Problem ripping music

[Ayaz]

Hi, I have been making backups of cds for a year or so with no problems but recently my computer started putting really bad scratchy noise and gaps in music. It doesn't happen with all cds I rip but quite a few. Its happening on the rip and is doing it with itunes, windows media player and realplayer . Anyone has experienced similar problems?
Thanky you.

[Bhairav]

Welcome to the forum!
What kind of sound card do you have?

[Ayaz]

Just the onboard sound card.

[samar69]

Steps to Rip Music from a CD to Your Computer

Requirements


Music CD
Windows Media Player
CD drive

1. Open windows media player and connect to the Internet

2. Insert your audio CD into the CD drive, and then click Rip.

3. All songs are selected to be ripped if you have not previously ripped them.

4. Clear the check box next to each song, for songs you do not want to rip. You can use the check box at the top of the list to select or clear all check boxes.

5. Click Rip Music.

6. The first time you rip music, you are prompted to choose the format for the files being created. Click one of the following options:

a) Keep my current format settings. This option keeps your current file format and audio quality level settings and immediately starts ripping the songs you selected to your computer. By default, the Player uses the Windows Media Audio format, which optimizes the balance between file size and sound quality.

b) Change my current format settings. Select this option if you want to change the format, bit rate, storage folder, or other options. After you click an option, click OK. (To change the format or audio quality settings later, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Rip Music tab.)

7. After the songs have been ripped, you can find and play them in your library.

Choosing a Format

By default, the Player uses the Windows Media Audio format, which optimizes the balance between file size and sound quality. You can also choose one of the following formats:

-Windows Media Audio (variable bit rate), which can reduce the file size but may also take longer to rip.

-Windows Media Audio Lossless, which provides the best audio quality but increases the file size.

-MP3 format, new in Windows Media Player 10, which provides more flexibility when choosing a format.

Freeware for ripping CDs

FreeRIP
http://www.mgshareware.com/frmmain.shtml

Save audio CD tracks to Wav, MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis or FLAC audio files

Exact Audio Copy
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

Free audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives

Source: drostdesigns.com

[Bhairav]

Hey Thanks a lot for the guide Samar69!
I appreciate your efforts!
Here is link if you want o edit music files!
Software to edit music files?
I hope this helps you!