tiggers

Nice easy one this for you MP3 gurus.

What is the easiest way to convert CD tracks to MP3 on a PC Windows XP platform?

Cheers,

tiggers.

Chris L

I use CDex. Current release (1.51) seems to be pretty stable and the results are good. It is free, so give it a try. Not the most user friendly of programs if you are new to CD ripping, but it is worth getting to know it. You can also use the latest version of Windows Media Player (v9 I think) which should already be on your XP box, assuming that you've got it patched and updated.

Chris

corradoboy

Apple iTunes

Free, and very good. Check out the iTunes Music Store. You can only hear samples as yet, but the full store is coming to UK soon.

ScoobyDoo555

Nice easy, and very small file size (1meg!!)

It's called YAMP

Great package.

Dan

Chris L

Apple itunes looks good, but I've just seen it is a 19 meg download! (CDex is about 1.5 meg).

Chris

ozzy

Yeah Chris, but you're buying into the lifestyle with that size of download

Daz34

Another vote for CDex

beemerboy

Just giving CDEx a blast now, thanks guys.

can finally commit the wifes rick astley cd to the shed!!! LOL

BB

Chris L

Thanks Ozzy - I was forgetting that!

Chris

sterns

I got intervideo xpack for windows media player.
So i just stick a cd in and copy as mp3, very easy

tiggers

Thanks for all the replies folks - much appreciated!

tiggers.

CodeKey@Lisan

Can someone tell me which CD ripper is best of identifying / labelling the individual tracks (via online CDDB)

I used one ripper which couldn't identify the tracks (it was Now56) and it really disappointed me. So which is the best ripper for identifying stuff ?

ozzy

It's not the ripper per say, it's which CDDB database it uses to obtain the track info that determines how good it is.

I use CDex and occasionally come across a CD that's not listed on the default CDDB (freedb.freedb.org). The good thing with CDex is you can manually add your own CDDB site.

Stefan

CodeKey@Lisan

Ozzy, yes thats what I was trying to say - its down to which CDDB the ripper supports, and the ability to add your own is what I've been looking for - I'll give CDEX a whirl.

Cheers

Hobo_Jojo

another vote for cdex here, been using it for over a year, very easy to use and very stable and also a small file to download

Markus

If you are just ripping then iTunes is a bit of an overkill. I use it as it's probably the best thing on the mac for doing what it does, plus it's free. I just wish it supported CDTEXT, both when reading and burning cd's, this is the reason why I burn my CD's with Toast, rather than iTunes.