best software to convert cd to mp3

[lordmajax]

Hello,

I searched the forums and I tried to find reviews for this particular tool but I couldn't. Hopefully this is something that's excepted. I was wondering what is the easiest yet best as far as options and quality software program to rip my cd's into mp3 files to burn on a cd-r or cd-rw? If there's already a thread then I would appreciate a link please.

[guns1inger]

CDex is good and free
EAC is also very good and free

[lordmajax]

thanks so much for such a speedy reply.

[Cobra]

I'd second CDex - make sure you put in an e-mail address so you can use the CDDB/Gracenote service for naming all your tracks automatically.

Also, if you're planning on keeping tracks on your PC for later playback, why not consider ripping to Vorbis? You'll get higher quality at the same bitrates as MP3.

[lordmajax]

well, I want to burn to a cd-r or cd-rw. Would vorbis be able to burn using Nero?

[mats.hogberg]

EAC

/Mats

[Phlexor]

EAC + LAME if you want quality. Maybe not that easy to set up, but I'm sure you can find a step by step guide somewhere.

[Bjs]

Fairstars cd ripper ... has encoding sampling rate 48000hz

[fjmr]

Nero 6 package is very good does everything.
www.nero.com

[Raga]

Fairstars cd ripper ... has encoding sampling rate 48000hz

Given that CD audio is 44100hz, what's the benefit?

[Bjs]

Less stuffing about when encoding in batch mode in besweet to ac3 for dvd's ... as besweet can encode directly from cd's that user's have created , but not commercial cd's ...

Save's you from needing to use "force input to 48000hz" ...

Esspecially when converting 1300+ track's for next dvd project ...

[lordmajax]

ok, I'm just looking for more of a simpler program. Something that's quick.

[DarrellS]

Musicmatch Jukebox. An older version if you can find it. 7.5 works good for me.

[SoCalMK]

dbpoweramp - so simple even I figured out how to use it back in the day.

[mats.hogberg]

the easiest yet best as far as options and quality

I'm just looking for more of a simpler program. Something that's quick.

Make your mind up! "best" and "quality" rarely lines up with "quick" and "simple".

/Mats

[lordmajax]

ok, I don't want a complicated program. I want something that makes it easy for the user to gets songs from their cd and transfer them to their pc as mp3's. I will be using Nero to burn the music cd.

[yoda313]

musicmatch is great. 128kbps mp3 in the free version Mp3 pro 64kbp in the payware version.

Or in a pinch windows media player - free

[Sifaga]

cdex for ease of use and good quality

EAC + LAME for best qualty

[fjmr]

ok, I don't want a complicated program. I want something that makes it easy for the user to gets songs from their cd and transfer them to their pc as mp3's.

Exactly that is what Nero does in just one click. Look for Encode audio Files.
One should crash the snake and show the wood piece. [/b]

[lordmajax]

ok, thanks for your help.

[DarrellS]

Exactly that is what Nero does in just one click. Look for Encode audio Files.

Nero is good for disc to disc copy of music CDs and for making data CDs and data DVDs but for burning your music files, it sucks.

I just backed up about 300 cassette tapes to CD and I started with Nero but after spending hours and hours of tagging all my albums and tracks only to have Nero ignore all the tags and just burning unknown artist, unknown album, track 1, track 2 etc...I decided to use a program that I was familiar with that I knew would do the job right, Musicmatch.

I also used an audio editing program called Goldwave to split all the tracks from my tapes.
There is an option in this program to batch convert files and I'm pretty sure you can save the tracks off of a CD as MP3. I've never tried it since I only like to deal with uncompressed wave files when it comes to music.

[lordmajax]

ok, so i'm gonna try musicmatch for both the ripping and the burning then.

[lordsmurf]

I use Nero 6 for this.

[laspis59]

EAC and LAME are the best,you can use this guide to get started.
All is free!

[fjmr]

I made a mistake on my last post.
One should click Convert Audio CD´s To Audio Files on Nero 6.