What Is the Best Free Program To Convert Audio CD To MP3

[RiderInBlack]

I have a whole lot of CD music stored on my PC that I want to change to MP3 as it takes less space (also want to be able to transfer it to a MP3 player if I ever get one). What programme do you guy recommend to convert Audio CD to MP3. I also have a DVD burner so if this programme is can be use for DVD Music that would be cool as well (would love to put my AC/DC Family Jewels DVD as audio only into my playing list as well).

[MSTRS]

I use Acoustica WAV-MP3-WAV - had it for ages but I think I had to pay for it after the 'trial period' was up.
Video to WAV extract is ok but free version only does 3mins (unlimited times tho)

[TerminalAddict]

cdex does a nice job for cd-->mp3 or wav-->mp3 and is free http://cdexos.sf.net
iTunes is always a winner esp. if that MP3 player is an ipod.
if you want to extract dvd audio, I'm guessing virtualdub would do the job, altho' I've never done it myself (well not really)
virtualdub can extract audio from a dvd movie, so I guessing it will extract dvd-audio as well

[PuffMan]

iTunes is free and you don't need an iPod if you just want to organise and convert all your music on your PC/Mac. Just download it from the itunes website :ar15:

[bugjuice]

Apple iTunes all the way baby!!!!!!!!! (http://apple.com/itunes/)

[Grizz]

I was using Creative Jukebox to rip songs from an audio CD, and a file that should have only been 3 mg blew out to 9 mg, I couldn't be fagged playing around with the settings, so am now just using windows media player, it keeps the files size down, and it also allows you to edit the song title.

[TwoSeven]

Windows media player 10 records to MP3 - thats free.

[scooterboynz]

but will "i tunes" convert from "aac" to "mp3" i have i-tunes and an i-pod and now have an mp3 player in my car but cannot play i-tunes files on my car stereo??? am i just doing something wrong???????

[bugjuice]

iTunes can convert aac to mp3. Select the track in iTunes, make sure your prefs are set to the mp3 settings you want, then under the advanced tab, choose 'Convert selection to MP3' or so it should say. If your settings are aac, then it'll say 'Convert selection to AAC'.

But iTunes isn't great at converting to MP3 (there, I said it. Something Apple isn't so good at). If you want a decent conversion of AAC to MP3, then use an app called Lame Encoder. Download this, read the instructions (quite easy), and have that convert your selection to MP3.

This for Mac OSX (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13048), I don't know of any PC versions tho, cos I don't use a PC. A quick check on VersionTracker doesn't show anything obvious.
Worst case, if iTunes does a terrible job at one or two, don't throw away the AAC version. Just burning it as an audio cd on a CD-RW (saves wasting a cd then), and reimport it using MP3 settings. Or, dig out the original CD it came from and reimport that

[bungbung]

Audiograbber is what you want for windows machines.

[Jamezo]

CD-DA X-Tractor, does the trick for me very nicely. small and efficient. FreeDB compatibility.

www.xtractor.sourceforge.net/

[Teflon]

I use Freerip, simple to use.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r826.html

[hXc]

Windows Media Player 10. Free, simple to use, edit the song title etc etc.

[scooterboynz]

iTunes can convert aac to mp3. Select the track in iTunes, make sure your prefs are set to the mp3 settings you want, then under the advanced tab, choose 'Convert selection to MP3' or so it should say. If your settings are aac, then it'll say 'Convert selection to AAC'.




ok i have got an album on my i-tunes from a cd i have ,, go into prefs and select burning on mp3 and click on "burn" and it says cant do it! it seems to only burn to mp3 tracks that were originally mp3 ,,,, :argh:

[RiderInBlack]

Have Windows Media Player 10, but don't have any luck find out how I can get it to convert Music CD files to MP3. Does it do this? If it does How? Just call me an old PC incompedant fart, but I need some help here. If it does not then I need to download a convertor.

[DingDong]

Audiograbber, easy to use GUI
You can get it free with Net Guide (One of this years back issues) :yes:

[hXc]

Have Windows Media Player 10, but don't have any luck find out how I can get it to convert Music CD files to MP3. Does it do this? If it does How? Just call me an old PC incompedant fart, but I need some help here. If it does not then I need to download a convertor.

If you put a CD in the drive then rip it off the CD through Windows Media Player and it will convert it automatically. If you burn it onto a blank it will automatically convert it back to a wav. file (stereo/radio will read)

If you want an MP3 on a disk then copy the song into the CD drive folder in My Computer and burn it and it will keep it as an MP3. Well it did for me anyway.

[FlyingDutchMan]

I'll have to put a vote in for CD-DA extractor. Works like a charm. Put the cd in, hit the button and watch it go. Nicely sorted into folders and named.

http://www.poikosoft.com/

[RiderInBlack]

Thanks for the help guys. Thought Media player could do this but could not get Dad's old version on 98 to do it.

Would DVD Decrypter be able to deal to the Music DVD. Can you use something like that to get the sound only of a DVD? Would be good to have that on my PC along with DVD Shink (have a DVD burner but don't have ether of those programmes).

[TerminalAddict]

nope dvd decrypter only removes CSS encryption (and macrovision)
You'll need to use something like virtualdub to extract the dvd-audio

Dvd decryter and dvd shrink are pretty good at other tasks tho' ;)

[StoneChucker]

BungBung sounds like he's on the right track. My program I use sounds like it would be very similar. That is Audio Catalyst. You can do all sorts of things, very user friendly.

Oh, now I know you're making MP3's of music you already have on original cd's right? Like, just for backups? Yeah, I thought so :devil2:

[Teflon]

Thanks for the help guys. Thought Media player could do this but could not get Dad's old version on 98 to do it.

Would DVD Decrypter be able to deal to the Music DVD. Can you use something like that to get the sound only of a DVD? Would be good to have that on my PC along with DVD Shink (have a DVD burner but don't have ether of those programmes).

The program you want is called 'DVD To MP3 Ripper'.

http://www.dvd222.com/index.htm - website was down when i checked. Just do a search.

The trail version only rips 3mins. Type in " DvD To MP3 Ripper crackz " in Google, this should bring up some warez crack sites, and do a search.

[zadok]

As already mentioned; WMP 10 will rip from CD to MP3.
Tools>Options>Rip Music>Under Rip Settings there is a drop down box-Select MP3.

[Jeremy]

You want Audiograbber, small, fast, free.

http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

Just shove in the cd, click the free cd db icon to get track details, then click grab and away it goes.

And most importantly it can use external encoders. So you can pair it up with Lame for when space it tight and you want mp3s. Or Vorbig OGG, when you want slightly closer to perfect quality at around 6mb/song. Or if your really keen there's always the Monkey audio encoder which is lossless.

[Rainbow Wizard]

I've got the midi files on my hard-drive and want to burn them onto an audio CD, urgently. Any of you wizzos able to advise me on the method, PLEASE. Running XP pro, current version.
Cheers, and thanks in anticipation. http://www.voxanclubdefrance.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_color_.gif

[Jeremy]

Midi isn't really an audio format, it's a music format (could go on about this for an hour or so but it's not worth it).

What you need to do is convert the midi file to the wave file format. Winamp will quite happily do this. Just change the output plugin to the wavfilewriter plugin. Put all your midis in the playlist and away it'll go (just make sure to set up the midi input plugin to send it to the winamp sound system).

Then you can burn the wavs to cd audio format.

[inlinefour]

I use windows media player after putting an add in that will convert song files (got it off kazaalite). PM me if you want it and I'll put it on a disc for you...

[RiderInBlack]

I use windows media player after putting an add in that will convert song files (got it off kazaalite). PM me if you want it and I'll put it on a disc for you...How big is the file? Can you post a link for it? Just an aside here: Followed the links for DVD Shink from Kazaalite to here Doom9.org - Usefully Software (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm) and was able to download DVD Decrypter as well as DVD Shink from there, no worries.

[inlinefour]

How big is the file? Can you post a link for it? Just an aside here: Followed the links for DVD Shink from Kazaalite to here Doom9.org - Usefully Software (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdshrink31-main.htm) and was able to download DVD Decrypter as well as DVD Shink from there, no worries.

Its called cyberlink and I got it off kazaalite...