Step 1:
Click on "Select" to start the Puppy CD/DVD drive wizard.
Click on "Choosecdrom" in the wizard to select the drive with your audio cd.
This step may not be necessary if you've already set your drive via the wizard or if Puppy defaults to the correct drive.
Step 2:
Click on "Scan" to display audio cd information in the results box.
This step isn't necessary but it's nice to see what's on the disc before ripping.
Step 3:
Click on the "Save" button to select your save directory (where files will be ripped to).
The chosen directory will be posted in the results window.
Step 4:
Fill in the box "Enter preceding name for tracks"
The tracks will be ripped as 01, 02, 03 etc... whatever you put in the box will precede all track numbers.
Make sure you don't use any funny symbols, spaces will automatically be converted to underscores.
You can use:
- or _
This step is only necessary if you don't want the default track names.
Step 5:
Fill in the box "Enter range or single track to rip"
Only necessary if not ripping the full cd.
You can enter a range like:
2-4
This will rip tracks 2 thru 4
Or you could enter a single track like:
3
This will rip track 3
Step 6:
The checkboxes
1) disable paranoia = -Z --disable-paranoia (disable all paranoia checking)
2) disable extra paranoia = -Y --disable-extra-paranoia (only do cdda2wav-style overlap checking)
3) rip full cd = check this if you want to rip the full cd, otherwise leave unchecked and fill in the range box
4) output single track = all ripped wav files will be output to a single track
5) exit on bad read = -X --abort-on-skip (abort on imperfect reads/skips)
6) encode to mp3 = check this if you want mp3s, otherwise the output will be wav files
7) eject = when all work is done you'll hear the 2 barks sound and the cd will eject when box is checked.
The checkboxes in the "Choose mp3 bitrate if encoding" only work if the encode to mp3 box is checked
The first two rows (32 thru 320) are bitrates in kbps which enables the -b num switch
vbr old = --vbr-old (use old variable bitrate (VBR) routine)
vbr new = --vbr-new (use new variable bitrate (VBR) routine)
nogap = --nogap (gapless encoding for a set of contiguous files)
mono = -a -m m (downmix from stereo to mono file for mono encoding) (the default is -m j for joint stereo)
keep wavs = keep your wav files after encoding otherwise they're deleted by default
The last row (0 thru 9) are quality settings for varying bit ratio.
0 = high quality, bigger files (-V 0)
9 = lower quality, smaller files (-V 9)
If encoding to mp3 you need only check one box either cbr (32 thru 320) vbr (0-9) or the vbr old or new options
Step 7:
Click the "RIP" button when you're happy with all your settings
At this point rxvt will popup and execute the script you created by running the gui.
The script that is being run will be displayed in the results box.
Step 8:
This section is for the "SET" & "USER" buttons
They are only necessary if your ripping habits are identical everytime.
After you've selected your checkboxes and entered your information in the other fields (including save directory) click on "SET"
This will make a directory /root/.pbcdripper/ and copies all necessary files to this directory.
Make sure you backup that directory if you want to save your defaults.
You can now exit PBcdripper (if you wish) and the next time you run it you can click on the "USER" button.
This will copy the files in /root/.pbcdripper/ to /tmp and execute your saved defaults.
Puppyforum thread:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=12088