Which Prog To Convert .cda To Mp3 And Wav Etc?

Hi all,
I'm looking for a good prog which will convert cd tracks (.cda file format) into mp3 and wav etc and vice versa. Can anyone reccommend a good one please?
Many Thanxs,
Pete

woo!
I get to quote myself!

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to wrap up what much spl means...

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For those of us who want a simple, one step program to copy from CD directly to MP3, what would you recommend then ?

(Forgive me if I&#39;m mistaken, but EAC requires a multi step conversion process right ?)

I don&#39;t have the time to rip exactly when I can rip at 320 (or sometimes VBR.. my mood changes :rolleyes: ) Which has always been plenty good enough for me, and I have never had a problem.

I used to use MP3Workshp, but it won&#39;t work after I reformatted, so now I use CDex. Is that a good enough program ?

I use that and Freerip too.

http://www.mgshareware.com/

:D dBpowerAMP Music Converter :D Works great every time &#33;

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Originally posted by PulseDragon@15 December 2003 - 10:15
:D&nbsp; dBpowerAMP Music Converter&nbsp; :D Works great every time &#33;

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Yep :)

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:D dBpowerAMP Music Converter :D Works great every time &#33;

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I agree, highly recommended. Easy to use, powerful and uses the best encoder (called LAME). Plus it&#39;s free :)

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Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@15 December 2003 - 10:17
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@15 December 2003 - 10:15
:D dBpowerAMP Music Converter :D Works great every time &#33;

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Yep :)

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I agree, highly recommended. Easy to use, powerful and uses the best encoder (called LAME). Plus it&#39;s free :) [/b][/quote]
I will 3rd that and it was lamsey that got me addicted to it :)

EAC Works fine... although I havent had any problems with Dbpoweramp, which I will recommend and you can download it free from their site.

Good luck with your rips... and remember, rip in 192 or higher :D :D :D

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Originally posted by musicmaster@16 December 2003 - 06:31
and remember, rip in 192 or higher :D :D :D

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Make that 320, or VBR ;)

Surely it&#39;s not much longer to download, but it&#39;s certainly better quality. Mybe it&#39;s being picky, but I wish I could download more at a higher bitrate than 128 - 192.

idon&#39;t agree 320 is a waste of time and space also if you have a gig cap monthly waste of downloads

VBR ppl hate too

heathens.

EAC + lame 3.90 + --alt preset standard (~192VBR) is standard.
anything else (aside from the occasional --alt extreme/r3mix is silly.

I also use FreeRip & have never looked back. Excellent ripping quality using the LAME encoder. Also rips into other formats such as OGG and WAV.

Website is here.

Rip @ 192 and ensure that the default setting is CBR (Constant BitRate). Whoever mentioned ripping to VBR (Variable BitRate) has no idea what he&#39;s doing.

Trust me on this... I&#39;ve been doing this for some time and you won&#39;t regret it.

Samurai :ph34r:

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Whoever mentioned ripping to VBR (Variable BitRate) has no idea what he&#39;s doing.

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ever hear of hydrogenaudio? audioillumination?

cbr is a waste. you&#39;re losing good audio data, and keeping lots of unnecessary stuff, which is just pointlessly increasing the file-size.
u know nothing. :rolleyes: