if windows media player is not the default player for playing CD's how can I convert these tracks in to MP3's? Can it be done through winamp? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sabrina McKiernan" <sabmckiernan@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Ripping Cds and .cda > Hi, > > Well I copied tracks from a CD and didn't know that cda files are not audio > files. > So Tony's description is useful there! will have a go at it. > > Thanks. > > Sabrina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eamonn X. O'Connor" <EXOConnor@xxxxxxx> > To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:08 AM > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Ripping Cds and .cda > > > Hi Tony, > > Good to hear fromm you. > > Hope your email probs are now sorted. > > I'm afraid I'm the guilty party! > > I thought cda files may be just pointers towards files on a cd, rather than > acctual audio files. So it's good to have that confirmed. > > I don't have the cd, a reading of "To Kill a Mocking Bird," which I've > never read. It's likely the text will be available on one of the library > sites, and the audio version may be available in dublin city Libraries. > > I've another audio book on loan, so I'll rip it to mp3 with WMP11. If I > have any problems I'll shout on the list. > > Once ripped, I can transfer it to the Bookk Port for listening on the move. > I have a portable cd player, but it doesn't have a resume feature! > > Anyway, bert and Tony ella, thanks for your tips. > > Take it easy, > > Eamonn > > > > > > > Tony.G.Murray@aib > .ie > Sent by: To > vicsireland-bounc vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > e@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc > > Subject > 01/04/2009 09:07 [vicsireland] Ripping Cds and .cda > > > Please respond to > vicsireland@freel > ists.org > > > > > > > Hi Vicsonians, > > OK, I have been having all kinds of email issues for the past few days so > I don't know where the thread about ripping CDs and .cda files started, > ended, or uhh, existed? > > Anyhoo, inserting a CD in to your drive and copying and pasting the .cda > files on to your harddrive will not let you listen to the tracks once > you've removed the CD. .cda files are representations of the tracks on > the CD; they are not Audio Files. Copying them is not 'ripping'. So, the > best thing ya can do is delete them. > > What ya need to do is 'rip' the CD with something like Windows Media > Player, or Real Player, or CDEX, or one of those. You should choose from > your program to rip to .wma or .mp3, choose your compression level, and > you're in business. Far as I know, it's pretty handy to do in Windows > Media Player, but I don't have that on this machine. All I have here is > nasty work stuff. > > If whoever it was has any issues with ripping their CDs, get in touch and > I'll try and figure out how to do it once I'm at home with Windows Media > Player in front of me... or CDEX, ah jasus, ya know what I mean! > > Right, tea time. > > Best wishes, > > Tony > > ****************************************************** > This document is strictly confidential and is intended for use by the > addressee unless otherwise indicated. > > This email has been scanned by an external email security system. > > Allied Irish Banks > > AIB and AIB Group are registered business names of Allied Irish Banks > p.l.c. Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulated by the Financial Regulator. > Registered Office: Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. 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