Rip Audio CD?

[rack04]

Forgive me but I haven't done this in years. What is the easiest way to rip CD Audio files from a cd to my hd? I'll then use LAME to convert to MP3. Thanks.

[EPiPH0NE]

Forgive me but I haven't done this in years. What is the easiest way to rip CD Audio files from a cd to my hd? I'll then use LAME to convert to MP3. Thanks.


The best way: EAC

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

[nurbs]

You might also want to visit Hydrogenaudio (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org). The wiki there contains a lot of information about ripping CDs and audio encoding in general.

[Gerard V]

I have been using EAC for this - it is good, accurate, and will rip to MP3 via lame if you ask it to (at the quality settings you set).

[cdanddvdpublisher]

I have been using EAC for this - it is good, accurate, and will rip to MP3 via lame if you ask it to (at the quality settings you set).

Which is a great feature - and one of the reasons I use the program as well!

[CWR03]

I still use MusicMatch Jukebox - if none of the songs span two tracks I just convert straight to MP3, but if any do I convert to .wav, merge them then convert to MP3. It's almost too easy, just drop in the CD and click the Record button. If I convert to iPod use, I just use iTunes and go straight from the CD to AAC, which at 129kb/s which is close enough to CD quality for me even with the best headphones. I've never seen an MP3 player that can play songs seamlessly if they're broken across tracks, but the iPod with AAC handles it perfectly.

[EPiPH0NE]

I still use MusicMatch Jukebox - if none of the songs span two tracks I just convert straight to MP3, but if any do I convert to .wav, merge them then convert to MP3. It's almost too easy, just drop in the CD and click the Record button. If I convert to iPod use, I just use iTunes and go straight from the CD to AAC, which at 129kb/s which is close enough to CD quality for me even with the best headphones. I've never seen an MP3 player that can play songs seamlessly if they're broken across tracks, but the iPod with AAC handles it perfectly.


In EAC you just make a .CUE rip and make it all one track if you need seamless. I have gotten used to non-seamless over the years. I never listen to CD's anymore so I wouldn't know the difference :D

[robinsonlove]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_ripper
maybe it can help you a little,

[CWR03]

In EAC you just make a .CUE rip and make it all one track if you need seamless. I have gotten used to non-seamless over the years. I never listen to CD's anymore so I wouldn't know the difference
The original poster gave a follow-up that appears to have been deleted in which he stated the end use was for an iPod. I don't think an iPod can accept a .CUE file.

[EPiPH0NE]

The original poster gave a follow-up that appears to have been deleted in which he stated the end use was for an iPod. I don't think an iPod can accept a .CUE file.


I have no idea about iPods as I dont have one but EAC can give you one big MP3 file and a CUE file although I haven't I ripped any CD's in quite a while cause I don't buy them anymore so I'm not sure If I'm remembering right.

[CWR03]

I wouldn't want "one big MP3 file" for any player. You would lose the ability to search individual tracks.

[mr soft]

Audiograbber with lame 3.98 beta , vbr highest settings.

This gives me perfect sounding mp3s every time. :)

[EPiPH0NE]

I wouldn't want "one big MP3 file" for any player. You would lose the ability to search individual tracks.


This is only if your hardware doesn't support seamless playback or if you HAVE to have seamless playback. I only listen to MP3 with Winamp, which does seamless, or my car's MP3 CD player which doesn't. I have always ripped using individual/split tracks as the small pause between tracks doesn't bother me.