Re: OT: mp3 files from CD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim May" <butsuri@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: OT: mp3 files from CD


> Jake X writes:
>  > >         Same here. I don't have movies, but 3GB of mp3 O:-) Many of
them
>  > > are from my own CDs, but other are of music that I could only get by
>  > > buying to cdnow or any other online place. And as I don't have a
VISA,
>  > > then ... O:-)
>  > How do you get mp3 files from CDs? Whenever I try that, and copy
tracks, it
>  > comes up as .cda which I don't want.
>  >
>  > >         Roberto Suarez Soto
>  >
>  > Jake
>  >
> This is because the music on your CD isn't in mp3 format - it's in cda
> format.  Mp3 is a lossy compression format, which allows a sound
> recording to be stored in a smaller file by throwing out some of the
> information stored in the cda file.  A psychoacoustic algorithm is
> used to select the least noticeable information to remove.  In order
> to make an mp3 file, you need to get an mp3 encoder, and that'll
> produce mp3 files for you.  There are a number of free mp3 encoders
> available for download - I'd suggest LAME, or something based on it.
>
> Incidentally, you might consider (at least for your own use) the
> alternative Ogg Vorbis format - mp3 has certain patent issues which
> Vorbis does not.  Most major mp3 players support .ogg files these
> days, at least through plugins, and it's claimed to have superior
> quality per filesize.
>
>  http://www.vorbis.com/faq.psp
>
Thanks for the advice about Ogg Vorbis, but if I want to use it on my mp3
player, changing formats doesn't work. I'll try LAME.

Thanks,

Jake