MP3 Ripper - Which is the best?

[PeterGriffin]

I'm looking for a mp3 ripper that will rip from CD or from wma formats. The ripper should also include the tags when the songs are ripped and/or give me the option to edit the tags.

Any suggestions?

And yeah, and I want a free one.

i use Easy CD-DA Extractor 6.2, works great

[Martoch]

Ditto...check it out here.

Rips music CDs with hi-performance CD-ripping and encoding. Converts files from one format to another. Burns audio CDs. Copies 'Copy-Protected' CDs. Reads audio from badly scratched CDs. Downloads and uploads disc information from/to freedb. Supports volume normalization, fade in/out, etc. Supports formats such as MP3, MP4, OGG, Windows Media Audio, and etc

Another good one is CDex, very easy to use interface and entirely free!
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/gfx/ss1.jpg

[samwichse]

Also try out Exact Audio Copy.

It's definately the best for making perfect rips. However, you might want to avoid setting the accuracy to the ultra high settings with a heavily scratched disk. Ripping in that case can take 48+ hours! For normal usage though (non-burst mode 7X ripping speed) you can still get a perfect rip from it.

Sam

[SeanC]

There's a program called "Advanced MP3 and WMA recorder". It also works if you have plugged in a stereo to your computer and area recording cassettes, LP records, etc...

http://www.xaudiotools.com/

It's not free but it works quite well.

Sean

[OuTpaTienT]

Just like samwichse said, EAC is the best.

[tonyromen]

I've used CDex in the past. I think it uses LAME under the hood too. These days I find myself using iTunes.

[JohnE.]

Like samwichse and OuTpaTienT said... Exact Audio Copy is the best and - it's free!

It can be a little challenging for new users but if you want the best rips possible, EAC is the #1 choice.

[phrozen_dreamz]

What's the opinion on Nero? Doesn't that rip?

[samwichse]

As far as I've ever seen with nero, the only ripping it will do is as wav files or image files on the way to a CD copy.