As a DJ I finally got sick of hauling around 1200+ cds to events, so I've converted most of them using Lame and stored them on a rack-mounted PC. I'm still working on ripping the rest and discarding ...

From a reader: I would like to know how I can rip my old CDs and not lose them when I get a new computer. I have ripped them once before using iTunes but didn’t realize they were stored on my PC and ...

I had an email exchange with a reader last week about replacing a small CD player. He asked me for a CD player recommendation and I had to tell him that I don't really play CDs since I've ripped all ...

When was the last time you ripped a CD? Well, if you’re still in the mood to convert discs to digital music files, Windows 11 has got your back. Or, at least, it will have soon. Microsoft is testing ...

Each time I look at a new MP3 player, I feel this urge to reboot my music collection—to sacrifice a weekend or two and re-rip all my CDs onto one system so I have everything in a consistent format.

The fact that you're reading this blog says you have (or at least have access to) a computer. Chances are you've also ripped a CD to MP3 files on your computer. But there are plenty of people out ...

Think again. Apparently, the RIAA is thinking better of its statement in the case. If you followed the case, you may be aware that the RIAA stated that "it's perfectly lawful to take a CD that you've ...

If you use an iPod or iTunes, you're familiar with the process of ripping songs from CD to convert them from their uncompressed audio file format, AIFF, to a compressed file, usually MP3 or AAC. The ...

I love music! I have hundreds of CDs in my collection, a few of which have survived since from the late 1980s. I have an original copy of Nirvana’s Nevermind, Foo Fighters debut album, Bush's Sixteen ...

A fledgling effort to divorce compressed-audio portables from the PC continues with the introduction of Panasonic’s SV-SR100, a headphone portable that combines a CD player with a flash-memory player.

Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against the leading MP3 format and other rivals ...