• Leave the default settings in all cases except:
Album Art: Maximum Pixel Size: 1000px
Album Art: Write to [output folder]\: cover.jpg (all lower-case) – this should be
listed in the pop-up menu.
Write ID Tags: check Raw CD TOC – you will need to scroll down for this.
• Click OK on the MetaData and ID Tag Options and main Options windows.
5. In the bottom left corner of the application main window, under the transport
buttons, set the Path to the desired backup directory on the target hard drive,
and ensure that Rip to is set to FLAC. Click the Encoder tab between this
pane and the centre pane, and make sure that the Encoding field is set to
Compression Level 5.
6. Click the DSP tab (under the Encoder tab you clicked a moment ago), and click
Add DSP/Action. Choose Add DSP Eect and from the pop-up menu, select
Write Meridian XML file
7. Save Profile under a useful name, (e.g.Meridian).
Using the CD Ripper
The program is fairly self-explanatory; however the following points are worth
bearing in mind.
1. On first CD run the system will attempt to calibrate your drive. This is a very
good idea.
2. When the disc has been recognized, you can use the bottom right area of the
main window to:
• Choose Art: Clicking on this will start a web search, but the first items will be
the automatically selected option from the metadata services (see above right).
• Review Metadata: allows comparison and selection, at a granular level, of
metadata information returned from dierent services, as well as letting you
include custom data.
• Meridian relies on AMG (All Music Guide) for the automatic generation of
metadata of newly imported albums. There may be cases where you want to
make adjustments or personal edits to the metadata of certain albums before
they have been imported into your Meridian System. The Meridian plug-in
provides the ability to choose between custom metadata and AMG metadata
for the creation of an album’s Meridian XML file (see over).