mp3 maker?

CDsDontBurn · Jan 20, 2005, 11:19 AM

anybody know what is a good program to make mp3s out of your original CDs? I don't like to use windows media player because after you reinstall winXP so many times and transfer the license over, you loose ALL your music. This happened to me a while back, and i don't want to re-rip all my music and not be able to listen to all of it after i install winXP a few times later

. I want to listen to my music whenever i want, and not have WMP say i can't because the license has been transfered too many times on my legit audio CDs.

Sargentwhitey · Jan 20, 2005, 11:45 AM

iTunes

**dj_stick** · Jan 20, 2005, 11:55 AM

ergh iTunes? not me

cdex
audiograbber

there are plenty of programs out there - check www.download.com

RiDDLeR214 · Jan 20, 2005, 01:21 PM

iTunes get my vote..

md5 · Jan 20, 2005, 02:30 PM

Actually, Media Player 10 is able to rip to MP3 format as well as WMA... I use that to backup my CDs to MP3s - simple and it does the job

CDEx and Audiograbber are really good programs as well

Dom · Jan 20, 2005, 02:33 PM

Easy CD-DA Extractor

Zardon · Jan 20, 2005, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

Easy CD-DA Extractor

same here.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 20, 2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md5

Actually, Media Player 10 is able to rip to MP3 format as well as WMA... I use that to backup my CDs to MP3s - simple and it does the job

CDEx and Audiograbber are really good programs as well

really now? I didn't know that

. I hardly ever use WMP so i don't even have WMP10 installed. I'll check it out, see how it works.

I'll also check out some of the other ones you guys have mentioned to see which one i like best

. Thanks guys!

pr0digal jenius · Jan 20, 2005, 06:12 PM

cdex or winamp pro

CDsDontBurn · Jan 20, 2005, 06:19 PM

cdex and winamp pro free?

md5 · Jan 20, 2005, 06:49 PM

cdex is free, winamp pro isn't

Dark Lord · Jan 20, 2005, 06:54 PM

ive used audiograbber before, seems to have been the best one ive used yet.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 20, 2005, 07:40 PM

whenever i go to download.com and click on the "download now" button for any of those programs you guys have suggested, the download windows doesn't open up

.

Judas · Jan 20, 2005, 10:17 PM

if you've a creative card.... pull out Creative Play Center, and set it up, that sucker is the BEST MP3 ripper and converter in the world! grabs cd info of the net and BAM, you ripping songs insanely fast.

Zelig · Jan 20, 2005, 10:41 PM

I use cdex to rip my cds to oggs, I've got a total of about 20 mp3s on my harddrives, and thousands of oggs. You can download cdex from sourceforge.

Logla · Jan 20, 2005, 11:01 PM

I use LAME. I just like the overall sound that you end up with.

md5 · Jan 21, 2005, 11:21 AM

Quote:

whenever i go to download.com and click on the "download now" button for any of those programs you guys have suggested, the download windows doesn't open up

.

Download them from here:
Easy CD-DA Extractor:
http://www.poikosoft.com/download.html
CDEx:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/c...1.exe?download
Audiograbber:
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html

**dj_stick** · Jan 21, 2005, 03:40 PM

Logla, Lame is just a codec, not the actual encoder program. I'm pretty sure that CDex uses the Lame codec, aswell as a few other freeware apps

Logla · Jan 21, 2005, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

Logla, Lame is just a codec, not the actual encoder program. I'm pretty sure that CDex uses the Lame codec, aswell as a few other freeware apps

The LAME that I have is an .exe file and therefore not a codec (the codec in question here would be mp3)

Although to be honest, I read the initial post wrong. LAME is used to convert the WAV files which have already been ripped off the cd, into mp3.

For ripping the WAVs from the HDD I use Easy CD-DA Extractor. I then use LAME to encode the wav into mp3.

Its long winded but imo I end up with the best sounding mp3s that way. A lot of other things I have used just end up making the sound tinny and at worst with warbling on the treble. The Lame encoded tracks seem to have a warmer feel to them which doesn't sound too tiring.

Geminiwave · Jan 21, 2005, 08:28 PM

I like iTunes for their AAC encoder but dont touch their MP3 encoder with a 10 foot poll.

Nero does a beautiful job of MP3s but they like to do MP3pro more often...and honestly MP3pro sounds really flat. I dont get the rich tones that I do with AAC. Regular MP3 is alright though.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 22, 2005, 04:22 AM

Thanks for the links md5

.

Dom · Jan 22, 2005, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md5

Download them from here:
Easy CD-DA Extractor:
http://www.poikosoft.com/download.html
CDEx:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/c...1.exe?download
Audiograbber:
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html

CDex is nice! Thanks, Phil!

Sargentwhitey · Jan 22, 2005, 06:52 AM

I actually used to use the classic Real Jukebox.. it was like iTunes.. only took up less ram and ripped CD's Insanely fast.. even with old drives.. the new Real programs just suck so bad...

**dj_stick** · Jan 22, 2005, 06:54 AM

Logla, you probably have the original Lame codec encoders gui?

there are various MP3 codecs to encode them with, fraunhofer, lame etc. From what i have read, the lame codec produces the highest quality MP3 files.

many other encoder apps also use the Lame codec

Vampyromaniac · Jan 22, 2005, 10:18 AM

EAC + LAME here.

dj, you've never heard of lame.exe? it's an encoder, not a codec. it's a program that takes an input, runs its encoding algorithms, and writes an mp3 file. programs that use LAME, such as EAC, are not using it the same way the fraunhofer codec is used in other programs; they simply call up the lame.exe encoder and pass it the input.
codecs get registered in Windows, and can be used for playback of files (eg in Windows Media Player); fraunhofer is an example. LAME is just a program, does not get registered with aud codecs, and can't be used for playing back files that way.
hope that clears it up.

**dj_stick** · Jan 22, 2005, 03:12 PM

i meant that the Lame Codec is an encoder only algorithm, but i don't work with MP3 very often

~~HawK~~ · Jan 22, 2005, 05:19 PM

I never use anything else than Jet Audio +, does everthing i want or need
plays any (DVD)movie, rips audioCD's or converts in mp3 - mp3pro - Flac - Ape or any other major format (even WMA 9), audio mixing recorder, trimmer
has nice skins, easy album making and so much more

Logla · Jan 22, 2005, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

EAC + LAME here.

dj, you've never heard of lame.exe? it's an encoder, not a codec. it's a program that takes an input, runs its encoding algorithms, and writes an mp3 file. programs that use LAME, such as EAC, are not using it the same way the fraunhofer codec is used in other programs; they simply call up the lame.exe encoder and pass it the input.
codecs get registered in Windows, and can be used for playback of files (eg in Windows Media Player); fraunhofer is an example. LAME is just a program, does not get registered with aud codecs, and can't be used for playing back files that way.
hope that clears it up.

yup, thats what I got. CLI based - a pain to use but produces loverly sounding mp3s.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 23, 2005, 05:27 AM

some of you guys have been talking about mp3 and mp3 pro. what's the difference between the two?

Geminiwave · Jan 23, 2005, 07:19 AM

MP3 is just as you know it.

MP3 pro is a more compressed version. the codec in and of itself is better quality for equal compression(so theoretically 128kbps for MP3pro is about 160kbps for MP3). the thing is that the way it does this is to remove sounds that are either outside of the normal human hearing range, or to remove sounds that you wouldnt normally hear over other sounds (like if you have a really high pitched sound in a song, that would drown out certain other pitches . with this compression it just eliminates that). the problem is that, while theoretically you cannot hear those, many people notice that the music just does not sound as rich...and thats true. Plus some people have really good hearing(like myself) and can hear a much greater range than normal. Thats why I stick with AAC or lossless codecs.

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RiDDLeR214 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philippines Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	iTunes get my vote.. __________________

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	cdex and winamp pro free? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	whenever i go to download.com and click on the "download now" button for any of those programs you guys have suggested, the download windows doesn't open up . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 46	Actually, Media Player 10 is able to rip to MP3 format as well as WMA... I use that to backup my CDs to MP3s - simple and it does the job CDEx and Audiograbber are really good programs as well

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	ive used audiograbber before, seems to have been the best one ive used yet.

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	I use cdex to rip my cds to oggs, I've got a total of about 20 mp3s on my harddrives, and thousands of oggs. You can download cdex from sourceforge. __________________ --

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Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	I use LAME. I just like the overall sound that you end up with.

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Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	I like iTunes for their AAC encoder but dont touch their MP3 encoder with a 10 foot poll. Nero does a beautiful job of MP3s but they like to do MP3pro more often...and honestly MP3pro sounds really flat. I dont get the rich tones that I do with AAC. Regular MP3 is alright though. __________________

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Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	EAC + LAME here. dj, you've never heard of lame.exe? it's an encoder, not a codec. it's a program that takes an input, runs its encoding algorithms, and writes an mp3 file. programs that use LAME, such as EAC, are not using it the same way the fraunhofer codec is used in other programs; they simply call up the lame.exe encoder and pass it the input. codecs get registered in Windows, and can be used for playback of files (eg in Windows Media Player); fraunhofer is an example. LAME is just a program, does not get registered with aud codecs, and can't be used for playing back files that way. hope that clears it up. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

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Jan 23, 2005, 05:27 AM	Thread Starter #29
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	some of you guys have been talking about mp3 and mp3 pro. what's the difference between the two? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jan 23, 2005, 07:19 AM	#30
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	MP3 is just as you know it. MP3 pro is a more compressed version. the codec in and of itself is better quality for equal compression(so theoretically 128kbps for MP3pro is about 160kbps for MP3). the thing is that the way it does this is to remove sounds that are either outside of the normal human hearing range, or to remove sounds that you wouldnt normally hear over other sounds (like if you have a really high pitched sound in a song, that would drown out certain other pitches . with this compression it just eliminates that). the problem is that, while theoretically you cannot hear those, many people notice that the music just does not sound as rich...and thats true. Plus some people have really good hearing(like myself) and can hear a much greater range than normal. Thats why I stick with AAC or lossless codecs. __________________