How to rip music files from a CD in Windows 7 using Windows media player

Posted Date: 04-Jul-2010		Category: Audio & Video
Author: Raghav	Member Level: Gold
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Ripping means copying the music files from a CD to your computer so that you can make a new CD using only the songs you like. This article explains how to rip music files from a CD to your computer.

How to rip music from CD to your computer in Windows 7 using windows media player

Ripping is the process of copying the music files from a CD to your computer so that you can make a new CD using only the songs you like.

Insert the audio CD which you want to rip into the CD drive of your computer and then click on Rip tab.

The windows media player starts ripping the CD automatically. As the player begins to rip the songs, you can clear the check boxes next to the songs that you do not want to rip

Once the songs are ripped, they can be played.

You will be prompted to choose the format for the files being created if this is the first time you rip the music. You can select the following options.

1. 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. The player uses Windows Media Audio format (WMA)by default.

2. Change my current format settings: Select this option if you want to change the format, bit rate, storage folder, or other options. Click Ok after selecting the option.

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

NOTE: Do not rip music from copy right protected CDs and DVDs. It may be a violation of laws in certain countries to copy music from any media to your computer.

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