hi guys i was wondering what is the BEST of the BEST audio ripping tool.

for typical audio cds to DVD movies, and VCDs

thanks

musicmatch for me (only the ripping function)...

sorry to sound rude... but what does this have to do with Unattended Windows?... heh just giving ya a hard time bro.

For Audio Ripping i Use AudioGrabber

so sorry might not be in the correct forum

i want to ask bec. i want to integrate a good cd ripping software.

no problem bio, we are cool

Exact audio copy.

eac, likewise. I wonder why it's not on the poll...

fixed now.


Well all I bother to rip, is Audio CDs that I buy myself (and its been some time since the last time that happened ) - and I let my player (which is anyway already installed) do that job!

Winamp 5.x rules!
(did not vote, since winamp was not on the poll )

Exact Audio Copy is better than any of the above entries.

I, too, have to say Exact Audio Copy.

rotjong

I voted for CdEx 1.5, I've noticed 1.51 gives me a BSoD however when 1.50 doesn't.

Audiograbber was recently recommended to me, must say I have yet to try it.

@ prathapml,
Winamp 5x for ripping? Negative. It often leaves little audio "burps" or "hiccups" at the end of mp3 files. And the cd burning is just as bad.

honto des ka? dos te?

lame/razor lame

EAC All The Way, Why isn't it part of the poll. All those other programs suck compaired to EAC, trust me and the others who also said EAC, it f***ing Rocks!

EAC here too (encoding to Musepack usually)

ummm.... i like itunes

hahahhaa good one sven

lol, its true. media players sucks, music match takes so long to load and stuff, itunes best option, cuz its got ipod, fast ripping, fast burning.

I tried iTunes and I really didn't care much for it. Don't like the interface, don't like the background processes, didn't like the setup either... I'll pass (oh, and iPod compatibility is only good if you got one of them - and you couldn't possibly sell me one)

hummm... mines 1 and a half years old, no warranty anymore, all scratched up. you'll have a better chance on ebay then buying mine lol. except mine come with 5 gigs of music

i use EAC

EASY CDDA EXTRACTOR from poikosoft for me

hey guys!! remember to pin this poll

Don't do it very often but when I do, I use EAC with whatever LAME-version is recommended on this forum: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/

I just read through this guide: http://mp3.radified.com/eac_lame.htm

im interested in EAC, does it rip to mp3/wav/ or someother new encoding?
It sounds like I should rip my cds with EAC to wav and then use LAME to encode to mp3?

Can someone with experience describe the optimal process to ripping cds?
I guess im newbish, I used WMP to rip to 192k mp3. lol tia

[EDIT] is there a way to tag a sound file to say how it was ripped?

i usually let eac just rip to wav but u can also have it rip the cd directly to a compressed audio file like mp3. it has an "external encoder" feature letting u choose ANY type of encoder u want (like lame mp3) and encode to ANY compressed format u want.

eac has 4 "modes"
1. "secure"
2. "paranoid"
3. "fast"
4. "burst"
press f10 in eac and u will see these modes. put the mouse curser over the modes and it will tell u a description about each of them. then just choose which mode u want. i think "secure" is the default one.

as for encoding, press f11 in eac and "compression options" will pop up. eac has some compressed formats to choose from under the "waveform" tab. there aren't a lot tho. if u want to use an "external encoder" (an encoder thats not in the "waveform" tab, like lame mp3), go over to the next tab. (first u have to have the lame encoder .exe on ur comp. if u dont, then dl it from here) here u can customize the lame settings u want. i dont use lame so i cant suggest anything

as for the tag part, the answer is yes. if ur asking if eac can tag that specific part, then i think the answer is yes (i dled some mp3s and they have the "encoded by....eac (secure mode)" but i dunno how so i cant be much help. i manually tag using my music player foobar2000 and i can add a tag called "rippedby" or wutever and manually put in the info

hands down, CDEX

Easy Cd-Da Extractor beacause it come with a file converter (also include birthrate) And you can also extract to WAV, MP3, ACC, WMA, OGG. And it fully manage id3 tag.

But it's not a freeware

Witch one in the poll are freeware ????

the best of the best is musicmatch

none of them are freeware but musicmatch basic allow all the tasks of plus version but a bit slower

cdex is freeware

http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ lame encoder is included

Not voting because I use PlexTools Professional which came with my Plextor

@sven

I've been using iTune for 3 months now and I love it..

best of all.. it's FREE!

wow, i was soo ignorant but ive seen the light
Im going to go add to my Freeware list: EAC and CDEX.
No more WMP10 Cd Rips. I only use FLAC or LAME now.

im going to try razorlame next, though im very happy.
great thread, but the Poll is broken.

all i need is wmp10, nothing else is necessary

Musicmatch

EAC. Never heard of it before this thread. Now love it. Nice and small but still has all features I need. Not bloated like MusicMatch.

EAC is recognized to be the n.1 ripper
But CDEX performs well than EAC under certain circumstances

Shortly, tried both, loved both. Now I use foobar2000. It does EVERYTHING (play, rips, manage) and it's enought FOR ME.

Er... what is winamp ^___^;

OK Ive got this down.

1) RIP Audio CD to WAV files using EAC.

2) IF there are any errors, BRASSO the disk until they go away

3) ENCODE using Flac Frontend.

4) Tag Files with MetaData.

5) Enjoy.

CDex, nothing more

Heh, I downloaded AudioGrabber for my girlfriend to use and an even better one has been on the back of my mind. I'm glad I noticed this thread. Audio rippers seem to be the main thing she gets the hang of with the PC. Well, she can do pretty much anything as long as I show her. ^_^
Anyway, I'll try CDex. I like freeware. I currently use 1By1 Directory Player to playback my MP3...dunno if I'll use foobar2000...will check it out sometime.

Cheers,
Jeremy

Audiograbber works well for me, and for a while now it has been freeware

I prefer iTunes over anything, and that's freeware too

AudioGrabber

You can't specify a desired bitrate with AudioGrabber. CDex is more professional, anyway.

I have always been using Media Player 10 to rip my tracks.

I just use the software I have. LOL

Audio Converter and Ripper 4.10 is the best

I will have to try CDex sometime. But I have mostly WMA files and I want to keep it that way. Me only got a few MP3s.

cdex is the only ripper I've used and it works great. I use Audacity to edit live recordings.

Yes, Audacity is awesome.
I got CDEx for my girlfriend and she likes it a lot.