cd's to computer

[nooblark]

i must be dumb considering i used to do this all the time but now i can't

how do i put the songs from my cds on the cvomputer.. becuase im trying to make a super mix playlist for winamp.. but it only making shortcuts

-noob

[hobey19]

you can use a ripping program like cdex or dbpoweramp to convert them to mp3 on your hard drive. this will put them into a folder and you can open them in winamp and make a playlist.

craig

[amk1369]

My reccomendation is to use a program like iTunes to do it. I've ripped about 20gigs of music using it and IMHO its the best program out there. All you do is insert the disc, label them as you desire (they are usually pre-labeled, but for classical music the system doesnt work) and then click import.

[Hi Ho]

I have ripped my entire CD collection (about 10 GB) using Windows Media Player 9. It worked great and almost all of them were already labeled.

[amk1369]

I found when I ripped to with Windows Media Player that the sound quality was awful. But that may have been me.

[Hi Ho]

You probably had the bit rate turned way down. I ripped everything at 192kb/s WMA. Everything sounds much better than the MP3's I ripped at 160kb/s a while back.

[Gibble]

I'm going to have to say CDex. Nice small program that has a fair amount of features. And of couse it's free.

[Byte 2.0]

I used CDex and have my entire collection ripped at 128bit, about 4 GB worth and I listen to it on my system, sounds fine to me. But thinking I should have done it at 192 now.

[nooblark]

heh, all a lil late.. im using cdex thanks for suggestions and comments though.. is there really a differance in sound from the diff bits? i imported em as comprssed adio files to save the space..

[Hi Ho]

Yes there can be a BIG difference between bit rates. You can really tell if you listen something at 64kb/s then 128 +. I can hear a big difference between 128 and 192 just as I can hear a difference between MP3 and WMA files at the same bit rate. WMA sounds better.

[amk1369]

Massive difference. The more compressed the song, the less dynamic range and timbre the song has. Extremities and register and lost, as are extremities in dynamics.

[nooblark]

i still can't hear the differance.. wat differances should i notice

[amk1369]

How trained to music are your ears? For someone like me, who plays, writes and listens to alot of music, I find the difference very noticable, however, there are people I know, especially those without alot of musical 'experience' who don't notice a big difference. Depends on who you are I guess.

[Hi Ho]

It depends on how "tuned" your ears are I guess. I am a big audiophile and I notice every little detail. I can't stand listening to cheap speakers or any compressed audio under 128kb/s. What speakers are you listening to the songs on?

[Stuttgart 911]

I rip all of my CDs into 256bit MP3 format. They sound better than WMA files. IMO...

[amk1369]

In the hosue we have two sets of speakers. On the computer are a set of Kef UNI-Q Bookshelf speakers. They're good quality. They don't have a huge amount of raw power, but they provide good definition. Then we have the family speakers which are a set of Martin Logan electrostatic's. The amplifier used on that system is a Bryston model (I forget the specs). The sound on that system is absolutely amazing.

Nothing beats live sound though.