FAQ
1. What
is an MP3?
2. What is an Ogg Vorbis
file?
3. What is a WAV file?
4. What is FreeDB and
why is it useful?
5. What if I lose my license code?
6. What happens if I
have a problem using Buzzsaw?
1. What is an MP3?
An MP3 is an encoded audio file and is the most
common file format for digital music. MP3 supports
fixed and variable bit rates from 32 to 320 kbs.
Furthermore, MP3s can be compressed further
which makes the MP3 format appropriate for streaming.
Popular MP3 players are Winamp (www.winamp.com)
and iTunes (www.apple.com).
MP3 files generally have an .mp3 extension.
For a full definition, see the glossary.
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2. What is an Ogg Vorbis
file?
Ogg Vorbis is an audio compression format which
supports fixed and variable bit rates from 32
to 320 kbs. Ogg Vorbis supporters claim the
format features better sound quality and has
a smaller file size. It it similar to the MP3
format but Ogg Vorbis differs in that it is
free, open source, and un-patented. Winamp 2.8
(www.winamp.com)
now supports Ogg Vorbis.
Ogg Vorbis files generally have an .ogg extension.
For a full definition, see the glossary.
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3. What is a WAV file?
A WAV file is a Waveform sound which is a standard
Windows audio file format. WAV Files tend to
be large in file size and are most commonly
used as source files in projects.
WAV files generally have a .wav extension.
For a full definition, see the glossary.
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4. What is FreeDB and
why is it useful?
FreeDB (www.freedb.org)
is an open source online database of over 800,000
CDs. Buzzsaw CD Ripper uses this database to
retrieve artist, CD and track information. This
means that When you put a CD into your drive,
Buzzsaw can (if you have selected this option)
automatically retrieve the artist, album, song
and track order of the cD. Buzzsaw will name
each MP3, Ogg or WAV based on the naming options
you have specified.
We choose to support FreeDb over CDDB because FreeDb
is a comparable and open source effort. CDDB is
beginning to impose user and developer registration
and licensing requirements that make the whole
experience more invasive and time-consuming. The
more people and applications that support the
FreeDb effort, the more complete the FreeDb database
will be.
For a full definition, see the glossary.
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5. What if I lose my
license code?
Simply go to the Contact
page and request your license code. Be sure to
include your original order ID included in the
confirmation email you received when you originally
purchased Buzzsaw. If you do not have your order
ID, then please include the email address and
first and last name of the person who purchased
the license code.
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6. What happens if I
have a problem using Buzzsaw?
Make sure that you do not have any other CD
ripping or CD burning programs running. Reboot.
If you have an error regarding a missing file
check the Support
section for downloads.
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