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EAC      Rating:   Homepage    Download    Forum   Ripping Guides and more Description: Exact Audio Copy is a CD audio grabber that features Jitter correction and 3 levels of extraction - Secure, Fast and Burst extraction methods. It uses the Windows Audio Compression Manager (ACM Codecs) for direct compression. Additional features include Batch compression and decompression, detection of silence in pre-track gaps, filename editing with local and remote CDDB database and cdplayer.ini support as well as ID3 tagging. Exact Audio Copy also offers CD write support for some drives and can automatically detect drive features. Freeware CDex      Rating:   Homepage    Download    Forum   Ripping Guide using CDex Description: CDex is a tool that lets you rip audio CDs and convert the tracks to WAV or MP3 files. It makes extensive use of CDDB, an online CD information database, so that you don't have to type all the Artist, Album and Song names yourself. The program has a pleasantly usable interface, with a list of tracks currently available for processing taking up main part of the window and action buttons on the right side of the window. The tool also features a built-in sound player, so you can preplay songs before and after you rip or convert them. Freeware   Free MP3 Workshop    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: Free MP3 Workshop is an audio tool suite to make MP3 files or WAV files from your CDs and to decode MP3 files for burning to a CD-R. It comes with many additional features, including an MP3 splitter, Jitter Correction, Intelligent Normalization, MP3 Batch Retagger, Explorer shell extensions and more. In addition, the program supports fade in/out, pause/resume processing and CDDB information via the internet. Freeware MP3 Workshop can also extract from a CD straight to an MP3 with normalization. The interface is straightforward and easy to use. Includes the LAME encoder. Freeware   Monkey Audio      Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: Monkey’s Audio is a fast and easy way to compress digital music. Unlike traditional methods such as mp3, ogg, or lqt that permanently discard quality to save space, Monkey’s Audio only makes perfect, bit-for-bit copies of your music. That means it always sounds perfect – exactly the same as the original. Even though the sound is perfect, it still saves a lot of space. (think of it as a beefed-up Winzip for your music) The other great thing is that you can always decompress your Monkey s Audio files back to the exact, original files. That way, you ll never have to recopy your CD collection to switch formats, and you ll always be able to recreate the original music CD if something ever happens to yours. Freeware   CD Burner XP pro    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: CDBurnerXP Pro is a freeware CD-Writer program. It kinda leans on to NERO-Burning-ROM. The program can write CD-R and CD-RW discs. It can also write discs directly from an ISO image file, and save image as an ISO image file (*.iso). CDBurnerXP can also erase CD-RW discs, other features are: Create fully compatible ISO9660 and Joliet CD's. Supports BURN-PROOF technology. Write ISO images for raw writing by other applications. Import ISO images from other applications. Import multi-session data tracks. Supports creation of multi-session disks. Supports use of high write speeds. ASPI not required for NT/2000/XP. Supports use of re-writeable discs. Burn Audio CD's, only WAV-files supported. Rip Audio CD's to MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV. Freeware   CDtoMP3    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: Free CD to MP3 Converter is is an easy to use CD ripper that allows you to extract audio files from a CD and convert them to MP3 format. It can automatically retrieve title information from the CDDB database, normalize the output files and supports additional LAME options. You can also use the software to record to MP3 with your microphone, or to convert WAV files to MP3 format. You can use it freely.CD to MP3 Freeware used AKRip and LAME encoder.AKRip and LAME are licensed under GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. Freeware LAME source codes are available at: Lame AKRip source codes are available at: Akrip.   QuickRip    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: QuickRip Xp can encode to the most popular formats such as WAV,MP3,OGG,WMA,APE and FLAC. It can also make Audio-cd's from WAV,MP3,OGG,WMA,APE and FLAC files using CDRecord as a frontend. It integrated with Freedb to retrieve detailed information for the CD from the Internet. In addition, the program allows you to create AudioCDs from existing audio files (using a CDRecord frontend) and edit tag information for all your audio files. Freeware   MP3 CD Doctor 2004    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: Just Drag and Drop your MP3s or M3U Playlist onto the interface and your ready to burn your own Audio CD mix. With simplified track ordering and sorting features setting up your Audio CD layout is really easy. You can also copy your MP3 track information for pasting into your favourite CD labelling application. The latest version of MP3 CD Doctor 2004 comes complete with Windows XP look and feel for all windows versions. Freeware   MP3toOGG    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: Drag and drop your MP3s or M3U playlists to convert them, supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3s. Retain your ID3v1 tag information as it is copied into the Ogg Tag, use the batch feature to convert whole folders of your MP3s in one go. Freeware   DeepBurner    Rating:   Homepage  Download Description: DeepBurner is a CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, create ISO images and includes a tool to create and print CD/DVD labels, and also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD. The interface is easy to use and organized in several steps and supports drag and drop of files into the burning queue. DeepBurner supports all certified formats for burning, as well as BurnProof and Overburning technologies (if supported by your drive) and should work with all Works with all IDE (Atapi), SCSI, USB and Firewire CDR/W DVD/RAM drives. Freeware