Posted by Jesse on 11/16/30 11:39

CQ <me@privacy.net> wrote in
news:1124880793.9ffeaaf804fc7e56e0e569c39cfa9bc9@bubbanews:

> In article <430c5b05$1@news.broadpark.no>, P.K. said...
>
>> What program should I use to convert audio cd's to mp3, and I would
>> also like to get the name and info of the songs unto the mp3's. I can
>> do this with my Windows media player program, but then I don't get mp3
>> files... When I try with Winamp, I don't get the name info. What size
>> should I use, 192 or 256 kbps?
>
> I don't use it to rip but Winamp will lookup name info for CDs so I'm
> pretty sure you can configure it to do the same for ripping.
>
> If you can't get it to do what you want you might try a small free
> utility called CDex. It's very easy to set up and use.
>
> http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
>
> As far as the 192 vs 256 goes, you should listen and decide for
> yourself. Many people think 192Kbps is almost transparent and that
> 256Kbps is overkill and just makes the files too large. In the end it
> depends on whether quality is more important than file size (to YOU) and
> whether you are going to listen to the mp3s in a listening environment
> where you would actually be able to discern any difference in quality
> anyway.
>
> BTW, the best trade-off of file size/quality is obtained by using VBR
> and setting your program to use one of the Lame presets, but that is a
> whole different issue.


CQ, your a walking copyright violation, not to mention a bonafide ball
sucking maggot, so hows about you just shut the fuck up ?

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