I want to transfer about 30-40 CDs (from the 1970's & 80's) on to a PC and have all the artist/song/album info without having to enter the information. I'm on dial-up so I can't be connected to the internet the whole time (and the info has to be available offline).
Also I'd prefer something like MP3 format over WMA
2007-01-26 02:05:17 · 6 answers · asked by kimi 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I did this with my own cd collection using a free program called AudioCrusher. But any ripping program will need to connect to the internet to retrieve the cd info.
I ripped all my cd's into mp3 format using AudioCrusher and the lame_enc.dll encoder (also free). There are other mp3 encoders out there but I prefer the lame_enc.dll. You'll have to get the mp3 encoder file seperately and place it into the audiocrusher folder before you can start ripping. You can generally rip a cd into mp3's in about 5 minutes including the time it takes to download the cd information (a few seconds on dial-up). Usually I set the minimum bitrate to 160 or 192. The higher the bitrate you use, the better quality your mp3 will be and the larger the file size will be. So you'll need to decide which bitrate is best for you based on the amount of free space you have available.
As an experiment, I just ripped a cd with 12 songs on it into mp3's at a bitrate of 192 and it took just over 4 minutes.
I've included a link to AudioCrusher below so you can go find out more about it.
Good Luck!
2007-01-26 03:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by Simp1eman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Druidy (sorry if i butchered your nick there bro) is correct. When you're online most ripping software like Media Player or iTunes connects to a database once you load the cd.
They work best with broadband connections if you have a cell phone and a data cable you can use that to hook up to the net faster than dial up with the phone maker's software (most always not free) usually the slowest speed is 110kbps and it's an always on connection. Just make sure you have an unlimited data plan and it could very well be cheaper than dial up. On a cingular or any other GSM phone you can be online and still make calls and recieve text messages.
2007-01-26 02:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by sprydle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
iTunes gets disc and track information, and album art if you want, from the internet automatically as you import. Unfortunately, any program you use to import will go to the internet for info, if it can do that at all, so you'll have to be online to make it work. I use iTunes and it is very simple and convenient.
2007-01-26 02:12:57 · answer #3 · answered by Steven D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you will have to be connected to the internet so you can pull the info from a database that stores all that info.
2007-01-26 02:10:39 · answer #4 · answered by Open Minded Human 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEPENDING ON WHAT MEDIA PLAYER YOU HAVE IN YOUR COMPUTER IT MAY VARY, BUT WITH WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, JUST INSERT CD IN THE CD DRIVE. THE COMPUTER SHOULD OPEN THE MEDIA PLAYER AND GIVE YOU A LIST OF OPTIONS. AT THIS POINT CLICK RIP MUSIC TO MY COMPUTER. IT WILL GIVE YOU A LIST OF SONGS ON THE CD, CHECK THE ONES YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD AND WHEN YOUR COMPUTER RIPS THE MUSIC IT WILL USUALLY RECOGNIZE THE SONGS AND IDENTIFY THE ALBUM AND NAME AND FILE THEM FOR YOU.
2007-01-26 02:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you need is windows media player. it can RIP the songs to your computer
2007-01-26 02:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by friesen_101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋