Good Free Mp3 Ripper

[generalnmx]

I'm looking for a good, free MP3 Ripper. I am thinking of getting my father a MP3 Player for his birthday, but first I need to rip his 100+ CDs into MP3s.

Any suggestions?

Edit: This site looks good for links: http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm

I'm going to try this one: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm

 

[NssOne]

Nah, Search for Radium's MP3 guide. I did. I would strongly recommend it and using the software in the guide.

 

[Dozer]

A bazzilion threads on this already but use DBpoweramp. It's the best.

 

[EvilDragon]

I used DBPoweamp but had the problem that it doesn't VERIFY what it rips... so, if you have scratched CDs, you have a lot of faulty MP3 songs...

If you want an EXACT rip (it takes longer the more the CD is scratched ), get Exact Audio Copy (EAC) together with the newest version of the LAME Encoder.

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

 

[divadsci]

Ausio catalyst works very well for me. Plus it names all of the tracks for you.

 

[MegatronUK]

Free software:

EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to rip.. even from 'protected' cds.

Bladeenc or LAME to encode (they're the best by far for =>256kbit encoding, bladeenc suits my ears better, but LAME is damn good).

 

[Mofokubik]

CDEX always used to get the job done for me, but I recently tried something new. I tried Power MP3 WMA Converter, and it's top-notch. Can rip cds very fast, as well as convert to alot of different formats, the GUI is perfect and it's very simple to use. I recommend it.