what do you use to rip mp3s from your CDs?

[MrHappyMonkey]

I like how Windows Media player can rip WMA's from a CD, but the quality sucks and it's WMA instead of MP3. What app do you use to rip CDs? Ideally, something that works like iTunes (it's a good enough reason to my a mac just for that app + iPod) would be great.

 

[dakata24]

i use musicmatch.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I use Exact Audio Copy and L.A.M.E. Makes the best quality MP3's you can get.

ZV

 

EAC + LAME with --r3mix

 

[Vehementi]

Musicmatch sucks

 

[minendo]

I was getting ready to ask the same question.

 

[BillGates]

Heh, don't ask me, I didn't even know you can buy CD's anymore.

 

[MrHappyMonkey]

Originally posted by: Vehementi
Musicmatch sucks

yea... i'll second that. I just installed it and it looks pretty ghey :frown:

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: dwell
EAC + LAME with --r3mix

r3mix is so yesterday. hehe.
most prefer these now

 

[GTaudiophile]

I rarely rip anything, but when I do, I still use AudioCatalyst 2.0 (from Xing and AudioGrabber). Any reason why I should switch if this seems to work fine?

 

Originally posted by: dc
r3mix is so yesterday. hehe.
most prefer these now

Cool, got a couple CDs to rip, will use one of those settings.

 

[nomatic]

I also use EAC + LAME, and although the quality of the rips is flawless, the program has a tendency to crash. I didn't notice this before the current iteration (.9 beta 4) of EAC. Has anyone else noticed this? What has been the most stable version for those of you who use it with win xp?

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
I use Exact Audio Copy and L.A.M.E. Makes the best quality MP3's you can get.

ZV

EAC + LAME is the best combo!

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: dc
r3mix is so yesterday. hehe.
most prefer these now

Cool, got a couple CDs to rip, will use one of those settings.

been using -alt preset standard

 

[arod]

I use TDK Digital MixMaster (came with my TDK drive)

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: dakata24
i use musicmatch.

Same here.

I'm not sure what people don't like about it.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
I use Exact Audio Copy and L.A.M.E. Makes the best quality MP3's you can get.

ZV

That is what I use as well.

 

[spanky]

audiograbber

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: dc
r3mix is so yesterday. hehe.
most prefer these now

THANKS! I've been looking for that link

I use this one with EAC/Lame

--abr 128 -h --nspsytune --athtype 2 --lowpass 16 --ns-bass -8 --scale 0.93

but change it to 160 rather than 128 I can't tell the difference between that and the CD

Confused

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: dakata24
i use musicmatch.

Yes it does. We use it at work because it is pretty and the buttons are easy to find. Everything else is just hard!

 

[Pheran]

Exact Audio Copy and LAME (get binary here) using --alt-preset standard is the only way to fly. Also see The ChrisMyden.com Guide to Creating Amazing MP3s for plenty of useful info. To those folks still using -r3mix, it has been superseded by --alt-preset standard.

 

[Red Dawn]

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Originally posted by: dakata24
i use musicmatch.
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We use it at work because it is pretty and the buttons are easy to find. Everything else is just hard!

Maybe for you

 

[BennyD]

i use audiograbber - full "paid for" version

aswell as lame 3.92 with -alt--preset extreme

makes damn sweet mp3's

 

[Chaotic42]

I wrote a perl script to use cdda2wav to extract the music and encode it with lame, while using my naming system for my mp3s. I was bored, and it saved a lot of time.