Windows Media Player & CD Ripping = My Head Is Going to Explode

[Capital]

I've tried several programs to rip my CD collection to a new 250gb portable hard drive so I can take it to work. I started out using Winamp to rip them into .flac but after the first few CDs it quit recognizing the disc, I researched and apparently it's a known issue with version 5.5. So I moved to Windows Media Player 11. I really like the way it finds the album art and track info quickly and I felt the .wmv format works well. I really like having the album art, I use the album view feature in Winamp.

However, there are a few discs that I previously ripped to MP3s that will not rip again. As soon as I load the disc it shows "ripped to library" and the rip button is grayed out. I have been looking and looking for something on this kind of issue and keep coming up with nothing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cconnaker]

Can you delete the already ripped songs from the library and try to rip them again. Or, iTunes is a very good alternative. It will ask you if you want to replace the existing files.

 

[fatcat28037]

Try renaming the existing files and then rip them again.

 

[infinitesymphony]

It might be a good idea to use a program that's designed for CD ripping rather than playback. Exact Audio Copy is the best one out there. Here's a setup guide.

 

[raulortega]

or if you are converting just to mp3, use foobar and the LAME mp3 encoder

LAME MP3 Encoder

Please dump winamp and windows media player already

 

[Joshatdot]

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Originally Posted by raulortega /img/forum/go_quote.gif or if you are converting just to mp3, use foobar and the LAME mp3 encoder LAME MP3 Encoder Please dump winamp and windows media player already

HAHA!! Raul I love your Avitar!

Yes, dump Winamp & Windows Media Player. Get Exact Audio Copy, RareWares LAME & FLAC.

 

[Capital]

Thanks for posting the EAC setup tutorial. I need to breakdown and learn EAC better, I did download it but fell victim to the easiness of Windows Media Player especially after looking at all the features/options of EAC

Thanks for the input guys.