software to rip MP3 from CD's

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Russ

My new computer do not have the software to be able to rip mp3's from my
CD's (it's an upgrade I have to buy). My old computer used Roxio easy basic
5. Does anyone know a good progam so I can rip songs fomr my CD's?
 
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theplectrum

Russ said:
My new computer do not have the software to be able to rip mp3's from my
CD's (it's an upgrade I have to buy). My old computer used Roxio easy
basic 5. Does anyone know a good progam so I can rip songs fomr my CD's?

AudioGrabber :

http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

You can also download the Lame codec required to rip into mp3's from this
site.

Clt,
Jerry
 
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Russ

Their website says I also need an external MP3 encoder. What does that mean?
I am looking for a program to just rip to a file and have it as an MP3 on my
computer.
 
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spodosaurus

Russ said:
Their website says I also need an external MP3 encoder. What does that mean?
I am looking for a program to just rip to a file and have it as an MP3 on my
computer.

cdex

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alvinj

Grip + GTKpod is what I use.

The process that GTKpod has to go through with the 30G iPod is slow
if your USB port is a type 1(?). Lately I've got a "new" computer
and GTKpod's work is now quick through the better USB port.

The "new" computer was given to me by a guy that found it in an
alley. Loaded Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy on it added Grip and GTKpod and away
it went. :)

With Linux you don't have to keep the MP3's on the computer they can
be deleted.

Grip can also handle .wav files and K3b is used to burn CDs or
DVDs.

I also have iPodder but haven't used it, it's mostly for podcasts?

Alvin in AZ
ps- iTunes sucks donkey dick
pps- iTunes was the final straw that switched me to Linux
ppps- Hey, I should love iTunes for that! :)
pppps- Yeah :) "i love iTunes, it did me a big favor!" :)
 
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theplectrum

Grip + GTKpod is what I use.

The process that GTKpod has to go through with the 30G iPod is slow
if your USB port is a type 1(?). Lately I've got a "new" computer
and GTKpod's work is now quick through the better USB port.

The "new" computer was given to me by a guy that found it in an
alley. Loaded Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy on it added Grip and GTKpod and away
it went. :)

With Linux you don't have to keep the MP3's on the computer they can
be deleted.

Grip can also handle .wav files and K3b is used to burn CDs or
DVDs.

I also have iPodder but haven't used it, it's mostly for podcasts?

Alvin in AZ
ps- iTunes sucks donkey dick
pps- iTunes was the final straw that switched me to Linux
ppps- Hey, I should love iTunes for that! :)
pppps- Yeah :) "i love iTunes, it did me a big favor!" :)

Linus sux - go this way, long walk off a short pier please ----->
 
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Joseph Ashwood

Russ said:
Their website says I also need an external MP3 encoder. What does that
mean? I am looking for a program to just rip to a file and have it as an
MP3 on my computer.

There are two reasons for that, the technical, and the legal.

The legal reason is probably easier to understand, the MP3 process is
patented and you have to pay to license the patent. So the people shipping
free CD rippers avoid shipping it directly to avoid paying the fees, but
generally they all interface rather nicely with the LAME encoder which is
generally considered to be very good.

The technical reason comes down to keeping it updated. MP3 is an extremely
complex design, and keeping it updated to remain competitive with LAME is
difficult. So they simply outsource the problem to LAME.

Either way has the same solution. Basically what you'll be doing is
installing the ripper itself, then installing LAME and pointing the ripper
to LAME. From there you will only be using one program.
Joe
 
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hummingbird

My new computer do not have the software to be able to rip mp3's from my
CD's (it's an upgrade I have to buy). My old computer used Roxio easy basic
5. Does anyone know a good progam so I can rip songs fomr my CD's?

For ripping - use audiograbber or better still use Exact Audio Copy
(EAC). Then you'll need something like LAME to convert the ripped
files into MP3 format. IIRC both apps can use LAME as their plug-in
encoder and can therefore do the whole thing in one go.
 
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AMUN

While you don't say what type of system you are using, but crossposted to
"microsoft"groups, I'll guess you are on a windoze system.

Windows media player is free, and does a half-assed job to get you started.
Just remember to rip to .MP3 and not .WMA format.
 
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Pongo Potts

Russ said:
My new computer do not have the software to be able to rip mp3's from my
CD's (it's an upgrade I have to buy). My old computer used Roxio easy
basic 5. Does anyone know a good progam so I can rip songs fomr my CD's?

Musicmatch...............
 
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Thorsten Neuhoff

CDex includes the LAME files, no extra downloading needed.

There are a zillion rippers, but I use CDex happily and exclusively.

Jepp, used CDex a few days now, mainly for converting into Ogg-Vorbis
format. Nice program if you take the time to get used to it, especially
all that variables for filenames etc.
o_O
 
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Manelli Family

Wayne R. said:
CDex includes the LAME files, no extra downloading needed.

There are a zillion rippers, but I use CDex happily and exclusively.


So does my family and we're all happy with the results. It's also easy to
use and easy to learn to use.
 

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