-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Copying music cds in Win Xp

Thanks for the info, Andy. My sister and I were actually able to muddle
through it using Windows Media Player and Roxio Easy CD Creator. We are both
relative novices to the world of cd-burning.

Robin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:25 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Copying music cds in Win Xp


>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Smith" <bird@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:45 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Copying music cds in Win Xp
>
>
> >
> > My experience with CD burning and copying is limited - especially with
XP
> > Home. I have downloaded MP3 files from the Internet and put them on a
CD.
> I
> > have made a copy of program CDs at the office using Roxio CD Copier. My
> > sister and I both have new PCs with XP Home, a CD-ROM drive, a CD-R
drive,
> > and Roxio Easy CD Creator. She wants to make a copy of a music CD. My
> > limited understanding in this is that you need a "cd-ripper" program to
> > first get the tracks off of the music CD and onto your hard drive as MP3
> > files. Then, once you have the MP3 files you can put them on a CD. She
is
> > telling me that XP should be able to do this without any other
software -
> > that it's built into the OS. I didn't think you could just copy a music
CD
> > the way you can a program CD or a CD that has other data files on it
(such
> > as Word docs, .jpgs, etc.). Can anyone shed light on this for me? I know
I
> > would understand it perfectly if I were 20 years younger. :-)
>
>
> I take it what you are looking to do is to take the tracks from an audio
CD
> and put them on another disc?
>
> If so, then forget the bit about first converting to mp3. There is no need
> to introduce what is a lossy format into the middle.
>
> Two ways you can go-the simplest is to do a direct disc to disc copy-don't
> worry if you don't have two drives, you don't need them. A program like
> Clone CD
> http://www.elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/index.html
>  will do this for you without any problems by reading all of the tracks
off
> your original CD, storing them in a temp folder, then burning them to a
> blank disc before dumping the temp file.
>
> Clone CD is not free, so if you want to go down the 'free' route, go to
this
> link and download the best CD ripper around
> http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
> This program is a 'must have' if you are serious about extracting audio.
> While there are plenty of 'rippers' on the market, EAC is the most
> accurate-as it will read over and over again any 'suspect areas' to get a
> correct read. Others will simply read it once, and if there are any
suspect
> areas, you will not get a proper read.- EAC can convert to mp3 (If you
have
> an mp3 encoder already installed, if not, it guides you how to download
and
> install one)  and can rip to an image file (particularly useful if you are
> doing copies of full CD's) It  even includes it's own burning software
> program.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
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