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Converting music files (CD to computer)

Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:23 pm

Hello all,

I'm having an issue with my CD. I wish to upload the CD's tracks onto the computer. Apparently, when uploaded, the tracks aren't in a MP3 format and I would like them to at least be converted into the format.

Any methods on doing it?

Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:41 pm

You might consider using CDEX, which is what I use to rip audio files from my CDs.

http://www.download.com/CDex/3000-2140_ ... ag=lst-0-1

Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:58 pm

When ripping using Windows Media Player from CDs I think they convert automatically - if that's what you did then just listen to shapu :P

Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:09 pm

shapu wrote:You might consider using CDEX, which is what I use to rip audio files from my CDs.

http://www.download.com/CDex/3000-2140_ ... ag=lst-0-1


Sorry about the late reply, but I downloaded the program and I managed to convert the track I needed to a MP3. After that, I don't know how to take it out of that program to place in my "Shared" folder in my computer.

Could you help me on that?

Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:01 pm

If you go to your local disk (C:), and then go to program files, and find whatever the program is, and then poke around for a while, you should be able to find it.

what i usually do to convert music files is make an html file like this one:
<a href="file:file location">a</a>


and then just save that target as, and make the filename extension whatever it needs to be

Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:02 pm

matchbow wrote:If you go to your local disk (C:), and then go to program files, and find whatever the program is, and then poke around for a while, you should be able to find it.


Well I looked around and I couldn't find the track I ripped.

Maybe I did it wrong?

Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:21 pm

If you're simply copying tracks from the CD (Windows Explorer), you'll probably end up with an elaborate equivalent of a shortcut to the CD. You need to use a program to create MP3s from a CD.

You can change Windows Media Player settings to make it rip CDs to MP3s rather than the native format. Tools -> Options -> Rip Music -> Rip Settings -> Format.

matchbow wrote:If you go to your local disk (C:), and then go to program files, and find whatever the program is, and then poke around for a while, you should be able to find it.

what i usually do to convert music files is make an html file like this one:
<a href="file:file location">a</a>


and then just save that target as, and make the filename extension whatever it needs to be

That doesn't actually convert the music data contained in the file -- it just changes the extension to whatever.

Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:57 pm

Hunter Lupe wrote:If you're simply copying tracks from the CD (Windows Explorer), you'll probably end up with an elaborate equivalent of a shortcut to the CD. You need to use a program to create MP3s from a CD.

You can change Windows Media Player settings to make it rip CDs to MP3s rather than the native format. Tools -> Options -> Rip Music -> Rip Settings -> Format.


That works! Thank you very much Hunter!
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