Re: What setting should I use and why when ripping a CD?

For best quality retention use the highest bitrate available in MP3, WMA(or
Pro), or better still rip to .WMA Lossless or .WAV. Burn using slow or
medium speed to avoid errors on the burned CD that might produce sound
glitches.

Other considerations affecting which format to use include whether you want
to keep copies of the music on your computer or transfer songs to an MP3
player. File size and compatibility become issues.

Wiki on WMA codecs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio



"JohnP" <JohnP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5C6127AD-70A8-4471-9266-36BE158EA656@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm new to ripping music from CDs and burning CDs. I have WMA 11 on
Windows
XP and would simply like to copy music from some of my CDs and then burn
some
mix CDs from selected tracks. I just want to create an audio CD, with as
close to the same audio quality as the original CD, that I can play on any
old CD player.

The info in WMA help seems pretty straightforward. I "rip" the CDs to my
computer, then I burn the tracks I want to a CD-R. But, I can't seem to
find
any information on which settings are best to use for my situation. When
ripping, which format should I use and why? I'm not concerned with file
size. My main concern is maintaining audio quality that is close to the
original CD and the ability to play the mix CD on any CD player.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!



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