Dear ChuckEgg, Can you tell me how to rip an audio CD to MP3 files for my iPhone?
“Ripping” is the process of copying audio or video from one media form to another, such as copying a compact disc (CD) or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) to a digital file on your hard drive. “Ripping” a CD to an MP3 file is easy after you’ve installed the free software. In the steps below, I’ll describe how you can make the best sounding MP3 files possible. In two different articles, I’ll describe why you may want to use different MP3 settings for audiobooks than the MP3 settings you use when ripping music CD’s. When you rip CD’s, you can choose if you want the best sound quality possible, or if you want to sacrifice a bit of sound quality for smaller MP3 files – so that you can fit more songs on your MP3 player. If you’re ripping Audiobook CD’s, you can select options that will still make good sounding files, but they’ll be a fraction of the size of your music MP3 files.
