Image credit: Illustrate (opens in new tab) 2. If you have the time to invest, you couldn't wish for more in a CD ripper. No CD or DVD drive is perfect, and many will insert periods of silence into audio tracks where errors occur, so this verification is essential for making 1:1 copies of your discs.ĮAC can also find metadata for your music from four different sources (complete with album art), rename files automatically, and normalize audio as it's processed. It takes a while to set up, so we've put together a full guide to get you started.ĮAC employs a technology called AccurateRip, which uses data from users around the world to detect whether your rips are totally free from errors. When it comes to CD rippers, however, there are only two programs we recommend – one free, and one premium (but still reasonably priced).Įxact Audio Copy (opens in new tab) is the free option, and it's so good, many audiophiles prefer it to paid-for CD rippers. Usually we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to software, with dozens of programs approaching the same task from different angles. The best free CD ripper for Windows if you have time to invest in the setup We honestly can’t recommend this software enough, although the fact that anyone under the age of 21 thinks of Compact Discs as something ‘old people’ from the 20th Century use, made some of us in the office feel old, and angry, in equal measure.Image credit: Andre WiethoffAndre Wiethoff (opens in new tab) 1. It’s one purpose is to rip CDs to digital audio and that’s what it does unlike a lot other similar software out there.Ĭrucially however, it does have all the features you need if you want to take music from a CD and transfer it onto a computer or other device such as your smartphone or dedicated music player. It’s also one of the reasons we really like it. Overall, Express Rip doesn’t have a huge multitude of features, but that’s a good thing and only strengthens its appeal. No annoying ‘Extras’ you’ll never need or use.Of course, most users will probably opt for the default choice of MP3, but it’s always nice to have a wide array of options to choose from. (20 CDs) and gave us a choice of 21 different formats to save our test albums on. Express Rip managed to rip everything we threw at it quickly and painlessly. The software uses direct digital extraction to make sure that there is no loss in audio quality when audio is ripped, and users can also finetune the process by correcting and adjusting the volume of tracks before the ripping process begins.The actual Ripping process is as simple as placing your CD into the tray and letting the software do the rest.
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