Drives Configuration

Before AccurateRip can be used it must find the correct read offset for your CD drive(s), read offset what is that? every CD drive has a slight reading offset, this value tends to be fixed for each type of drive and is constant (if the drive does not support AccurateStream, ie it has a varying offset each time a track is read then AccurateRip cannot be used, it will never configure).

AccurateRip will find the drive offset by using keydiscs, a key disc is a CD someone else has ripped (with a configured read offset) the CD must have more than 5 tracks of a certain length. To configure AccurateRip insert known keydiscs into your CD Ripper (a list of keydiscs is on www.accuraterip.com) if it is recognized (there are many different pressings of the same CD, each pressing is totally different) AccurateRip will automatically offer to find the drive offset.

When an offset has been found for a drive it has to match an offset already in the drive database, otherwise AccurateRip will require 3 keydiscs that give the same offset. Once configured it is recommended that the disc used to configure accuraterip is ripped to check the accuracy of the drive (see below on how to interprit an AccurateRip report).