Power CD to MP3 Maker 1.11

• License:

  Free to try; $22.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

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• Downloads:

  7,178

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

• Limitations:

  20-track conversion trial

• Date Added:

  March 31, 2006

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Power CD to MP3 Maker 1 Power CD to MP3 Maker 1.0

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Publisher's description of Power CD to MP3 Maker

From Sagasoft:

Power CD to MP3 Maker is a powerful and extremely easy-to-use tool for converting audio CD tracks to the audio formats MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG. It copies the audio digitally with excellent output quality and high speed. Power CD to MP3 Maker adopts the advanced LAME and OGG codecs, and allows you to generate various qualities of MP3, WAV, WMA, and OGG files. It also supports CBR (constant bit rate) and VBR (variable bit rate) and the FreeDB, which downloads CD information such as title, artist, and album, from the Internet. A small tag editor is built in so you can edit the Title, Artist, Album, Year, Genre, and Comment fields. Power CD to MP3 Maker supports multiple drivers.

Version 1.11 added audio converter function.

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Editor's review of Power CD to MP3 Maker

• 4.0 stars

• "Power CD to MP3 Maker"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Power CD to MP3 Maker 1.11

Thanks to its recently upgraded feature set (and despite its miserly trial restriction), this CD ripper and audio converter stands a notch above its shareware peers. Power CD to MP3 Maker encodes tracks in MP3, WAV, OGG, or WMA format, supports the space-conscious VBR (variable bit rate) ripping method, and can retrieve track information from FreeDB (though you have to manually activate this last feature). The latest version also has a tool for converting files from one audio format to another. Unfortunately, the program still lacks a burning utility. The menu-and-toolbar interface is simple and easy to understand. CD options are relatively robust, with controls for error checking and extraction speed. Also, the ripping speed is decent, though you should note that the demo won't rip more than 20 files--a bit stingy, in our opinion, considering how easy it is to find free CD rippers with all or almost all the features of this one. In sum, though Power CD to MP3 Maker is no match for big-name products such as Nero or Easy CD Creator, it's a better-than-average choice amid a throng of competitors.

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