How do I rip the music to mp3?

Rikki

First question. How do I rip the music to mp3?

Second question. No1 son uses the itunes on my computer. Can I transfer them to my laptop using a pen drive?

Donnie

iTunes or Windows media player. In Windows Media Player, make sure that you choose the correct options, as otherwise it will 'rip' to Windows Media Audio(.wma), not .mp3.

Not a problem transferring via portable drive.

espresso

They are both rubbish! Use a proper ripper like dbPowerAmp music converter. Full instructions are given on this webpage and I can mail you a download like for the last free version.

Donnie

espresso

That's not true at all. I also have dbPowerAmp. It's great for all kinds of codecs, but the lady just wants to 'rip' CDs to .mp3.

Windows Media Player will do the job quickly and efficiently.

nickmack

I use Audiograbber with the LAME encoder, once installed, it's easy to use and the quality is excellent.

jampton

I recommend http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ for a competent pc user or http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml for the less advanced user

mrs_baggins

I go with Donnie on this one purely for simplicity.

jampton

mrs_baggins wrote:

I go with Donnie on this one purely for simplicity.

You are assuming that we all find windows media player simple to use - as I haven't used it regularly for years I find it tricky / irritating to use

I wouldn't have a clue where to start to rip a cd with it

wolfman

Audiograbber and FreeRip as mentioned are two very simple easy to use apps.

Windows Media Player is another good option. Depends what you use. I personally prefer a seperate single app (like the above two) instead of something like iTunes or WMP.

Moneymaker

I use iTunes. It's simple to use and does an adequate job for my old ears. Just make sure that in
iTunes -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing
you select "MP3 Encoder" if that's what you want. (AAC is better).

I also use iTunes for importing audiobooks from CD. In this case you should select AAC Encoder and Setting: Spoken Podcast. A handy script called "Make Bookmarkable" can be used to change AAC to .m4b file type and that let's the iPod remember where you were when you last switched off.

nickmack

Moneymaker wrote:

I use iTunes.

iTunes. :mad: Agggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!