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REX MPC Tutorial
REX Lossless Tutorial

• REX backups can only be made from an original, commercial, pressed CD - not from a CD-r or DAT or any other media type.
• EAC log included
• EAC Secure Mode
• No use of C2 – uncheck both boxes in EAC. Other drive features correctly set.
• 'Test & Copy selected tracks', no errors & both CRCs match (10th column!)
• If you do a gap detection, gaps must be appended to previous track (default) !! More info on Cue types & Gap manipulation can be found (here) and (here)
• No normalizing - to confirm this go to EAC > EAC Options > Normalize. All numbers are greyed out, nothing checked .
• No specific Filename scheme is required, but a track number must be included to preserve track order. You should review the recommendations.
• MPC --quality 7 --xlevel (or better, read here), or Lossless like FLAC, Monkey's Ape, Optimfrog (& O. DualStream) or WavePack (& W. Hybrid)
• Complete Tag : APE2 tags for mpc & lossless formats, FLAC: native tag
• MD5 'lock': your original .MD5 file should be stored in a secure location to allow future file verification.
• Replaygain performed. Include the log for mpc (preferrably renamed to the album name, i.e. 'album-replaygain.txt'))
• Encoder versions:
  Lossless : use latest stable encoders, e.g. flac 1.1.0
  MPC : use the latest beta (stable) encoder, currently v1.14 (if you wish to use a different version, please read here or consult with the Webmaster)

The rest is up to you. Of course you may exceed these minimums. The recommended naming scheme has the advantage of common acceptance and good organization on your drive. The purpose of this standard is to achieve transparent & perfect Archive Quality while still retaining flexibility and simplicity. Kick out the Jams !!