Is this really how awful ripping music Roon is?

[Robert_F (Rob)]

@John_Steinberg, based on comments from other users, ripping CDs from within a Nucleus or ROCK system seems to be hit or miss:

Seeking recommendations for initial ripping of CD library

Now that we’ve got Roon up and running, my wife and I are ready to start the project of ripping our CD library (and later, vinyl LPs) to FLAC files for Roon to digest. It looks like it’s possible to attach a USB CD drive directly to the NUC that’s running ROCK and have it rip directly to the attached HD with our music library. I’ve searched for the best way to do this, but some of the answers are a few years old, so I wanted to check, in case there is better advice today. I came across the Roo…

https://community.roonlabs.com/t/nucleus-rock-cd-ripping-locks-up-sometimes-solved-with-roonos-build-254/143941/5

While I don’t have a Roon OS device, a number of other users recommend dBpoweramp and other third-party ripping and tagging solutions using a Windows or Mac computer, and then importing into the Nucleus or ROCK.

Personally I still use Apple Music/iTunes on my Mac for my ripping (it’s a good start and allows synching with my iOS devices), then bring these files into my Windows Roon Core; it’s basic but it works as a starting point before Roon adds its metadata. This may be an option if you still have a Mac.