CD ripping question

gmorris
gmorris Posts: 1,179
edited May 2005 in Music & Movies
Is there a way..... to rip a CD to the computer, and NOT compress the resulting file? Meaning, NOT an .mp3.

To put it another way, is there a way to rip a CD to the 'puter, that will result in a file that is the same quality as the original?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by gmorris
    Is there a way..... to rip a CD to the computer, and NOT compress the resulting file? Meaning, NOT an .mp3.

    To put it another way, is there a way to rip a CD to the 'puter, that will result in a file that is the same quality as the original?

    Hope you have a big hard drive :)
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by anonymouse
    Google for a program called Exact Audio Copy
    Yes find Exact Audio Copy. Best program I've found.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,198
    edited May 2005
    After you use Exact Audio Copy you can convert the wav files to FLAC files which makes the files about 30-40% smaller. It uses the same idea as WINZIP to compress the file. However the compression is digital compression NOT audio compression, so the file ends up being LOSSLESS. It saves space on your hard drive and you don't sacrifice any sound quality like you do with mp3's. Use Google to find out everything you need to know.

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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited May 2005
    or just go no compression w/ .wav or just directly copy off of the cd using My Computer or such
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