CD Ripper?

[Taqyon]

Happy 2013 everyone.

Can someone direct me to a free CD ripper? I've been using NeoAudio since 2004 but it's getting harder and harder to find a download.

What's everyone using these days?

Thanks

 

[dsimonse]

Happy 2013 everyone.

Can someone direct me to a free CD ripper? I've been using NeoAudio since 2004 but it's getting harder and harder to find a download.

What's everyone using these days?

Thanks

Why don't you use windows media player ?

 

[rwenzori]

Exact audio copy.

 

[Avenue]

I use audiograbber. - think this is their website

 

[atomcrusher]

VideoLAN/VLC

 

[Bundu]

iTunes?

 

[Dirk44]

I use audiograbber. - think this is their website

+1 Have been using them for years, quick and free...

 

[kripstoe]

Exact audio copy.

+1

 

[garyc]

Exact audio copy.

Definitely the best. Just get ready for the learning curve involved in setting it up (there are some good on-line tutorials you can search for)

 

[Space_Chief]

Happy 2013 everyone.

Can someone direct me to a free CD ripper? I've been using NeoAudio since 2004 but it's getting harder and harder to find a download.

What's everyone using these days?

Thanks

Back in the old days I'd use AudioGrabber with LAME. Now one can use iTunes to rip CDs.

BTW for a list of free, shareware and commercial software:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools

 

[Nephew_]

Exact audio copy.

+1
(and even iTunes)

 

[SauRoNZA]

iTunes.

 

[Bundu]

could one of the boffins maybe explain why a person would use another ripper if you already have iTunes? Are there quality advantages?

 

[kripstoe]

could one of the boffins maybe explain why a person would use another ripper if you already have iTunes? Are there quality advantages?

Because iTunes is horrible and a ripper such as EAC can do some cool things when a CD is scratched. Also allows encoding into other formats (can't remember if iTunes can do ogg etc).

 

[droplet]

CDex. does not need to be installed. super lightweight. many options. can encode to many formats, cddb support.

 

[Bundu]

Because iTunes is horrible and a ripper such as EAC can do some cool things when a CD is scratched. Also allows encoding into other formats (can't remember if iTunes can do ogg etc).

iTunes can rip to AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3 and WAV and has a setting for error correction on CDs - I always rip to 320 MP3

 

[Space_Chief]

iTunes can rip to AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3 and WAV and has a setting for error correction on CDs - I always rip to 320 MP3

iTunes is not the easiest. In addition some rippers may have better codec implementations than iTunes. Error correction on iTunes is probably standard, but not superior.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/audio-encoders

 

[HavocXphere]

Lots of options available. Pick something that isn't loaded with unnecessary crap.

CDex. does not need to be installed. super lightweight. many options. can encode to many formats, cddb support.

My preferred solution too.

 

[Space_Chief]

Lots of options available. Pick something that isn't loaded with unnecessary crap.


My preferred solution too.

Sometimes easiest solution is to buy the CD, even online, and download the song from the nets. Most audio systems are so junk one can't really tell the difference between 320K FLAC or AAC and 160kbps MP3.

 

[Rickster]

Why don't you use windows media player ?

+9000

/not sarcastic

It can rip to WMA,MP3.WAV (If you must)

And you can select your Quality (128,192,256 and 320Kbps)

I don't know why but WMP is extremely underrated these days.