Digitalfox Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Hi people, well i just got a cd of audio from my band, and i want to transform it to mp3, what's the best software to use, with win XP... Thanks for the help... Stay well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceHawk Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 www.windowsxp.nu download the MP3 pack and then use windows media player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[SuCraM] Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 i use alto mp3 maker it rocks give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 EAC is the best cd ripper LAME is the best mp3 codec anybody says otherwise doesn't know wtf they are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[SuCraM] Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 well im part of an mp3 ripping group and i personally think alto is alot better than lame so whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me101 Veteran Posted February 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2002 EAC (Exact Audio Copy) is good, I have used it as well as CDex. Both use LAME (LAME Ain't an Mp3 Encoder) as the MP3 encoder, I've ripped quite a few songs and find it to produce the best results as MxxCon has stated... LAME, simply the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 i personally like cdex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 Originally posted by [suCraM] well im part of an mp3 ripping group and i personally think alto is alot better than lame so whatever are you talking about http://www.cdwavtomp3.250x.com ? if so then read this AltoMP3 Maker uses LAME MP3 encoder as default MP3 encode engine. LAME encoder is a freeware project which provides high compression speed and perfect sound quality, it supports VBR(Variable Bitrate) and many more features. so whatever:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted February 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2002 /me using lame with cdex and Im happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashiro Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 I use CDex (www.cdex.n3.net) with LAME.exe as an external encoder. This way I can use whatever command line options/presets I need. --alt-preset insane for example :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted February 4, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2002 musicmatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joswin Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Why not just turn in into WMA files using media player? They take up a lot less space (and are better quality) which is great if you are putting them on the web somewhere for download. my .2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 Originally posted by Robert_Hague Why not just turn in into WMA files using media player? They take up a lot less space (and are better quality) which is great if you are putting them on the web somewhere for download. wma has content management which means ms can lock you out of your files.:( wma is very proprietary so no chance of playing on other os. wma does not take up a lot less space on same bitrates. wma has more aparant artifacts. ms doesn't work on wma as actively as mp3 development. and guy asked about MP3 software, not wma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashiro Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 I think Mp3 is the best format for ripping CD's. Admittedly MS made it very easy to rip CD's using the new media player - so most users may want to stick with this. I would urge users to at least try an alternative. Microsoft doesn't want you to, but there are some great apps/technologies out there (winamp, lame enc, monkey audio, AAC, mpc, mp3pro, EAC, Cdex) WMA files are better in a low bitrate/high compression scenario (ie. http streaming). If you want decent compression and high quality (cd rip) go with mp3 (Lame Enc). Reasons: - For me, at bitrates over 160 - mp3 is clearer and has less artifacts than WMA. - Mp3 is free, open source and multi platform compatible. I can play mp3's on my Win32, Linux & Mac systems. - Mp3 is a lot more flexible. (has CBR, ABR & VBR encoding options) - Mp3's just sound a lot nicer on my Intel Pocket Concert :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Handey Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 If you want _the best_ sounding mp3's check out Dibrom's compiles at http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 hydrogenaudio.org is a very good site. but you doesn't have to get only his compiles. his --alt-presets were merged into cvs as of LAME v3.90+ so all builds will have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonallison Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 ive recently used dbpoweramp to convert from mp3 to wma, and vice versa and one thing is its totally free! http://www.dbpoweramp.com u'll need the codecs for wma on the site! works in Win XP too! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcho Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 EAC/CDex with LAME 3.91 (or the hydrogen audio 3.90 build) with - alt-preset standard or - alt-preset 160 (for portable audio). MP3-Explorer for tagging/management duties. MP3Gain for adjusting your mp3 files to attain the same volume (much better than plain normalization). WinLAME for re-compressing MP3's, or converting/encoding between MP3s and Vorbis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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