free MP3 ripper

mdb99jh

Hi

Does anyone know of a decent bit of free software that will rip CD audio tracks to MP3? Been looking around on download.com but can't find a free one!

Cheers!

MissMuppet

My OH uses freerip, not sure where he got it from though... maybe a google search might bring it up?!

He's a techie too so it must be good!

StephenB_2

This question comes up quite a lot, so there must be something wrong with the ripper built into Windows Media Player. Would someone spill the beans and tell me what?

SJB

MissMuppet

Windows Media Player rips CD's into WMA files not MP3... well I think that's the reason anyway!

intel

Thats version 10 of WMP http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx

Tojo_Ralph

It's hard to beat Audiograbber IMHO.
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

StephenB_2

MissMuppet wrote:

Windows Media Player rips CD's into WMA files not MP3... well I think that's the reason anyway!

It looks like an MP3

Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\StephenB\My Documents\My Music\Various Artists\World of the Swinging Sixties

12/01/2006 23:14 <DIR> .
12/01/2006 23:14 <DIR> ..
12/01/2006 23:14 2,262,118 18 wolly bully.mp3

SJB

Lorian

My favourite, and it's free, is without a doubt Exact Audio Copy

You'll need LAME to go with it, details on the site.

wolfman

Yep, EAC and LAME will give the best and most accurate rips. Great software.

Alternatively if you want something a little more simple than the above try Cdex.

espresso

This version of dBpowerAMP is very good and Free

:rolleyes:

robnye

MissMuppet wrote:

Windows Media Player rips CD's into WMA files not MP3... well I think that's the reason anyway!

thats what i thought as well, but you can change the output file type

which works fine, my daughters put mp3's onto their mp3 players using windows media player