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how do i

  • 04-12-2008 3:48pm
    #1
    old boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    transfer cds to mp3 i have tried but the files are wrong, do i need a decoder, the easyest and simplest way please, as i am technically inept, thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    use itunes, it makes it very simple to create mp3s

    www.itunes.com

    adam


  • #3
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    You could try uploading the cds onto windows media first (if you have it ) then maybe try re route them into mp3 files although havent done so myself. .


  • #4
    jim o doom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭jim o doom


    Use a decoder. I find Jetaudio to be quite good - like iTunes it has a feature which will name all the songs, do the album name etc for you.


  • #5
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    latchyco wrote: »
    You could try uploading the cds onto windows media first (if you have it ) then maybe try re route them into mp3 files although havent done so myself. .

    this is why i recommended itunes. it does everything for you. WMP is a disaster as it rips them in as .wma, mp3 is much more flexible


  • #6
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    big_moe wrote: »
    this is why i recommended itunes. it does everything for you. WMP is a disaster as it rips them in as .wma, mp3 is much more flexible

    I agree. ITunes is very simple.

    You will have to specify Mp3 as the ripping encoder though, as aac is the default.


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  • #7
    eddiem74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭eddiem74


    If you are planning on ripping a large volume of CD's to hardisk, you may want to consider ripping to a lossless format first, and then to MP3. That way you will have a backup master copy in lossless (CD Quality) and can then rip to various other formats from that as needed e.g. MP3.

    As mentioned you can use iTunes and you can also use Windows Media Player, need to set it to rip MP3 as with iTunes.

    I used to use EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to rip to Lossless or MP3 but it is a bit of work to set-up.

    I have since started using dBPoweramp, and love it, although you have to pay for it, but it does everything you need. Rip to various formats, updates metadata, and allows batch conversion between formats e.g. lossless to MP3.


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