Posted by <normanstrong on 11/04/05 15:48

"David" <hurtdn@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not necessarily looking for the smallest file size.
>
> I'm looking for the best way to rip my CDs into .mp3s
> I hear things about LAME and VBR and I'm not sure what program I should
> be using.
> I want to get rid of these CDs after I rip them, so I'm looking for a
> way to get really good, close to lossless, files.

The decision depends on more much space you have for storage. If you have
plenty of hard drive space, I'd recommend using a lossless compression
format, such as FLAC or Monkey's Audio to store your CDs. You get about 1
1/2 times as much stuff in a given space that way. You can always burn a CD
from these files that's identical to the original. Some people buy an
external hard drive and connect it to the computer through USB 2.0. It
takes about 400MB to store a CD in that way.

My hearing is deficient, so I can get away with extra lossy encoding. I put
everything on one DVD-RAM disc at about 30:1 compression. I get about 400
CDs on a 2-sided disc. I wouldn't advise attempting that much compression
if you have normal hearing, however.

Norm Strong

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