Members Freeman Keller Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'm in the process of converting some song files for the HCAG album project and I need an mp3 conversion program. I have Audacity which will convert from a wav file to an mp3, but many people have submitted a regular audio cd. I can rip the songs to my computer using Windows Media Player but I can only save them in their native format (I thought WMP would let me save it as an mp3 but I can't figure out how). Does anyone know of a good conversion program - preferably as shareware or can anyone help me set up WMP to do the conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phil_harmonic Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 I use a ripper called Easy CD Extractor (and have for a long time). I even paid for it. http://www.poikosoft.com/ You can rip to many formats and it also includes a format conversion ability (CD to MP3 and visa versa for example). You can download it for free I think for a trial. Might be something out there better as I have not looked for a while since I own this one and keep getting updates to it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 I use a really great program called Switch (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/) but I think it might be only for Mac. When I was at home (and using Windows) I used a trial version of a program that gave me 30 free conversions before it started bugging me about getting the full version. If you're only going to do a few songs, you might want to look into just getting the trial version of phil_harmonic's program or something. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bubbluz Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 CDex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 Free CD RipperFreeRip I primarily use PCLOS, a Linux distro and use K3B to rip but those two should do well. There are others out there that are good as well, I just can't remember right now. I'll search around on the laptop to see if I still have one on there in windows format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brahmz118 Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 iTunes is a free download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihateyouguys Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 In windows media player, go to tools, then options, then rip music. The format drop down should have an option for mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparhawk Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 Another reccomendation for cDex:http://www.mp3-converter.com/cdex.htm Ripper that will save to .mp3 or .wav. Uses LAME encoding engine. (Win 95/98/NT/XP/2000) CDex rips fast and accurately, applying jitter correction for quality control. Files are normalized to ensure consistent volume levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members denvertrakker Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 I use a really great program called Switch (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/) but I think it might be only for Mac. Ellen Nope. I use it too, and I have WinXP. Great little freeware program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 Nope. I use it too, and I have WinXP. Great little freeware program. That's great news! In that case, Freeman, I highly recommend the program Switch. It is straightforward and easy to use, but if you want to get complicated and do stuff like change the bit rate or try some wacky formats it is flexible. It gets the job done. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Posted October 19, 2007 Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 Another reccomendation for cDex:http://www.mp3-converter.com/cdex.htmRipper that will save to .mp3 or .wav. Uses LAME encoding engine. (Win 95/98/NT/XP/2000)CDex rips fast and accurately, applying jitter correction for quality control. Files are normalized to ensure consistent volume levels. A third... basically all was said already. ^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted October 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2007 Thanks all. I'll try both Switch and CDex. edit to add - Wow, Ellen, you've just been Switched. The album is saved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RizinRico Posted October 28, 2007 Members Share Posted October 28, 2007 thanks for the link to the switch software. it has really helped me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knowspicker Posted October 28, 2007 Members Share Posted October 28, 2007 The easy way out. In Windows Media Player go to the tools menu then optionsthen the Rip Music tabthen in the rip settings choose mp3 instead of wmathat should make it so when you rip you get mp3 instead of wma files Another option is to use Window Plus! Audio Converter. It's comes in the Microsoft Plus Pack digital media edition. Then you can convert files by right clicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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