REALLY simple mp3 ripper?

SooTyLaD · 30 May 2006 at 18:16

ok, a mate at work who is damn near computer illiterate has asked me to get him some software so he can get his cds onto mp3 cds (which he's just realised his personal cd player supports)

seriously i need it to be done by the most simple route possible if anyone can help?

i just use EAC & LAME for my mp3s and nero should i wish to burn em (which i dont) - but i really dont think he'd get his head round it my way

any ideas?

BTW: he's runnin' Win98

TooNice · 30 May 2006 at 18:21

I don't use it, but doesn't Windows Media Player has some built in encoding/burning features?

danceMB · 30 May 2006 at 18:26

Trouble is one of the easiest ways would be Windows Media Player, but thats only with XP which he probably wouldnt want to do.

I have seen that Nero has got the ability to burn MP3 cd's. I assume when you say that, you mean he wants 700MB of music, as opposed to 70mins of music that most mp3 burners do?

Stellios · 30 May 2006 at 18:30

My add uses Musicmatch Jukebox and hes slightly PC pleb and has no bother with it.

Codmate · 30 May 2006 at 18:40

AudioGrabber:
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

InSanCen · 31 May 2006 at 21:58

CDEX... Simple, Easy, Free. 99% sure it works with Win98
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos

Does what it says on the tin.

squiffy · 1 Jun 2006 at 01:25

Audiograbber is easy, once you've set it up. Need to copy LAME.DLL to the directory, set rip, mp3, feedb settings, mp3gain, save path, filename/directory save options, etc. But once you do that only need to press one button to rip and encode.

james.miller · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:08

oh come on, eac+lame is so easy. The only thing you have to set up is the command line options for the encoder, then its a case of get cd info from freedb >> hit the mp3 button. How hard can that be?

SooTyLaD · 1 Jun 2006 at 22:25

its hard cuz the dood has to install it himself... and he's only just getting the hang of stuff like maximizing a window!

seriously it needs to be as easy as 1-2-3 - CDEX looks a good option...

Naan_H · 2 Jun 2006 at 21:32

CDex for the win, really simple to use

SexyGreyFox · 3 Jun 2006 at 18:52

james.miller said:
The only thing you have to set up is the command line options for the encoder,

You've just gone over the heads of at least 99.9% of the people I work with and they're supposedly computer literate.

Audiograbber - simple pimple.

james.miller · 3 Jun 2006 at 23:36

Code:

-V 2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d

stick that in the 'additional command line options' box in the external compression tab. job's a goodun. you're computer literate friends who dont know what 'commandline' means are sorted

Jay_t · 7 Jun 2006 at 12:20

Audiograbber is a great ripper & its now freeware. Just stick in the blade or lame codec & you're good to go.

deadeyedic30 · 7 Jun 2006 at 20:07

Another one for the marriage of Audiograbber and lame

TooNice · 7 Jun 2006 at 20:17

Jay_t said:
Just stick in the blade

Woa, that's old school. Unless they've resurrected the project? I seem to remember that support for that codec was dropped ages ago (good for it's time, but nowadays it's pretty much LAME and LAME).