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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: October 14, 2008
- Total Downloads: 249,797
- Downloads last week: 813
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 35 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This freebie might not be the speediest ripper on the scene, but its unexpected extras give it a boost. Free CD to MP3 Converter can rip tracks in the format found in its name in addition to OGG and WAV files.
If you opt for MP3, you may wait around longer than you'd like, as the program first extracts songs to temporary WAV files before converting them to the compressed codec. In our tests, the application had no trouble obtaining track information from the Internet. As you might expect, the program lets you set the bit rate and use VBR compression, but the ability to normalize tracks is a welcome surprise. Ditto for the audio-conversion and recording tools, which are quite basic but still work just fine.
Note that when converting files to MP3 or WAV formats, you won't actually see them show up in a queue, though you can still process tunes in batch mode. The utility can also now compress WAV files into the OGG format. In the end, this piece of freeware makes a strong case for itself.
Publisher's description
From Eusing Software :This CD ripper allows you to extract audio files from a CD and convert them to MP3, WAV, OGG or WMA formats. It connects to the CDDB database to automatically retrieve title information, and it can save output filenames based on the track. It supports ID3 tag editing and additional Lame options. You can record to the MP3 format with your microphone or convert WAV files to MP3, OGG or WMA files. The program also supports the normalization of audio files.
Version 2.5 includes set the length to extract option, minor tweaks, and fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.5 includes set the length to extract option, minor tweaks, and fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 35 votes
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Version: Free CD to MP3 Converter 2.5
"Doesn?t do what I wanted it to do"
Pros: Ok interface
Cons: Doesn?t do what I wanted it to do
Summary: I wanted to convert from .flac To .mp3 but it doesn?t do that.
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Version: Free CD to MP3 Converter 2.5
Pros: Easiest EVER!!!
Cons: None at all
Summary: Free and easy!!!
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Version: Free CD to MP3 Converter 2.5
Pros: I like the idea of a free cd to mp3 program.
Cons: not unlimited freeware
Summary: How is this freeware with no limitations? You can't convert all tracks at once without paying for the program - which isn't all that great to begin. Had problems getting all the tags in on the mp3, something I had to do manually through the physical... read more >>
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Version: Free CD to MP3 Converter 2.5
"it's not easy & it's not free"
Pros: I haven't found any thing good yet about this program
Cons: i have been working with it & it has be proving not a fast or easy program to use. plus they r asking for an registation fee
Summary: it's not free
i have been having problems with it's speed & its ease (joke)
if u have time good luck -
Version: Free CD to MP3 Converter 2.5
Pros: easy to use, good encoding quality, free... as discussed for other members, it asks you for a code and registration at the beginning, but explicitly to help in development and totally voluntary... just a bottom to skip it.
Cons: dosnt encode from WMA to mp3 or WAV so if you have already some WMA in your pc there's no option to encode them into MP3.WAV.
Dont create new folder to store the outputs, always the same. You should define one created before on W-Explorer for exampleSummary: it does what it says, for free and easy.
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