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Old 09-02-2003, 06:02 PM   #1
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Question best media player with ripper

I'm looking for a good 'free' media player that I can use to rip all of my cd's to my computer. It would be good if it used the CDDB feature to find the titles automatically. I have heard of a winamp plugin that does this but I can't find it.
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Old 09-02-2003, 07:05 PM   #2
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the latest windows meda player dose this version 9
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Old 09-02-2003, 07:14 PM   #3
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I knew someone would suggest wmp. I usually have found it too slow, but I might try the new version.
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Old 09-02-2003, 08:14 PM   #4
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I find Version 9 of WMP to be really quick when encoding music. I also enjoy using CDex. In Winamp you need to select the 'Nullsoft Disk Writer', but as far as I know it only encodes in .wav format.
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Easier to keep them seperate. Winamp for playing, CDex or EAC for ripping. Let each program excel at what it's suppose to do.
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Old 09-03-2003, 01:47 PM   #6
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I forgot about CDex, I will probably get that. WMP only goes in wma format - personally I would rather have wav's.
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Old 09-03-2003, 01:48 PM   #7
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Install an MP3 codec

Add the following registry entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\MP3Encoding
"LowRate"=dword:0000dac0
"MediumRate"=dword:0001f400
"MediumHighRate"=dword:0003e800
"HighRate"=dword:0004e200

WMP now can rip to MP3

HANDLE WITH CARE AND ALSO BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE EDITING
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Old 09-03-2003, 01:52 PM   #8
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That registry folder doesn't exist ... ?
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Old 09-03-2003, 01:53 PM   #9
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Correct, you will have to create it. And create the DWords as well.

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Awesome!
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