SCS Editor. SCS will ask you if you want to create individual cues for the list of files, or a single playlist cue for the list of files.