Rip Music to MP3 Files with FreeRIP

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This section provides a tutorial on how to rip off music from an audio CD to MP3 files using FreeRIP.

The second test I did with FreeRIP was to rip off music tracks from an audio CD to MP3 files:

1. Create a folder C:\temp\mp3 on my hard disk to store ripped music files.

2. Insert a music CD in the CD drive and start FreeRIP.

3. Click menu File > Settings > Options. The Options dialog box shows up.

4. Click the Output tab. Change the settings to:

Default encoding: MP3
Output Base path: C:\temp\mp3
Output file name format: Artist\Track Number-Track Title.ext
Converter uses input filenames: checked

5. Click the Encoding tab. Change the MP3 Encoding settings to:

Mono/Stereo: Stereo
Mode: CBR - Constant bitrate
Bitrate: 256
Write ID3 Tags: ID3 v1+v2
Write CRCs: not checked

6. Click menu Rip > Rip Selected Tracks. FreeRIP starts to rip all tracks on the music CD, since all tracks are selected by default.

7. FreeRIP displays a progress window while ripping off music tracks from the audio CD. FreeRIP will pause a couple of times for several minutes each time during the ripping process. I guess this is an intentional code behavior of the free version.

Sections in This Chapter

Rip Music to MP3 with Windows Media Player

Checking MP3 Files Generated by Windows Media Player

Rip Music to WMA with Windows Media Player

Checking WMA Files Generated by Windows Media Player

Installing FreeRIP

Rip Music to WAV Files with FreeRIP

Checking WAV Files Generated by FreeRIP

Rip Music to MP3 Files with FreeRIP

Checking MP3 Files Generated by FreeRIP

Rip Music to WMA Files with FreeRIP

Checking WMA Files Generated by FreeRIP

Rip Music with FinalBurner