MP3 ripper?

I was wondering what Mp3 ripper members were using? I've ordered Nomad Zen NX Mp3 player and realised I need to start turning my CDs into Mp3s.
Regards,
Simon

 

Adobe Audition

 

Exact Audio Copy - there can be only one....

CDex is also worth a stab, as its easier to use.

Plextools is also worth a look if you own a Plextor drive.

The rest, quite simply, dont hold a candle...

 

MP3 Ripper? Has to be EAC!

Agree - totally. Has to be EAC for ripping.

I use LAME on its own, however with Razorlame to do the encoding - I find it more flexible. Razorlame is a basic GUI for the command line Lame encoder.

The other thing I found REALLY usefull was a program called 'MP3 Book Helper'.

Its a brilliant ID3 tag editor - which will find all the details you need from the likes of CDDB, and then write them onto an existing album of MP3s - most invaluable!

Snake

 

Also use Exact Audio Copy; can be a bugger to setup, especially if you're not familiar with the process. BUt it kicks a$$ for actual copying.

 

i use iTunes

 

I use iTunes as well
Donut

 

I did use iTunes until an accidental encounter with the 'Delete' key last night. Wiped out about half of my 540 CDs that I'd spent weeks ripping to the hard disk.

As I've got all the original CDs, it's no great loss. I've now deleted the rest to free up space for other things. I couldn't be bothered to work out what was still there and what wasn't and it would be just too time consuming to put them all back on, anyway.

 

For ripping use EAC or Cdex. For encoding take your choice of multiple formats.

EAC is easy to use once set-up and everybody seems to swear by it. See the following setup guide

http://www.rivarilu.demon.nl/eac/

Cdex is simplier to setup. See the following quick CDEX guide.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/alexanderino/cdex/

Also both guides show how to use LAME MP3 encoders

 

Wot no backup !