Description: How to convert your audio CD collection to MP3 with FreeRIP.
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So you have a huge audio CD collection and you would like to convert it to MP3 files. You need a CD to MP3 Converter to do such conversion. One of the most used Windows' MP3 Converter is named FreeRIP .
Getting audio from a CD to a PC file isn't an easy operation. If you tried to open an Audio CD from My Computer Windows' applet, you know that Windows shows CD tracks as *.cda files, and if you tried to copy those CDA files to your hard drive you got a bad surprise: they won't play unless the original CD is in the drive. This happens because .cda files aren't actual audio files. They only are the way Windows uses to show the Audio CD index, but those files are useless! They simply do not contain any audio i
So if you are wondering how can actual audio be exctracted from the CD, the answer is: you need a software that can access low level CD interface and copy its content (the music!) to your hard drive. This operation is known with the term "ripping", that's where FreeRIP gets part of its name. The other part, FREE, come from the fact that FreeRIP Basic edition is offered free of charge. If you need more options, a more advanced edition of FreeRIP exists, named FreeRIP Pro, and it is sold at a very affordable