I wrote this a while ago for a Windows-using friend of mine who didn't want to use iTunes to rip CDs.
Download Quintessential Player from this location:
http://www.quinnware.com/
Also download these extensions/plugins:
Install. now open Quintessential Player. It's what I use for my media player on Windows, as it handles EVERYTHING - music, video, ripping, managing, etc.
Right-click in the player & go to Preferences (or press Ctrl+p).
On the Settings tab, go to the Encoder section & choose Encode Format.
Make these changes:
- Select Encoding Format: MP3 Audio
- Encoder Method: Average Bitrate (Move the slider all the way to the right, so that it says ~256. This will result in mp3s that sound good, but they will be much bigger in file size. My attitude is 'so what?'. I'd rather have good sound, with the trade-off of larger files. If you want smaller files, or if you can't hear the difference, move the slider until it's at 192.)
Press Save & Close.
Now, insert a CD. It should show up in Quintessential Player automatically. It should also connect online & auto enter all the track names, etc.
Right click on a track, & choose Encode All (or something like that). Choose MP3 with the LAME encoder.
A few minutes later, Quintessential Player will be done. By default, it places tunes in the My DocumentsMy Music folder.
Quintessential Player will also act as a media library for you, showing you all your music, etc., if you're interested.
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