The problem is, all I have is Windows Media Player. I didn't realize it till now, but it appears to be unable to make MP3s from my CDs. Clicking on the MP3 Information button just gives me links to places that sell MP3 plug-ins for WMP, but I'm a cheap bastard. I don't want to have to pay for anything if I can avoid it.
Anyone out there have any useful advice on this subject that they wish to share?
[edit: Actually, I cant remember if BMP can rip at all [ 12-03-2002: Message edited by: Tegadil ]
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If all else fails, download Musicmatch or something similiar and rip it before the free trial runs out.
Exact Audio Copy and Lame are ALL YOU EVER NEED For mp3 ripping needs.
Trust me on this one. It perfectly copied the entirety of the warcraft3 soundtrack in less then half an hour.
Go out and download it.. like, now... or as soon as Mr. Duck shows up.
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Delphi Aegis's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
As Mr. Duck will inevitably say, and provide links for:Exact Audio Copy and Lame are ALL YOU EVER NEED For mp3 ripping needs.
Trust me on this one. It perfectly copied the entirety of the warcraft3 soundtrack in less then half an hour.
Go out and download it.. like, now... or as soon as Mr. Duck shows up.
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It gave my mp3s this awful backnoise that was horribly obnoxious and really distracting.
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Densetsu wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
YOU could always link it, you know.
How to setup EAC [ 12-03-2002: Message edited by: Mr. Duck ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Lyinar Ka`Bael thought about the meaning of life:
CDex is good for just general ripping. I like Audiostation, though. It can rip and play, plus Deth has said something about the format it uses taking up less space than mp3s. Don't have it in front of me, but it's not mp3 format. Bet Deth can tell you what the extension is.
.ogg?
Can check when I get home, or have Deth check when he gets online. I've sent him songs in IRC before, and he remarked that they're not nearly as large of files as an mp3.
Behave just like a regular one, though. It really saves space on my laptop's hard drive.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
No, Really. Bite me.
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Lyinar Ka`Bael spewed forth this undeniable truth:
CDex is good for just general ripping. I like Audiostation, though. It can rip and play, plus Deth has said something about the format it uses taking up less space than mp3s. Don't have it in front of me, but it's not mp3 format. Bet Deth can tell you what the extension is.
The whole point here is to get them to MP3 format, so that I can play them in EQ.
I downloaded Musicmatch Jukebox. It's doing the job well enough, but I had to disable alot of stuff to keep it from reporting in to their website every time I turn it on.
Thanks all.
I've played them in both WinAmp and Sonique. [ 12-03-2002: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Lyinar Ka`Bael probably says this to all the girls:
You can play them in EQ. That's the whole pointI've played them in both WinAmp and Sonique.
Yes, but I wanted something that worked with EQ's new MP3 player. I don't use EQWindows, and I want to be able to directly control it from within EQ.
Not to mention, it kills the normal EQ music while playing, but the sounds still come through. Now, I can put on some good fighting music without missing any sounds.
EDIT: thanks for the advice though. [ 12-03-2002: Message edited by: Palador ChibiDragon ]
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adenine! had this to say about Duck Tales:
CDex + Ogg Vorbis =
What exactly is the act of "Ogg" and why do people insist on doing it to me?
If you want to encode using Variable BitRate, i'd suggest using EAC, and LAME, because lame will allow you to set how you want the VBR to behave, and it's dead sexy...
No, Really. Bite me.
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There was much rejoicing when Delphi Aegis said this:
As Mr. Duck will inevitably say, and provide links for:Exact Audio Copy and Lame are ALL YOU EVER NEED For mp3 ripping needs.
Trust me on this one. It perfectly copied the entirety of the warcraft3 soundtrack in less then half an hour.
Go out and download it.. like, now... or as soon as Mr. Duck shows up.
Must've sucked wasting all that time when it's all in MP3 format in the Sound Editor
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From the book of Skaw, chapter 3, verse 16:
Must've sucked wasting all that time when it's all in MP3 format in the Sound Editor
I'm not used to messing with MP3s and such. Explain please.
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Callalron enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Nah, nah, nah just download a copy of Music Match Jukebox. It does it all. Rips, plays, burns CDs, even downloads to your MP3 device, and it's easy to use too. The free version should handle all your needs, but if you go the upgrade route, one payment gets you upgrades for life. I've been using it for several years and never had a complaint about it.
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This is what I use, paid for it, it's worth it.
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A sleep deprived Palador ChibiDragon stammered:
I'm not used to messing with MP3s and such. Explain please.
the warcraft 3 soundtrack is already ripped to mp3 in the warcraft 3 sound editor, so ripping off the CD was useless...
No, Really. Bite me.
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Palador ChibiDragon stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Yes, but I wanted something that worked with EQ's new MP3 player. I don't use EQWindows, and I want to be able to directly control it from within EQ.Not to mention, it kills the normal EQ music while playing, but the sounds still come through. Now, I can put on some good fighting music without missing any sounds.
EDIT: thanks for the advice though.
You're missing my point. They behave like normal mp3s. So you can play them in whatever plays an mp3.
And I'm not sure, BM. I never noticed that they didn't use the mp3 extension myself until Deth pointed it out, and I'm at work and don't have my laptop to check.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Nobody really understood why Lyinar Ka`Bael wrote:
You're missing my point. They behave like normal mp3s. So you can play them in whatever plays an mp3.
Oh.
Well, it's too late now. I have enough MP3 music to keep me from gagging whenever I fight or enter Rivervale now.
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael was listening to Cher while typing:
.wma format. plays like an mp3, but it's only about half the file size.
there are only 2 downsides to .wma files:
It's a microsoft spec, and you need to buy licenses if you want to make programs using the compression technology
2) It's not the same as mp3, meaning that mp3 players will not support it, it needs the ability to decode wma files, because the two compression schemes are different.
However, most new mp3 players have built in wma support, and thus negates both points...
WMA is nice, but i don't know if the built in player for EQ supports WMA playback...
No, Really. Bite me.
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Verily, Skaw doth proclaim:
Must've sucked wasting all that time when it's all in MP3 format in the Sound Editor
Maybe, but does it have the cinimatic music, unedited, mixxed, and balanced for Mp3 format?
I THINK NOT!
Fucker, pointing out flaws. 
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
Plus it saves space on my laptop [ 12-04-2002: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
I'd link it but I don't feel like finding the URL right now. I can DCC it to you if you'd like - though that would require an IRC visit.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Delphi Aegis had this to say about pies:
Maybe, but does it have the cinimatic music, unedited, mixxed, and balanced for Mp3 format?I THINK NOT!
Fucker, pointing out flaws.
No, but you can get it from Blizzard.com
And when I asked my brother in law to burn me a copy, I played it, and it wouldn't start mid-track at all. It sucked.
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Bajah had this to say about Tron:
I just use CDex. It takes the song right off the cd and directly to MP3. No middleman step and works beautifully.I'd link it but I don't feel like finding the URL right now. I can DCC it to you if you'd like - though that would require an IRC visit.
Nah, I'm good now. What I downloaded does the job well enough. I just needed a few tracks to use as EQ music.
Fnord
With all the soundtracks I have, I've got an interesting but strange collection of music going during EQ now. Bouncing from the opera from FF4 (the version actually done in Latin) to music from Conan:the Barbarian is strange, but better than the same old EQ fight music. And fighting to the music from the lobby scene in The Matrix is fun.
I have the entire 23 minute version of that thing. That doesn't sound like Latin, though. Is it possible it's Italian?
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Lyinar Ka`Bael had this to say about Optimus Prime:
The opera was in 3/6
I stand corrected.
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I have the entire 23 minute version of that thing. That doesn't sound like Latin, though. Is it possible it's Italian?
Maybe. I don't remember which one it really is, and it all sounds Greek to me (so to speak). The important thing is that I know what it translates to, and it sounds cool.
I'm gonna have to mess around with that MP3 player some more, and see if it's possible to set up premade lists for different characters. What works well for my DE Wizzie is different than what works well for Zaile or my monk.
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