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Ripping CD's

I have many CD's. Would like to copy(rip) my favorite songs from each onto  separate CD's. Create a library on each disc. I know that doing that is illegal if intended for sale but that's not my goal. Just for personal use. Two basic questions.........

1) Is there a certain brand/type of CD media best for music or will any CD  do?

2) What is a good CD burning program (preferably free) to use other than Nero and other generic programs?

Thanks for any suggestions. There are several options with things like streaming but this is my intent now.

 

 

jrpnde
ghdprentice
6,381 posts
 

You are talking about doing something one might have done fifteen years ago. A newer approach would be:

You could just rip them all to a USB drive or computer hard drive or Network accessible drive and create play lists. This was the contemporary way of doing things a long time ago.

 

But typically today you would subscribe to a music service like Qobuz, Tidal, or other music service and create playlists. You get access to nearly infinite music for an incredibly low cost… $9.99 - $12.99 / month often with higher quality sound.

jrpnde OP
271 posts
 

I realize there are many options out there and I have access to some of those. But......I didn't want opinions of options. My questions were very basic.

 

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tomcy6
2,539 posts
 

I can suggest that you get EAC (Exact Audio Copy), a free download, for ripping your CDs. It’s the best free ripping software out there and has been for decades. I’m not so sure about burning software. Search for best free cd burning software and be careful that it doesn’t load a bunch of malware and other crap onto your computer when you download it.

I’ve used MAM-A, aka Mitsui, cd-rs They were made in the US last time I bought some and were considered high quality. I’ve also used Verbatim cd-rs and not had any problems with them. Avoid generics, cheap semi-generics and anything made by CMC.

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