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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on April 05, 2005, 03:05:21 am
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I'm looking for a program that will rip CD audio tracks into WAV format, is free (open-source would be ideal), fast (Winamp's 2x speed doesn't cut it), and allows one to specify the output format (i.e. I'll be ripping spoken word, so I want to make mono WAV files).
I don't need MP3 conversion (MusicMatch Jukebox does that just fine), just CD-to-WAV.
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Funny you should ask this, I was thinking about starting a thread about MPC format. For many of the songs I've tried it on, it's basically CD quality at an average of 160 kbps. I'm not sure if Musicmatch supports it; however, the Winamp plugin can be found on this page: http://www.musepack.net/index.php?pg=win
dbPowerAmp will do WAV and MP3 right out of the box; it's a general conversion program that also comes with a CD ripper program. I've had to set my CD to the built-in CD player IO for it to work with Audio CDs with data tracks, but other than that, flawless conversion with a straightforward interface.
It also expands files' tooltips to display IDv3 info, sample rate, etc from explorer - although you can choose not to install it.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
List of supported formats (Codec central):
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
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exact audio copy.
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http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
It's been a while since last release, those who want to rip into OGG might want to update the outdated built-in OGG plugin.
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Deep Ripper (http://www.deepburner.com/?r=products)
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http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
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iTunes?
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Yes because that ungainly data duplicating piece of **** is so helpful... :wtf:
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i thought poweramp converted only.
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CDex, look for it on the web, great tool. Does CD-to-any-codec, including WAV, OGG, MP3, AAC, and a ****load more. Also does CDDB checking, and will write ID3 tags (v1 or v2, your choice.)
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Thanks for the help, guys. CDex is what I decided to use (though it's MP3 encoding preferences are a bit annoying to change).
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Can't windows media player do just that?
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Originally posted by Liberator
i thought poweramp converted only.
Yes. But it converts from CD audio to all the other formats it supports, too. :D
There's also a player and CD writer and something else, I think, which presumeably use the same codec database.
Originally posted by kietotheworld
Can't windows media player do just that?
I've never upgraded to the latest Media Player, since everything I've heard tells me that it's a spyware-infested bloated piece of proprietary crap. I think Sandwich posted a link to Mediaplayer classic, too. I still use the version that just plays movies; it's all I need to do with it (Although kaffeine does it better :sigh: ).
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
I've never upgraded to the latest Media Player, since everything I've heard tells me that it's a spyware-infested bloated piece of proprietary crap.
This is SOOOO true....give me Winamp anytime...or VLC for my movies.
I'm using FreeRip (http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml) - works great, exports into MP3, WAV and OGG and is completely free - you only have to pay to remove the splash screen;7