Convert Audio CD’s to MP3 with free CD Ripper

August 12, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
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Summary: How to rip an audio CD to an MP3 file for your iPod, iPhone, or MP3 player.  Use Freeware CD rip program to convert audio CD to MP3 in 3 minutes   How to rip non-DRM MP3 files from audio CD (Compact Discs).

Do you have a stack of audio CD’s that you want to convert to MP3 files so that you can listen to them on your MP3 player or iPhone or personal entertainment device?   It’s easier than you think to rip audio CD’s to MP3 files using free Cdex software and your computer’s CD or DVD drive.   Freeware Cdex software has been downloaded more than 38-million times since 1998.   CDex uses the MusicBrainz online database to automatically name the MP3 song files when you rip an audio CD.  In this quick tutorial, I’ll cut through the clutter to give you just a few easy steps so you can quickly convert your CD’s to MP3 files.

Dear ChuckEgg, Can you tell me how to rip an audio CD to MP3 files for my iPhone?

“Ripping” is the process of copying audio or video from one media form to another, such as copying a compact disc (CD) or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) to a digital file on your hard drive.   “Ripping” a CD to an MP3 file is easy after you’ve installed the free software.

In the steps below, I’ll describe how you can  make the best sounding MP3 files possible.   In two different articles, I’ll describe why you may want to use different MP3 settings for audiobooks than the MP3 settings you use when ripping music CD’s.

When you rip CD’s, you can choose if you want the best sound quality possible, or if you want to sacrifice a bit of sound quality for smaller MP3 files – so that you can fit more songs on your MP3 player.   If you’re ripping Audiobook CD’s, you can select options that will still make good sounding files, but they’ll be a fraction of the size of your music MP3 files.

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