The goal is to find the best programs for Windows 10, Windows 7 and 8 to convert the audio tracks of a cd-rom into mp3 files readable by any mp3 player . The problem is that Windows alone does not allow this conversion and if you try to copy music from a cd to a folder on your computer you can notice that the file has a .cda extension and occupies at least 70 80 MB of space.
After all, the main reason for the success of the mp3 file is its compression and the fact that it manages to keep the same sound quality as a normal CD track.
The best programs to extract .cda audio tracks from a cd-rom ( cd ripping ) and convert them to mp3 are:
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EAC (Exact Audio Copy) is the best for perfection and conversion power, objectively recognized as the best by any blog, forum or specialized magazine.
EAC converts the tracks of a CD perfectly and allows you to check, at the end of the extraction, the quality of the CD compared to the original.
EAC is however for perfectionists and quality maniacs because in the face of so much perfection and loyalty you have to pay for the fact that you have to waste some time to configure it, while the others work immediately.
By ear with normal perception, such differences in quality are imperceptible.
On Programmifree.com there is a perfect guide to EAC and its configuration.
CDEX is the simplest program, immediate to understand and to use even if it does not have the perfection of EAC, which as mentioned, is not necessary.
It also allows you to convert from one format to another with some ease.
DBPowerAmp is very fast to extract CDs and converts well from one audio format to another (mp3, wma, mpc, ape, ogg, aac, etc.)
Unfortunately, the new versions are paid in case you want to save in mp3 format, therefore you either look for version 9 or you have to save in wav format and then convert it to mp3 (to convert audio from one format to another you can use Nero Wave Editor or DBPowerAmp).
EASY CD-DA Extractor is the best program that mixes simplicity and power :
you can extract audio and music tracks from CDs and convert audio tracks from one format to another.
Characterized by an excellent conversion quality, it is very simple to use and fast.
It allows you to extract CDs in the format you want (mp3, ogg, mpc, wma, wav, mpc, APE - MonkeyAudio, etc.), to convert from one format to another and to burn Audio CDs starting from all the formats it supports .
Unfortunately it's not free, and it costs around $ 30 ...
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