messiah

Are there any differences in MP3 files made by different programs?

I've been using Roxio Easy CD/DVD creator 6 for mine lately but quite a few of the tracks have a crackle when played back in the Car - just wondering if there's anything better out there?

Also what are the best settings to use?

My car CD player is not MP3 compatible so I tend to burn the tracks as a normal audio CD for use in the car, so I'm not that bothered about files taking up large amounts of space on the HDD.

FASTER MIKE!!

always use nero never had any problems with it

DEEDEE

Nero

Underwriter

http://www.mgshareware.com/

freerip, always works for me , otherwise as above Nero

RichA

Go get CDex. Best ripper ever.

Yes, there can be a huge difference in quality between the various rippers. For VBR, use lame. For a constant bitrate, then the late 90's Fraunhofer codec seems to work best, though you *should* pay for the codec. It can be a little difficult to find these days...

My CDex settings:- http://www.madgamers.net/rich/public/cdex.jpg
Should give as near to transparent CD quality as you're likely to find.

--Rich

cong

ok the quality of your rip also depends on your cd drive, the best drives to rip a cd is from a cd/rw drive because they pick up better then a normal drive, the noise is bit errors called "jitter" so basically if you get a lot of "jitter" use a better drive

messiah

That would make sense, only I've got the 1 drive in my laptop. never had any probs with my old desktop.