If you want to make mp3's from your CD the easiest way is to get the right program that 'grabs' CD tracks and converts them to mp3's for you. You can find it in our Rippers section. Once the program is installed you are able to put one of your regular audio CDs in the drive and use it to 'grab' the files that are on your CD. The program will convert CD audio tracks to the wave files and then encode it to smaller Mp3's, which you can then play on your computer, or post on the Internet. There are various settings in these programs, which can determine the quality of the Mp3 you are creating. If you create an Mp3 at a higher quality it will reflect itself in the increased size of the file.

You can also use the old manual method of encoding CD tracks to MP3's? You'll have to use one of the CD ripper programs from our Rippers section to copy the music from the CD and save it as wave files on your computer. You will then encode a wave music file to Mp3 format, by using an MP3 encoder. You can find different types of encoders in our Encoders section. The encoder will take a wave file and remove all the frequencies your ear can't hear. That makes the file about 90% smaller, almost without reducing the sound quality.

Keep in mind that you may NOT encode CD's you have purchased and post the MP3 files on the Internet. If you do so, you may be liable in copyright infringement. However, you are allowed to encode your own CD's if you want to listen to them at your own computer.