Cd ripping software

[survyor1]

Hello everyone,
I want to rip all of my cd's into my computer and was wondering what is the best program to use for this. I have a small program but it requires that that I write in the name of each song. Is there a program available that does this for you?
Thanks to all who answer

[doctorgonzo]

I use Exact Audio Copy. With an Internet connection, it will query the CD database and grab CD names and track titles if it can.

[survyor1]

Where can I get this program? From the net or is that a store bought program? Thanks

[doctorgonzo]

It's on the 'net. Just do a google search. Should be at download.com too.

[reboot]

CDEX, beat's the rest hands down.
http://www.mp3-converter.com/cdex.htm

[survyor1]

Originally posted by reboot CDEX, beat's the rest hands down. http://www.mp3-converter.com/cdex.htm

Yes I just found this a few minutes ago and it's great. Thanks to both of you for the help.

[systempat]

It's not free but for the variety of features and the ease of use, I like Musicmatch. Been using it since the 5.0 version and currently have the retail 7.5 version.

[Dan]

just put the cd in the tray. open it with windows explorer, select all and copy the tracks to a folder...no software required unless you want to convert to mp3 format.

[survyor1]

Originally posted by Dan just put the cd in the tray. open it with windows explorer, select all and copy the tracks to a folder...no software required unless you want to convert to mp3 format.

I have about 350 + cd's I want to rip into my computer. I figure mp3 is the best way to go or would wav be better?

[doctorgonzo]

350 CDs, if of average length (40-50 minutes), will take up close to 150 GB if stored as WAV files. That's not very efficient. I encode my CDs as variable-bitrate MP3s.

[survyor1]

Originally posted by doctorgonzo 350 CDs, if of average length (40-50 minutes), will take up close to 150 GB if stored as WAV files. That's not very efficient. I encode my CDs as variable-bitrate MP3s.

My intention was to store as mp3, but what is variable-bitrate mp3?

[doctorgonzo]

For MP3s, the higher the bitrate, the better the sound quality. constant-bitrate (CBR) MP3s are encoded at one bitrate, like 128 or 196 kbps. WIth VBR, the bitrate used depends on the audio information: when more information is needed to reproduce the sound more accurately, a higher bitrate is used, otherwise, a lower bitrate is used. Thus, the better-quality but space-consuming higher bitrate is used only when necessary.

http://www.fezguys.com/columns/057.shtml

[survyor1]

Originally posted by doctorgonzo For MP3s, the higher the bitrate, the better the sound quality. constant-bitrate (CBR) MP3s are encoded at one bitrate, like 128 or 196 kbps. WIth VBR, the bitrate used depends on the audio information: when more information is needed to reproduce the sound more accurately, a higher bitrate is used, otherwise, a lower bitrate is used. Thus, the better-quality but space-consuming higher bitrate is used only when necessary. http://www.fezguys.com/columns/057.shtml

Interesting read, thank you. Where can I get the software (exact audio copy) that you use?

[doctorgonzo]

I use EAC just to rip CDs to WAVs. I then encode the WAVs to MP3s using LAME. I do it this way because I rip a bunch of CDs to WAVs (a pretty easy process), and then convert the WAVs to variable-bitrate MP3s all at once (which is processor-intensive and time consuming).

[survyor1]

Originally posted by doctorgonzo I use EAC just to rip CDs to WAVs. I then encode the WAVs to MP3s using LAME. I do it this way because I rip a bunch of CDs to WAVs (a pretty easy process), and then convert the WAVs to variable-bitrate MP3s all at once (which is processor-intensive and time consuming).

Thank you.