Free program to convert my cd's to mp3's?

[scustalow]

nero won't or can't even see the songs on my cd..

[hech54]

EAC is real good. I use it quite often even though it locks up sometimes
while playing the tracks. I would not suggest it to complete newbies though.

[scustalow]

I understand how to rip them..but how do I convert to mp3's?

[hech54]

The LAME codec would be your best bet. That is what
EAC and many other use as well. Like I said...EAC
and alike freebies are better than most pay programs
BUT you need to understand codecs and such.

[hech54]

Here is the LAME Codec:
https://www.videohelp.com/tools/Lame_MP3

[scustalow]

thank you

[olyteddy]

CDEx is a bit more newb friendly and has some of the error correction of EAC. I've used CDEx on over 400 CDs and am not disappointed.

[AlanHK]

CDEx is free and really good. It can RIP a CD (or wave audio) and convert to MP3 at whatever quality setting you like.

... as someone else posted while I was typing....
So two votes for CDEx.

[fritzi93]

CDex is fine, and easy to use. But if you have a problematic disc, EAC is the one to use. Good luck.

[RabidDog]

Flac off! But only if you don't want to store your CD's in the lossless Flac format.. I endorse both those above..make sure you're connected to the internet when you convert to get the proper tags from gracenote DB.

[Number Six]

I use RealPlayer to convert my CD's to mp3 format - It does a great job. If you are on the internet, it will retrieve the artist and song titles for you automatically. You can also set the parameters for encoding - I use 192kbps cbr.

[dphirschler]

I officially endorse EAC... BUT it needs to be set up and tweaked a bit before jumping in. I've also used CDex in the past.


Darryl

[rumplestiltskin]

iTunes.

[jgg]

I can strongly recommend Free CD to MP3 Converter, and the name says it all.
http://www.eusing.com/CDRipper/CDRipper.htm

[jimdagys]

I use Windows Media ( on all xp computers) to rip and convert a CD to mp3. You can choose various bit rates. The whole process is a one click operation (very simple).

[CD professional]

It can be done easily from with iTunes...

When you put in a CD & get the 'Would you like to import the CD...', select 'No' and you should have an 'Import Settings...' button in the bottom right of the window.

Alternatively - iTunes > Preferences > General Settings > Import Settings...

In Import Settings, select Import Using 'MP3 Encoder' & choose a quality setting.

Import the CD or tracks as normal. The MP3 files of the tracks will appear in your iTunes library.