Best CD to MP3 ripper?

DoNuTjC · July 16th, 2003

What is the best software where I can trun my cd tracks to MP3z?

thanks a lot

**Grandmaster** · July 16th, 2003

I use WMP 9, but that rips my cds to WMA.

**SPeedY_B** · July 16th, 2003

July 17th, 2003

amen to that speedy_b
(as long as you set it up correctly)
google for best cdex config or setup or sumthing like that.. there are lots of opinions... find one that works for you

July 17th, 2003

**dreamliner77** · July 18th, 2003

Exact Audio Copy (www.exactaudiocopy.de) set up to use the Lame 3.90.3 mp3 codec available at www.hydrogenaudio.org.

**ElementalDragon** · July 18th, 2003

it's actually all a matter of opinion. Me, i choose to use MusicMatch Jukebox. Love using the MP3Pro audio format. same quality as an original MP3, but half the size.

**SPeedY_B** · July 18th, 2003

Argh, you can't be serious! mp3PRO is a hideous format. The sound is appauling and it's not even a free compression medium.

.ogg on the other hand sounds great even at 50k, encoded at 128k most cant tell the difference between the ogg and originating wav, and of cource, it's open source.

July 18th, 2003

Hendrik: if you're showing off ur fav encoding options.. i just wanna put my 2c worth in

i dont encode for size.. i encode for quality and cannot tell the difference between cd and this personally...

look @ attachment for my settings

**SPeedY_B** · July 18th, 2003

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July 18th, 2003

For windows I would say http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ (until iTunes for Windows is released).

**SPeedY_B** · July 18th, 2003

iTunes is probably still quite a way off though.
(didn't they say it was aimed for around December time?)

July 18th, 2003

All they said was by the end of the year.

NerdUprising · July 18th, 2003

Im pretty sure there is another thread about the same thing floating around in here... but Im way too lazy to post a link...anyway

I use SoundStream from Roxio.... is very much sexy: can rip from 32kbps to 320kbps, simple to rip single track to whole CD without a whole lot of mess. All in all, its pretty nifty

July 18th, 2003

Aside from .ogg, Lame VBR -alt presets with EAC is still the best.

Sparsely chants this to himself.

**Krux** · July 18th, 2003

use mp3 strip it! digital it uses the blade codec (which is the best) but it takes a little longer to encode songs then lame of lossless or some of the others

**ElementalDragon** · July 18th, 2003

Speedy_B, i don't see any problem with MP3pro. unless it started off as crap, i don't notice a bit of difference, unless u can prove otherwise. if i rip from a cd right to mp3pro, or from a good quality MP3 that i already have and convert it to mp3pro, i don't notice a difference

July 24th, 2003

I use Nero, with 2 Clicks, all done!!!

July 24th, 2003

Cdex and EAC - I use the lame.dll 3.92 on mine .. It works perfect and the sound quality is great ..

Something else that is getting popular also is monkey audio ..

Sinster · July 24th, 2003

Originally posted by dreamliner77
Exact Audio Copy (www.exactaudiocopy.de) set up to use the Lame 3.90.3 mp3 codec available at www.hydrogenaudio.org.

Hey whats the name of that codec? I use EAC /LAME but it converts it to a wav file. Which works pretty good also.

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DoNuTjC OSNN Addict Joined: February 2004 Posts: 90 Reputation: 0 Power: 101	Best CD to MP3 ripper? What is the best software where I can trun my cd tracks to MP3z? thanks a lot

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	CDex : http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,653 Reputation: 1111 Power: 182	Exact Audio Copy (www.exactaudiocopy.de) set up to use the Lame 3.90.3 mp3 codec available at www.hydrogenaudio.org. "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 161	it's actually all a matter of opinion. Me, i choose to use MusicMatch Jukebox. Love using the MP3Pro audio format. same quality as an original MP3, but half the size. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Argh, you can't be serious! mp3PRO is a hideous format. The sound is appauling and it's not even a free compression medium. .ogg on the other hand sounds great even at 50k, encoded at 128k most cant tell the difference between the ogg and originating wav, and of cource, it's open source. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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July 16th, 2003	Top \| #2
Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	I use WMP 9, but that rips my cds to WMA.

July 17th, 2003	Top \| #4
PHiSHnz Unregistered Posts: n/a	amen to that speedy_b (as long as you set it up correctly) google for best cdex config or setup or sumthing like that.. there are lots of opinions... find one that works for you

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July 18th, 2003	Top \| #9
PHiSHnz Unregistered Posts: n/a	Hendrik: if you're showing off ur fav encoding options.. i just wanna put my 2c worth in i dont encode for size.. i encode for quality and cannot tell the difference between cd and this personally... look @ attachment for my settings

July 18th, 2003	Top \| #10
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	... 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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RabidPenguin Unregistered Posts: n/a	For windows I would say http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ (until iTunes for Windows is released).

July 18th, 2003	Top \| #12
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	iTunes is probably still quite a way off though. (didn't they say it was aimed for around December time?) 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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RabidPenguin Unregistered Posts: n/a	All they said was by the end of the year.

July 18th, 2003	Top \| #14
NerdUprising [ Method ] Joined: May 2003 Location: Kamarupta Posts: 736 Reputation: 30 Power: 117	Im pretty sure there is another thread about the same thing floating around in here... but Im way too lazy to post a link...anyway I use SoundStream from Roxio.... is very much sexy: can rip from 32kbps to 320kbps, simple to rip single track to whole CD without a whole lot of mess. All in all, its pretty nifty "But what then am I? Res cogitans."

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Sparsely Unregistered Posts: n/a	Aside from .ogg, Lame VBR -alt presets with EAC is still the best. Sparsely chants this to himself.

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Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	use mp3 strip it! digital it uses the blade codec (which is the best) but it takes a little longer to encode songs then lame of lossless or some of the others

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 161	Speedy_B, i don't see any problem with MP3pro. unless it started off as crap, i don't notice a bit of difference, unless u can prove otherwise. if i rip from a cd right to mp3pro, or from a good quality MP3 that i already have and convert it to mp3pro, i don't notice a difference Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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lansan Unregistered Posts: n/a	I use Nero, with 2 Clicks, all done!!!

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lechtard Unregistered Posts: n/a	Cdex and EAC - I use the lame.dll 3.92 on mine .. It works perfect and the sound quality is great .. Something else that is getting popular also is monkey audio ..

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Sinster OSNN Senior Addict Joined: December 2001 Location: *Mssholechusetts Posts: 519 Reputation: 40 Power: 133**	Originally posted by dreamliner77 Exact Audio Copy (www.exactaudiocopy.de) set up to use the Lame 3.90.3 mp3 codec available at www.hydrogenaudio.org. Hey whats the name of that codec? I use EAC /LAME but it converts it to a wav file. Which works pretty good also. XFX - 590 SLI AMD 6000+ x2 AM2 2 x 1gb DDR2 EVGA 8800GTX X-Fi Fatal1ty Vista Ultimate CDRW LG 8400B / DVDRW Samsung S182M MX1000 / Logitech G15 Samsung 22" WS 225BW