CD Ripping
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I'll probably get 'ripped' for this, but why not use iTunes? Even if you don't own an iPod, it does a perfectly reasonable job of ripping CD's. For that matter, what about Windows Media Player?
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Fold With Us![^]Does WMP do MP3? I've got a Dell Precision T3500 Quad Core Xeon w/ Windows 7 64-bit.
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I'd suggest either EAC or CDex.
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That is/was my choice for a long time. now, i'm using whatever mp3 converter comes with iTunes (on mac).
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I'd suggest either EAC or CDex.
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Does WMP do MP3? I've got a Dell Precision T3500 Quad Core Xeon w/ Windows 7 64-bit.
Yes. You can set the default format to MP3, and then select the desired quality.
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See that's the thing, I did that, and noticed a lot of complaints about malware, adware, etc. What's the best reputable and/or commercial product? I don't want to mess around having to rip my CDs twice -- or end up with something I didn't want on my computer. Thanks.
If you are running Windows, the more recent versions of Windows Media Player will rip to mp3.
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I'll probably get 'ripped' for this, but why not use iTunes? Even if you don't own an iPod, it does a perfectly reasonable job of ripping CD's. For that matter, what about Windows Media Player?
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^]Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
iTunes
You need to go through the settings, because I understand by default the quality isn't as high as it could be so they can advertise a higher song capacity for iPods.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
iTunes
You need to go through the settings, because I understand by default the quality isn't as high as it could be so they can advertise a higher song capacity for iPods.
Truth of the matter is, most headphones can't reproduce and people can't hear the difference between 128K bps and 320K VBR.
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Truth of the matter is, most headphones can't reproduce and people can't hear the difference between 128K bps and 320K VBR.
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^]Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
people can't hear the difference between 128K bps and 320K VBR.
Pardon.
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CDex works for me.
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I just downloaded and tried it. Didn't work for me. It claimed to have ripped a CD to "C:\Program Files (x86)\CDex\my music\..." -- however the folder doesn't exist. So forget that one if you're running Windows 7 64-bit or whatever.
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If you are running Windows, the more recent versions of Windows Media Player will rip to mp3.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
K, thanks. I'll try that.
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Yes. You can set the default format to MP3, and then select the desired quality.
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^]Thanks, I'll try that.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
people can't hear the difference between 128K bps and 320K VBR.
Pardon.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Speak up!
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CDex works for me.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Me too.
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I've got a giant stack of audio CDs that I've purchased over the years, and I would simply like to convert them into MP3 format (high-quality 384K or whatever). Any suggestions as to what the best product available is to do this with? I don't care what it costs, I just want to listen to my music on my computer -- and I don't want to deal with any shady companies shoving malware or adware or whatever down my throat. Thanks in advance for the advice.
I've always had good luck with AudioGrabber[^].
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I've got a giant stack of audio CDs that I've purchased over the years, and I would simply like to convert them into MP3 format (high-quality 384K or whatever). Any suggestions as to what the best product available is to do this with? I don't care what it costs, I just want to listen to my music on my computer -- and I don't want to deal with any shady companies shoving malware or adware or whatever down my throat. Thanks in advance for the advice.
Who would have thought Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 would rip to 320K in MP3 format, and also include the track names and album art? I didn't realize that. It works just fine. Thanks for all your input.
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Truth of the matter is, most headphones can't reproduce and people can't hear the difference between 128K bps and 320K VBR.
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^]*really* depends on the encoder used. And the song / sounds being compressed. I have a few 128 Kbps tracks that I can barely even stand to listen to, the distortion is so horrific in places that it sounds like I'm listening to an old transistor radio playing inside a coffee can.
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I'll probably get 'ripped' for this, but why not use iTunes? Even if you don't own an iPod, it does a perfectly reasonable job of ripping CD's. For that matter, what about Windows Media Player?
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^] -
CDex works for me.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
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I've got a giant stack of audio CDs that I've purchased over the years, and I would simply like to convert them into MP3 format (high-quality 384K or whatever). Any suggestions as to what the best product available is to do this with? I don't care what it costs, I just want to listen to my music on my computer -- and I don't want to deal with any shady companies shoving malware or adware or whatever down my throat. Thanks in advance for the advice.
I strongly recommend Exact Audio Copy[^] for ripping your CDs to WAV. You can use Audacity[^] to drive LAME[^] to convert them to MP3. I recommend using a 320K constant bit rate. If you're willing to pay, I recommend buying a program that uses the Fraunhofer[^] encoder. /ravi
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I just downloaded and tried it. Didn't work for me. It claimed to have ripped a CD to "C:\Program Files (x86)\CDex\my music\..." -- however the folder doesn't exist. So forget that one if you're running Windows 7 64-bit or whatever.
Just configure it to write to somewhere that it actually has permission to write to and you should be fine. FWIW: the actual files it wrote can probably be found somewhere off of C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ (or click the "Compatibility Files" button after browsing to c:\program files (x86)\CDex) - like many older programs, FS access will be virtualized on Win7.
