Re: C00D0FAA


"cluereaper" <cluereaper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Windows Media Player cannot rip the track because a compatible MP3 encoder
is
not installed on your computer. Install a compatible MP3 encoder or choose
a
different format to rip to (such as Windows Media Audio).

The Subj line/text above is the error code/message associated when I tried
to rip a cd to WMP V11. Not sure how to determine what the existing format
is
from the cd itself. I've right-clicked the song title during play in WMP,
as
I've read in other posts, but the only thing that shows there is that the
media type is "audio" with a "WMplug" audio codec. I'm also not sure how
to
convert the files to a recognizable format for download that can then be
uploaded onto my MP3 player ( a Sansa Fuze - 8GB). Any help would be
appreciated.

Not a tech guy!


CD is itself a specific audio format - CD-DA
It is just discernable from your post you are trying to rip from an audio CD
as opposed to a data CD composed of MP3 tracks?
MP3 is a compression technique, but, is this your media device?
http://www.sansa.com/players/sansa_fuze/tech
If so, and you are indeed trying to rip from an *audio* CD, then you can
rip as WMA - Windows Media Audio, which is also a compression technique
comparable to MP3.
Your Sansa can play both formats, as well as a few others.
You can use WMP to rip the tracks as WMA files to a folder,
then simply use explorer to drag and drop the WMA music files to the usb
connected Sansa, it will happily recognise and play them.
Your Sansa also came supplied with software, this will recognise an
audio CD loaded, it allows you to select which tracks to rip (simply click
to tick), then to select which format to rip as - MP3, or WMA, or a few
others.
Then it allows where to rip to: Either directly to the USB connected Sansa
or to a folder, or to any usb connected device such as a cell phone that can
play WMA and/or MP3 etc.

CD's are made up of tracks that consume large amounts of space.
MP3 and WMA are file formats that allow you to make copies of CD tracks
but to apply compression so as to consume less space on either your HDD
or connected devices such as your Sansa.
It is for you to experiment with compression with either format to discern
how much to apply before sound quality is effected.
Both WMP and the supplied Sansa software will allow you to adjust the
compression settings before you rip.
Both WMA and MP3 produce identical results with same settings, they
are just different formats but your Sansa can play both or either.



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