I want to save my cd collection on my pc and found some differences using software itunes and dbpoweramp

on dbpoweramp
aac or m4a and alac format, did a test and found problems about jumping songs or not playing on the ipod
what i like is the accurate rip

on itunes
alac and aac formats its ok on quality but having problem on skipping on songs i am using the error correction but its not helping all my cds are in good shape no scratch or anything

now i am going to try using dbpoweramp to copy my cds on wav format but having probles on itunes whit tags and album art

i want to use lossles formats and use them whit itunes and ipod

what can i do

I don't know. I suppose what's common to both programs is the machine they're running on (besides the CDs, which you say seem OK). I wonder if there's a problem with your hardware .



I doubt there is a tagging standard for WAV. It's not a format you want to use unless you're actually editing sound files. For archival storage, choose lossless compression not uncompressed. They're too big; they have no more information than lossless; and you're not going to be able to tag them.



Given you want to play them on an iPod, you'd probably be best to use Apple Lossless. You can play FLAC (which is the most widely used and best-supported lossless format, so otherwise be a good choice) in iTunes with extra codecs and a little trouble, but you can't play FLAC files on an iPod. (It is possible to put alternative firmware on the iPod, so that it will play some extra formats, but you'd probably not wish to.)

If I were you, however, I wouldn't put lossless files on a portable player at all. Even those with the largest drives aren't really large enough to allow you to carry much music if you use a lossless format. I'd use a lossy format, such as MP3 or AAC on the iPod myself.

I suggest that you rip to Apple lossless using dBpowerAMP. That way all the tags are preserved and you can easily import those files into iTunes. Then simply use iTunes to convert those files to lower bitrate AAC files. You definitely don't want to be carrying around lossless files on your iPod. Lossless on an iPod is overkill unless you plan on hooking your iPod up to a loud speaker system while setting up for a concert.

You would be better off using Apple lossless for an archive and then transcoding down to 128kbps-192kbps VBR AAC using iTunes. Your iPod will thank you, you will get more battery playback time on a single charge, and there isn't any reason for you to carry around lossless files (even if you have a 160GB iPod classic).