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MP3 Ripping Software - Part I

© Ewan Arnolda

Making your very own music CDs has never been so easy; all you need is a computer, CD-Writer and CD ripping software. You can download free MP3 files off the net; rip your favourite music files from your LPs or CDs onto your computer and then burn the files onto a CD.

I have reviewed some of the more popular MP3 ripping software available today. MP3 ripping software can be downloaded for free off the Net. I have described the software to help you decide which is the best one for you to help create your own CDs.

Earjam IMP
With its big blue eyeball like icon, the IMP can rip, play, catalogue, download to portables and burn MP3s to CD. All tasks are carried out in its huge eyeball like interface, options such as playlist, play controls and volume, plus a flame icon to burn your music files surround this. Your music files can be dragged and dropped in the middle of the eyeball, then can be sent to CD-R, hard drive, and Rio portable or to the net for storage. You can convert your files to MP3 or WMA, stripping options range from 20 to 320kbps and the program can operate with VBR. This software can be downloaded free, why not try it for yourself.

AudioCatalyst
Audiocatalyst has an easy to use interface, comes with a bonus MP3 player, improved support for CDDB access and registered users can obtain free upgrades to their previous version of Audiocatalyst. There is a stripping range from 32 to 320 kbps, and only MP3 and WMA conversion is supported. Audiocatalyst also provides Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding provides maximum audio quality, CDDB Support enabling you to enter the artist, album, and track information along with the music, and Multiple Data Rate Support. Audiocatalyst has fewer functions, but makes up with slightly better performance and does not work with Windows 2000 or ME. Mac users have not been forgotten you can download or purchase a Mac version. The software and must be purchased from the publisher’s site.

Audiograbber
Audiograbber and the Audiocatalyst have the same shell, but there are more functions available in Audiograbber. Audiograbber doesn’t come with it’s own MP3 player, but it uses the default MP3 player on your system. WMA, MP3 and WAV rips are supported with track normalization to stereo/mono and label editing. Audiograbber can also download and upload disc info from CDDB, the Internet compact disc database and has comprehensive help system. Audiograbber is one of the more easy to use software to grab your digital music. Free version can be downloaded or full version can be purchased from the publisher’s site. The free version only enables random tracks to be ripped about half of a CD.

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