Software for ripping MP3/AAC from audio CDs?

jwai · 25th April 2012, 6:21 PM

While I don't have much of a choice but to use iTunes for managing the tracks on my iPod, I do not trust it to rip audio tracks after previous experiences with random glitches in the output.

What options do I have for ripping software that will also look up the track names? I have a lot of Japanese audio CDs, so having the names prefilled would be really good.

ply-boi · 25th April 2012, 7:32 PM

i use DBpoweramp have for years not had a problem with it yet

mareke · 26th April 2012, 6:03 AM

A couple of free programs that will do this are Audio Grabber and Exact Audio Copy.

http://www.audio-grabber.com/index.htm

http://exactaudiocopy.de/

evilasdeath · 26th April 2012, 8:07 AM

EAC is my vote does FLAC and mp3 and has many different test options to ensure good ripping.

As for your track titles

you might need to start looking for a Japanese track name database, EAC use's freedb by default which is populated by users over time so as long as you take your time and allow uploads it will fill the database with the track titles, if it doesn't it allows fill from text file so you can copy and paste the titles from a website and it has filters to change the delimiters and arist/title etc.

JolyV · 5th June 2012, 5:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mareke

A couple of free programs that will do this are Audio Grabber and Exact Audio Copy.

http://www.audio-grabber.com/index.htm

I use it, is excellent

schmoove · 16th June 2012, 2:15 AM

EAC (Exact Audio Copy) http://exactaudiocopy.de/
is generally regarded by the leet posse out there as the numero one program.
It's very much focused on producing the 'perfect rip'.
Find a guide on setting up the options correctly before ripping.
Also it has a good few options for which database it checks to fill tag info.

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schmoove Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Asia Posts: 378	EAC (Exact Audio Copy) http://exactaudiocopy.de/ is generally regarded by the leet posse out there as the numero one program. It's very much focused on producing the 'perfect rip'. Find a guide on setting up the options correctly before ripping. Also it has a good few options for which database it checks to fill tag info. __________________ Trades with: rage, dufflover, ummmz, kimnkk, jlien, Pianist, Boink, Tekin, orndorf, theFish, MAXKNOTT, i4560011, search, antstar, Ma Baker, Dinuc, stuii, Dollie, kr0k, Fettrix, WCE07, Beaistheman, Hardboiled, Opti ....... "Pacman is just a neo-Marxist parable of late capitalism" "Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge on the subject is The Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkin's on theology"

26th April 2012, 6:03 AM	#3
mareke Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 3,656	A couple of free programs that will do this are Audio Grabber and Exact Audio Copy. http://www.audio-grabber.com/index.htm http://exactaudiocopy.de/

26th April 2012, 8:07 AM	#4
evilasdeath Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,867	EAC is my vote does FLAC and mp3 and has many different test options to ensure good ripping. As for your track titles you might need to start looking for a Japanese track name database, EAC use's freedb by default which is populated by users over time so as long as you take your time and allow uploads it will fill the database with the track titles, if it doesn't it allows fill from text file so you can copy and paste the titles from a website and it has filters to change the delimiters and arist/title etc.