I want to turn my computer into a fucking multimedia beast. First step, music. How do I take my CDs and convert them to a computer format? MP3s or whatever...
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If you plan on trading with friends, most prefer .mp3, but sometimes for smaller file size for personal use shit Windows Media does it.
Simply insert CD > Click Copy From CD (blue menu on left) > select tracks > Click Copy.
It puts the files in organzied directories in your 'My Music' folder, even screenshots of the discs if it has it in its database, all track names etc are storied as well.
A pirate turned me on to
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/downloads.php
that's what I use now.
Windows media burns .wma's CDEX burns .mp3 and does much more.
Good luck,.
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Use a mp3 ripper like Easy CD-DA Extractor or Musicmatch
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I'm not looking to trade files, just want to have a collection of songs I like on my computer for quick, random use throughout the day. I'll try your suggestion Fletch. How much space does a typical CD take up using your method?
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Turning them into .WMA files makes each track about 1 meg.Originally posted by Sly_RJ
I'm not looking to trade files, just want to have a collection of songs I like on my computer for quick, random use throughout the day. I'll try your suggestion Fletch. How much space does a typical CD take up using your method?
Thanks.
An MP3, depending on various factors, can be anywhere from 2-6 megs.
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aww come on, live on the edge and trade some mp3's hahaha
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Really depends man. I have punk albums that have 18 tracks and are only 16 minutes long in entirety hahaha
I have metal albums that are like 62 minutes and 6 tracks hahah so the size varies greatly.
But instead of ripping at 192 you can use Win Media and rip at like 64 if its just for personal use, depends on how good your ears are I suppose. But ripping at a smaller bit rate makes the size smaller.
For example: Highway to Hell is 57 megs at 192 most likely around 28 or so at 64, (guessing)
Its a difference when you have a shitload of albums.
but I dont really keep all the tracks on my drive. I pick the songs I like off albums and encode. Some I keep the full disc if I like it all, which is the case many times, but not all.
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You guys are forgetting the most important factor.Originally posted by psyko514
Turning them into .WMA files makes each track about 1 meg.
An MP3, depending on various factors, can be anywhere from 2-6 megs.
LENGTH OF TIME.
I have blues tracks that are 16 minutes, the file size is much larger hahaha
length of song matters mostly regarding size of file.
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Most MP3 players come with MusicMatch. I works great for converting CD's to MP3's.Comment
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Well, typical song size about 4-5 minutes. I'll probably just convert the whole CD over at first and then slowly delete the songs I don't like. Going to convert a couple disks over today.
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i didn't forget that.Originally posted by Fletch XXX
You guys are forgetting the most important factor.
LENGTH OF TIME.
I have blues tracks that are 16 minutes, the file size is much larger hahaha
length of song matters mostly regarding size of file.
for the most part, tracks are anywhere from 3:30-5 mins. not everyone listens to 16 minute blues tracks or 1 minute punk songs
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I usually use Sound Forge to pull tracks, but there's lots of freeware that works well nowdays.
depends on what you got for a harddrive there.... right now I have only about 3 gigs of music, so no big deal. That's roughly about 470 tracks. (give or take)Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Well, typical song size about 4-5 minutes. I'll probably just convert the whole CD over at first and then slowly delete the songs I don't like. Going to convert a couple disks over today.
I'm way behind the times, haha. Think I should get another hard drive specifically for music?SIG TOO BIGComment
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There is no way to determine the average song length of all songs recorded or what the majority of people listen to.Originally posted by psyko514
i didn't forget that.
for the most part, tracks are anywhere from 3:30-5 mins. not everyone listens to 16 minute blues tracks or 1 minute punk songs
that's a silly concept.
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well then i'm just a silly person!Originally posted by Fletch XXX
There is no way to justify the average song length or what the majority of people listen to.
that's a silly concept.
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Oh, ok. I have an 80GB right now. I doubt I'll have more than 400 tracks. Are you using Mp3 or WMA?Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
I usually use Sound Forge to pull tracks, but there's lots of freeware that works well nowdays.
depends on what you got for a harddrive there.... right now I have only about 3 gigs of music, so no big deal. That's roughly about 470 tracks. (give or take)PHAT SERVERS - Quality dedicated hosting at a quality price!
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everything I have is in MP3 at 192Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Oh, ok. I have an 80GB right now. I doubt I'll have more than 400 tracks. Are you using Mp3 or WMA?
(and some misc. wavs but those are irrelevant to this right now)SIG TOO BIGComment
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Buying Soundforge to burn mp3s is like buying Grumbacher Oil paint to make a Garage Sale sign.
I've used Sound Foundry products for years, you don't need that just to rip music man.
But if you want to get into wav editing it sure can be fun.
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you ripped them at 192? are you only download them at 192?Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
everything I have is in MP3 at 192
(and some misc. wavs but those are irrelevant to this right now)
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hence, the reason I said "but there's lots of freeware that works well nowdays."Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Buying Soundforge to burn mp3s is like buying Grumbacher Oil paint to make a Garage Sale sign.
I've used Sound Foundry products for years, you don't need that just to rip music man.
But if you want to get into wav editing it sure can be fun.
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rip to WAV, convert to MP3 at 192Originally posted by psyko514
you ripped them at 192? are you only download them at 192?SIG TOO BIGComment
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Man save yourself some time. Download CDEX and skip the wav part, rip straight from disc to 192.Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
rip to WAV, convert to MP3 at 192
It can also encode avi, wav etc.
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
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eh... not worried too much about it. I mostly only download these days. Haven't manually ripped a disc in over a year.Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Man save yourself some time. Download CDEX and skip the wav part, rip straight from disc to 192.
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I encode a disc before I play it hahaha
I havent used my CD player in a long time.
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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Oh, ok. I have an 80GB right now. I doubt I'll have more than 400 tracks. Are you using Mp3 or WMA?
400 tracks shouldn't take up more than 1.5GB if you rip at 128, a bit more if you want higher quality at 192Comment
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Sweet! First CD done! About 50MB. This kicks ass.PHAT SERVERS - Quality dedicated hosting at a quality price!
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I always meant to sit down one day and rip my entire collection.... but it's just too time consuming.... lolSIG TOO BIGComment
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something I do use all the time though is a quick and dirty little program called BurnQuick.... no frills no bullshit.... just a kick ass quick burn utility that integrates into the Windows Explorer interface, for grabbing and burning to disc, for when I want some tunes for the beach or something.... takes longer for me to decide which tracks than it does to burn 'em.
takes about 2 minutes to burn a whole disc.SIG TOO BIGComment
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