Ripped to library what does mean

I sent him a recommendation for a good CD player and small stereo system, but during our exchange, the reader said, "When you start talking about "ripping" CDs and mp3s, I'm lost. I wish it were otherwise. The last thing I want to do is leave a question unanswered, so let's talk about ripping CDs.

The term "ripping CDs" means copying the individual song files from the CD to your computer so you can play them back on your Mac or Windows PC or smartphone or tablet or any other device that can play audio files anyone remember iPods?

My car has a CD player, but the sound system can also play music files stored on a thumb drive. You'll need a computer Mac or Windows with a CD drive and the right software for the job.

Macintosh users should use Apple's iTunes. If you'd like detailed instructions, go to support. Depending on the speed of your CD drive and computer, ripping a typical CD should take less than 10 minutes. Windows users can also use iTunes, following the instructions at support. You can download it at exactaudiocopy. You'll have to make some decisions during the program's initial setup, but they can be changed at any time.

You'll need to decide which audio format you want to use for the ripped files. Notes: If you get an error message when you try to find album info that says you need to change your privacy settings, select Organize , select Options , select the Privacy tab, and then select the Update music files by retrieving media info from the Internet check box. Insert a CD into your CD drive.

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Scratches and smudges may cause Windows Media Player to have trouble reading the CD, which can result in issues ripping certain songs or an entire album. Carefully clean the CD and try ripping the audio tracks again. Switching from WMA format to MP3 when ripping songs, but not increasing the quality, can cause this error. To avoid this problem, make sure the audio compression bitrate is set to at least Kbps in your Media Player options. In the Rip Music menu, make sure the Rip music to this location option is set to a valid folder.

If it is not, Windows Media Player can't rip audio tracks.