OGG ripper/encoders

[Axeman]

What do people tend to use fro ripping/encoding/converting to OGG format? Freeware is better, obviously

 

[Sonic-NKT]

for ripping i use CDex, its a good tool, and gets the real songnames from the inet.
but im still searching for a tool that converts mp3 to ogg..

 

[Achil]

You can do that with CDex.
Just make sure your export ecoding settings are set to OGG and go to

convert < Re-encode Compressed audio file(s)

Just select your MP3's and they will appear in your export folder as ogg's.

 

[raven]

I use EAC (Exact Audio Copy) for ripping, it supports OGG encoding but I only use MP3 so can't comment on that. It's free, supports external encoders, supports freedb-lookup and has a ton of 'hidden' editing-options but the main reason I use it is because it's the best ripper I know, it even restores damaged tracks if/when possible.

 

[Wolfsclaw]

dbPowerAmp

 

[Steve-O]

whats the smallest that you can compress a song to? Im looking for software that can compress the hell out of a Audio file Im not bothered about quality hehe...

 

[Wolfsclaw]

i just got 5,04 mb mp3 file to 1,254 mb ogg file

its not hell much, but enough for me

umm yes the quality is the same like in the mp3 one.

 

[bringoutthegimp]

dbpoweramp is the best encoder ive ever come across. and its free

 

[TJFBryant]

Win Lame ogg encoder is free and IT is the best I have seen out there. Also... its the only one I ever need to use for audio encoding purposes.

 

[Shaking Spirit]

Windows Media Player Plus! Converter

 

[TJFBryant]

Whats the lowest Kilo Bit rate.... do you use when you encode to ogg till quality is degraded?? I know when encoding a MP3 the KBr is about 92 or so when it starts breaking down. What about ogg??

 

[ectlion]

dbpower amp forever!!

i use 64 bitrate ogg and its like a 192 mp3

 

[TJFBryant]

DAMN thats sweet!! 64 bitrate?? wow...thanks for the reply....I ll give it a try.

 

[Axeman]

dbPowerAmp is great, but has anyone else has problems with it being unstable?

 

[Steve-O]

dbPowerAmp is great, but has anyone else has problems with it being unstable?

nope,

Got a 5mb Audio file down to 350KB But it was bad Quality but still Very listenable :thumb:...

 

[DuderJace]

Ogg drop's good for quick and easy conversion for groups of files, but the XP specific versions seems a bit unstable. Anyone else found this or is it just my pc being a bunch of ass? It's handy if you want to convert a load of mp3s to oggs. Drop them on to convert from mp3 to wav, then drop the waves on to convert them to oggs. Jace