How do i convert tracks from a normal audio cd to mp3?

I downloaded Itunes and it does not seem to do the job.

Can anyone please help?

iTunes doesn't convert to MP3...it converts to AAC...which is MP3 but with some extra compression...I think....essentially it's Apples' own audio format.

dbPowerAmp will convert to MP3.

the Latest version of windows media player will rip normal audio to mp3 ...it's free as well

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx

I use FREERIP, its free on the web:D

I use Audiograbber, and get the extra Lame codec for it to fully enable all bitrate conversion. Its a totally free program now, and well worth its space on the hard drive.

I use a program called CDEX. Used it for years. Only use anything else when I get sent copy protected rubbish. CDEX allows ripping and MP3 conversion at the same time, avoiding the requiremnt for disk space for the interim WAV files.

J.

Hi Daytripper,

You can convert the tracks you have put onto itunes by going to edit on the tool bar, press select all then all the screen goes blue, right click your mouse on the blue screen & click convert to MP3. It will give you 2 coppies of each song one ACC one MP3, just delete the ACC format ones. If you highlight one song then right click on it, look at get info, you can see which format it has been imported as + change / alter the song title etc.

For importing songs into itunes as an MP3 file, go to edit on the tool bar, click preferences, then across the top of the little page that opens up press the advanced tag, go into importing. Where it says import using, click the MP3 tag & click OK.

I only found out I had imported my songs in the wrong format after I had put on 5000 songs, it took 2 days to convert them all to mp3 & then I had to delete all the ACC files. I was not happy.

Hope that works.

I use a program called CDEX. Used it for years. Only use anything else when I get sent copy protected rubbish. CDEX allows ripping and MP3 conversion at the same time' date=' avoiding the requiremnt for disk space for the interim WAV files.

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Second that - great free program, get it here http://www.cdex.n3.net/ or here www.nonags.com

Hi

Audiograbber for me. Bitrate options are a must.

Chris

I use Windows Media Player v10 to "rip" the CD to MP3 format.

AAC (or mp4) is a different format to mp3 but essentially the compression algorithms are much better. This means smaller file sizes for equal or better quality.

Being an audiophile I personally prefer AAC over mp3 but the latter is more flexible for use with a wider variety of players and media. Whichever format you choose, the audio data from the CD will need to be ripped to WAV format and then converted. The compression codec and bit-rate settings you use play an important part to the end quality.

I am in the process of ripping all of my CDs to WAV format and have over 300Gb of hard disk used to store them before I decide how to compress them. This also allows me to re-compress them in the future without losing their original loss-less quality.

In answer to your question however, all of the programs and methods suggested should help you convert to mp3. When it comes to accurately renaming and tagging those files, that's a different story...

itunes will rip to mp3 at any bitrate you fancy. edit...preferences and it's in there. i don't use AAC at all as mp3 is a bit more cross platform friendly and i'm buggered if i'm going to rip all my music *again*.

for any sort of conversion the best program out there is dbpoweramp - free trial available, but it's worth buying...particularly if you want to batch convert a load of stuff from one format to another. mine paid for itself when i had 10gb of .ogg files to convert to MP3!

I have a 2007 TDi Octavia. When I create MP3 CD's it only plays some of the folders. Does anyone know why this may have happened?

I use EAC (Exact Audio Copy) for ripping CD's to mp3. It also uses the LAME codec, and is free to download. It gives the option to alter the bitrate also.

I use WMP v11 to do it :P

Used to use a program off tinterweb (free of course) called "Switch"

I use itunes (but you have to change a setting from AAC to MP3 in Preferences)

essentially it's Apples' own audio format.

A common misconception. AAC stands for Advanced Audio Coding & was developed by Dolby & Fraunhofer. Apple originally used a DRM version of AAC called Fairplay for all iTunes music store downloads & I think this is where the confusion arises. The AAC that iTunes rips your CD's to is standard AAC without DRM.

As other posters have stated, AAC gives better quality than MP3, has very little in the way of licencing restrictions & is a ratified international standard. It also works with a lot more players than just the iPod. (Zune, SanDisk, PSP, Nokia N-series, Sony Walkman & phones + others)

More info here