Do you want to know how to convert your
cds into mp3 files? It is not as hard as it would seem
to make an mp3. If you have the right software it is relatively
painless to create mp3 files.
To make an mp3 from a cd, you will need what's called a "ripper".
a ripper is a program that "rips" cda files from your cd and converts them into mp3 files.
I use
Musicmatch Jukebox to make my mp3 files. You can download it free from their
site. There are other rippers, but I like this one
the best and I wrote these instructions for this program.
If you use another ripper the concepts described below
for making cd files into mp3 files are the same, but the
specifics might be slighly different.
Bitrate is the average number of bits is
in one second of audio data. The higher the bitrate the
better the quality
of your mp3 files. For near CD quality use 96 kbps. This
will give you pretty good quality and smaller mp3 file
sizes. If you want CD quality, use 128 kbps or 160 kbps.
This
will give you better quality, but at a larger mp3 file
size. I think 96 kbps is more than sufficient and allows
me to
hold more mp3 files on my computer.
