Reviews of fre:ac

1. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 1.0.19 (May 12, 2011)

   1019 is performing better than 1018 to be sure, with no crashes when dragging and dropping to the joblist, but 1016 is still working faster and it seems better.
   
   But it does appear 1019 is getting back on track.
   
   Historically, I'm one of this apps biggest fans - it just veered off course a bit over time is all. Until and unless this app gets to be as good as 1016, I can't grade it higher.
2. 
   anomoly

   Reviewing 1.0.19 (May 12, 2011)

   I've always loved this program but the last two times I grabbed the zip version from the site, the plugins folder is renamed differently from the last version I grabbed. Doesn't matter really because it still works.
3. 
   pjafrombbay

   Reviewing 1.0.19 (May 11, 2011)

   DudeBoyz I have had no problems running fre:ac on my AMD + Windows 7 Home Premium x64 based PC. It is IMHO one of the best CD rippers available. The fact that it is free is just a bonus.
   
   I have just up-graded to this latest version but not tried it yet. That said, I have no reason to believe it will cause any problems.
   
   I hardly ever give software products a 5* rating but this one deserves it.
   
   Regards,
   Peter
4. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 1.0.18 (Apr 10, 2011)

   1.0.16 is the last version that I have had success with. Both 1.0.17 and now 1.0.18 I have had problems with, so I will stick with 1.0.16 and probably go no further for the foreseeable future.
   
   I liked it better when the product was called Bonk Encoder anyway, and 1.0.16 was, I believe, the last version still named Bonk Encoder.
   
   Not sure where this product is going, but it seems to be leaving me, and stability, behind. :)
5. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 1.0.14 (Oct 29, 2009)

   This version is much more stable than 1013, though it does still have bugs, even a glaring one in the interface involving the Total Time computation.
   
   That said, many of the MP3 files that used to make BonkEnc choke and crash do not do this with 1014. Perhaps they updated the Decoder to a newer version or something that fixed that. Regardless, it looks like it does a better job than before with those troubled MP3 headers.
   
   It's not keyboard friendly in the main "Job List" interface, and that's a pain. I don't like how it forces a pop-up "Info Box" when you move the cursor over an entry in that list - it's distracting and should be allowed to be toggled off.
   
   A more detailed Change Log would be welcome as well.
   
   Converting of some actual MP3's seems agonizingly slow, but I can't pin down what that's all about yet. I'll need to do more testing.
   
   Still, it is a step up over 1013 and the interface feels fast like it used to be in 1012. I hope the positive trend continues.

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