Hi Katrina. You can only rip a CD that has been burned as an audio CD, that is, it will play in a standard CD player.
I don't know I-Tunes but assume that the MP3 option will burn the CD in the same way as it would a data CD, that is, a set of files. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:21 AM Subject: RE: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > Hi Kevin, > > Let's see if I can explain this. I have a few CDs that contain MP3 (music) > files that were downloaded as MP3 files. I used iTunes to burn these CDs, > but only have access to Media Player on the computer that I want to use to > rip the files. Therefore, I am trying to figure out two different programs, > basically one for burning and the other for ripping. > > I thought that I was supposed to select the MP3 format option in iTunes, > even though the files were already MP3 files. Actually that does sound > strange now that I think about it, so it could be my problem. > > Not sure if I understand you. Are you saying that I should choose the Audio > Cd format when burning the downloaded MP3 files? Or are you simply > referring to the disk itself as an audio CD? iTunes offers 3 format > options: Audio CD, MP3, and Data CD. I may have misunderstood the help > documentation instructions. I was under the impression only > pre-recorded/commercial CDs would be burned with the Audio CD format, and > that MP3 files should be burned with the MP3 option. If I sound confused it > is because I am. (smile) > > Hmmm, and here I thought that I had mastered the burning process. (smile) > Guess it is back to the drawing board. (smile) Probably won't have much > luck ripping the CDs that I've burned if they weren't formatted properly. > > Katrina > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:07 PM > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > Hi Katrina. > > You shouldn't have any problems with those settings. I rip using WMA > lossless format and have full use of this 512MB machine while the rip's in > progress. > > You wouldn't use media player to rip a CD of MP3 files if the disc was > burned as a data disc so assume you mean MP3 files that have been converted > and burned to an audio CD? If so, there will be no difference between that > and a prerecorded disc. > > You may have noticed that there are settings in the ripping tab of media > player to rip a CD when inserted and eject when complete. These are very > handy when ripping a number of CD's one after the other. > > Another way of activating the rip is to use your JAWS cursor and issue a > left click on the "rip music" icon just below the menu bar at the top of the > screen. > > Regards. > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 7:37 AM > Subject: RE: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > > > No no no...I didn't change anything in JFW. My thought was possibly some > > changes that were made in Media Player could have caused JAWS to react so > > crazy. Maybe that is a stupid thought, but I did some guessing when > > choosing the Media Player settings so was afraid I selected the wrong > > options. By the way, a lack of memory and/or processer speed is not a > > problem with this particular computer. > > > > Can you advise me as to what options I should choose in Media Player? > What > > format is best to use? In the options for ripping music, I have chosen > > MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (MP3). The audio quality is at zero (the default > > setting). As for performance options, the default for buffering is at > 100%. > > Do these settings seem okay? Are there other settings I need to make sure > > are appropriate? Are the settings the same regardless if the source CD is > a > > pre-recorded/commercial CD or if the CD contains MP3 files that were > burned > > to disk? > > > > Thanks, > > Katrina > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of nick danger > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:18 PM > > To: PC audio discussion list. > > Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > > > Hi Katrina, > > > > Do you know exactly what setting you changed in JFW? Jaws has no problems > > when I do either task. It also could be a case of the amount of memory you > > have that may be affecting the speech. With my old windows2k system, I > > couldn't use jaws with the audio burning tools because of the strain it > put > > on the ram. I've got over 500Megs of ram in this new system and it purs > like > > > > a well how should I say this, oh yeah, got it. "Kat!" Grins! > > > > Tony > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:41 PM > > Subject: RE: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > > > > > > Hi Nick, > > > > > > First of all, thanks for the prompt reply! Secondly I must apologize > for > > > guessing about the Media Player version being 8. In fact I have version > > > 10...I knew it was the most current version, but couldn't recall the > > > specific number. > > > > > > Anyway, I was surprised to find the rip option (on this computer) in the > > > menu that appeared upon insertion of my CD. Don't know how I over > looked > > > that before. I will have to check the other computer to make sure, but > > > don't think the same option is given on my other system. Just this > > > afternoon tried inserting the CD before loading Media Player, and the > rip > > > option wasn't given in that menu. Hmmm. I had 3 options, play the CD, > > > explore the CD, and take no action. I'll certainly give your steps for > > > manually ripping the CD a try no matter what options are given as they > > > seem > > > clear and easy to follow. > > > > > > Now for the issue of most importance to me at this point. Should I be > > > able > > > to use JAWS while a rip/burn is in process? If so, it seems I have > > > changed > > > some setting that disagrees with JFW. When trying to use JFW during a > > > rip/burn, JAWS speaks horribly slow and jerky. Could I have chose a > wrong > > > setting? Does it matter what format, speed, etc. that is used? I > really > > > think something is not right, because this only started happening after > I > > > changed settings in Media Player. When I have burned music via iTunes, > > > JFW > > > has worked fine. Perhaps (out of curiosity) I should try > burning/ripping > > > via iTunes again to see how JFW reacts. > > > > > > Again thanks for your help. > > > > > > Katrina > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of nick danger > > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:07 PM > > > To: PC audio discussion list. > > > Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > > > > > Hi Katrina, > > > > > > First, you'll need to upgrade your media player to the latest version > > > which > > > is 10.0 > > > > > > Once you have that, you can follow these instructions for ripping cd's > > > with > > > it. > > > > > > Ripping a cd to your hard drive using the windows media player > > > Perhaps the easiest way to do this is to insert the cd into the hard > > > drive. > > > A dialog box will then come up and prompt you to take an action. These > > > will > > > range from exploring the files on the cd with the windows explorer, to > > > burning a cd with your preferred rom burning program to ripping the cd > > > with > > > the > > > windows media player or simply to take no action. Once you've chosen the > > > rip > > > action press enter and the cd will rip to the following folder: > > > c:\documents > > > and settings\my documents\my music location. > > > If you choose to take no action and want to perform the rip manually, > > > select > > > the windows media player application, then tab to the firsst of the rip > > > music > > > buttons and press space to activate it. From this point, hit tab about 9 > > > times to access the second rip music button and hit space on that. The > > > tracks > > > will be ripped to the folder named above. > > > To perform a selective rip, once you tab to the second of the rip > buttons, > > > hit the tab key once more and you will be in the tracks listbox. By > > > default > > > you are at the top of it and the tracks appear in a vertical order so > the > > > down arrow moves you to each corresponding track. all of the tracks are > > > checked > > > by default at first. Simply uncheck the tracks you don't want to rip by > > > hitting the down arrow and spacebar then shift-tab once to the rip > button > > > and > > > press space on it and the selected tracks will be ripped into the my > music > > > folder. Hopefully this explanation makes sense. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 5:51 PM > > > Subject: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > > > > > > > >>I have spent endless hours trying to figure out how Media Player can rip > > >>or > > >> burn CDs, and have had little success. Perhaps it is because I don't > > >> understand the program, but I have read the help documentation and > think > > >> I > > >> do. My thought is that JAWS is preventing me from having success. Are > > >> there any tips for using JAWS for ripping/burning via Media Player? > Or, > > >> would somebody be willing to share specific steps for how these tasks > can > > >> be > > >> accomplished? Or, can you direct me to help documentation that would > > >> prove > > >> more helpful than what is contained with in Media Player? I checked > the > > >> JFW > > >> help files, and found nothing. However, I have not been to the FS > > >> Website > > >> yet. > > >> > > >> I have tried to rip/burn on two different computers. Both systems have > > >> the > > >> most current version of Media Player (8 I think). One system runs XP > > >> Professional on a network, and the other system runs XP Home. The > latter > > >> system is accessed via JFW 7.0, and the other system is unfortunately > > >> stuck > > >> with JFW 4.5. > > >> > > >> Fortunately I have managed to figure out how to burn via iTunes, but > that > > >> program is only on one of my computers. Since I can burn CDs on that > > >> system, I am especially interested in mastering the ripping problem. > > >> However, I'd like to know how to rip/burn so that I can share with my > > >> students/friends who are interested in conquering the same tasks. All > > >> help > > >> would be greatly appreciated. > > >> > > >> Katrina > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > >> http://www.pc-audio.org > > >> > > >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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