CD ripping extension

[Joachim_Strobel]

I am on Roon trial. I read about a Roon extension that rips CD. But I see no extensions in my Roon. Is that intentional?

[Jan_Koudijs]

@Joachim_Strobel

But I see no extensions in my Roon. Is that intentional?

Depending on the device that you use as a remote you should see an empty extensions list in Settings→Extensions, or the Extensions tab is missing if you are on a phone. Both are intentional, unfortunately extensions are not available in the phone UI

If you are looking at an empty list, that’s because extensions have to be installed separately (hence the name). To install the CD Ripper extension you need a Linux system, e.g. a Linux distribution on a PC or NUC, or a Raspberry PI.

Some references with more information:

Roon Extension: CD Ripper v0.6.1 (2022-12-24)

This time an extension that is a bit different compared to what I have done before. Short description: Extension that adds a CD ripper to your Roon system Description: This extension adds a CD ripper to Roon, one that limits user intervention to a minimum. Steps taken care of by the extension are: Determine the properties of the optical drive (at first run) Rip the CD Verify the rip against the AccurateRip database Get basic metadata Move the album over to the local library When the a…

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[dylan (Dylan Caudill)]

Hi @Joachim_Strobel,

What kind of Core machine are you using?

Roon OS (ROCK / Nucleus) supports CD Ripping which you can read more about here:

https://kb.roonlabs.com/Roon_OS_CDROM

[Joachim_Strobel]

I am on Win 10

[Joachim_Strobel]

… ok , then this is not for me as I am on Win10

[dylan (Dylan Caudill)]

Hi @Joachim_Strobel,

If you’re using Windows 10 the best option is to look into other CD ripping applications. You can then rip the CDs into a folder that Roon is watching and they will be automatically imported.