Uzer's guide

Dead links
Long version: see this.
Short version: make a request on the Zerbook.

Acronyms:
NRAR = Not really A Reload
AAR = Almost A Reload
EZTT = Eternal Zer Top Ten

FLAC Rips:
* All rips are in the FLAC format (Free Lossless Audio Codec), FLAC offers light data compression (20% or less - produces files 5 to 10 times larger than the best quality MP3), but NO LOSS OF QUALITY. I won't do MP3 anymore, except for a large sum of money or if I repost an archive made by someone else when I do not have the original record, like the first Mind Over Four mini LP, which will be the rare exception.
* Vinyl records and tapes are recorded in WAV format into Steinberg's Wavelab via the S/PDIF output of the Stanton T.92 turntable to the S/PDIF input of the M-Audio Firewire 410 sound module. These wave files are then manually cleaned-up from the loudest pops & cracks (yet many of those still remain) and manually separated into individual songs in FLAC format. No automation is used in this process, I fully keep control on song separation and crackles removal (no usage whatsoever of blank finder or decliker/denoiser plugins).
* Vinyls and tapes are processed (encoded to FLAC and tagged) with the Tagger Of Zer.
* CDs are ripped direct to FLAC with Foobar2000, then tagged with the Tagger Of Zer. Foobar's ReplayGain function is NOT used.
* Neither vinyl nor CD rips are processed in any way: no sound compression, eq, filter, reverb (!!), Nothing that would alter the original mix.

PASSWORDS
Files are encrypted: the pissword is the last thing between brackets in each post at this line: "Remove brackets and unzip: [THIS IS THE PISSWORD]". Copy what stands for "THIS IS THE PISSWORD" without brackets and paste it into the pissword field when unzipping the archive. Again, the pissword changes on every post and it is not the dummy phrase "THIS IS THE PISSWORD". If you don't understand, touch a monolith.

Extracting Asian files
If the rar from Asian albums rips don't extract, it is probably due to character encoding (song & album titles contain Asian characters). I recommend the first 4 steps of : Install Asian character sets

Money:
* When available, a Discogs.com page is linked with the corresponding rip. Click it to buy the record of a rip you liked.
Ripoff Discogs seller:

Cassettekult ships defective items and does not refund.

* I have CDs & records for sale
* Recommended mail order distros (fast, honest): Crime Against Humanity, Boss Tuneage, Red Stream, UnUnDeux, CD Baby, Marquee Records, Toys Of Disharmony, Relapse Records, Century Media, Interpunk, Alternative Tentacles, Dischord, The Omega Order, Prank Records, Profane Existence and many others.

*** Note to e-monkeys *** Hard-Ons and Porno Coma are rock bands. You can now stop clicking these posts hoping to find free viagra or free porn.

Complaint department and communication blob: Zerbook.


Foobar config:


Window title: [%album artist% - ]['['%album%[ CD%discnumber%][ #%tracknumber%]']' ]%title%[ '//' %track artist%]
Status bar: %codec% | %bitrate% kbps | %samplerate% Hz | %channels% | %playback_time%[ / %length%]
Zer foobar theme
I do not use ReplayGain.