In the beginning - a very long time ago - I too used Nero but I found that it had problems when reading CD’S so a couple of people who are in the “Ripping Game”, then put my on to Exact Audio Copy which was written by a computer programmer who loves his music.
The reason he wrote Exact Audio Copy was because of the fact that most CD Rippers don’t read the content of a CD byte for byte, they skip over errors on the CD, they don’t try and recover from reading CD errors and so on. Fortunately there are several utilities around that are equal or come close to what Exact Audio Copy does, for Windows there’s Easy CD Converter and for the Mac there’s XLD and Max, others for LYNUX of course. > On 9 Nov 2014, at 6:58 am, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I used to use Nero as far back as Nero 7 and loved it, but versions after > that became very bloated and inaccessible. Is the latest version accessible > again? > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of PETER > Scanlon > Sent: 03 November 2014 03:33 > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software > > Nero is really very good. > I found Exact Audio Copy awkward. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2014 2:00 pm > Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software > >> >> >> I did post a link to the help center which should help you with >> Windows Media Player. >> >> So you use Nero? Heaven help you <smile>, that is reall ythe worst >> Ripper around, it used to be quite reasonable but it just doesn't read >> CD's properly, nor do most of the other free CD Ripping solutions out >> there to be honest, the only one which does is Exact Audio Copy still. >> >> .. >> >> On 3/11/2014 1:56 PM, Robert Byers wrote: >>> >>> I use to burn with it, in version 11, but can't get to work in 12. >>> I now use Nero. >>> >>> On 3/11/2014 3:46 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> Curiosity now has the better of me so I'll take a look for myself, >>>> been a long while since I myself have had a look at the Media Player. >>>> >>>>> On 3 Nov 2014, at 3:42 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well that was my experience (Windows Media 12 does seem to work >>>>> differently than Windows Media 11 (doesn't seem as "cut and dry" >>>>> as >>>>> 11 waas! >>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 3:03 AM >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>> Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software >>>>> >>>>> Interesting to hear you say that, I know others who use Windows >>>>> Media 12 think it is now with Windows 7 and I've not heard any >>>>> noise when it comes to accessibility issues etc, I know people who >>>>> use this extensively and no other. >>>>> >>>>> On 2/11/2014 7:55 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>>>> I'm not too sure about Windows Media Player anymore (Windows >>>>>> Media >>>>>> 11 was good; I used to use it) but when I got Windows 7 and tried >>>>>> to use the version of Windows Media there (think its 12) it >>>>>> wasn't quite so intuitive...at least not for me! >>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf >>>>>> Of Dane Trethowan >>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 11:43 AM >>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>>> Subject: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> >>>>>> Someone on list asked about free CD Ripping Software a little >>>>>> while ago, I answered with iTunes though of course I didn't >>>>>> realise at the time that there's probably an even better answer >>>>>> built right into Windows itself which I assume the questioner was > using. >>>>>> >>>>>> The answer of course is Windows Media Player which when I last >>>>>> tried it was very accessible indeed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I didn't follow the conversation at the time so perhaps someone >>>>>> else on list suggested Windows Media Player anyway. >>>>>> >>>>>> ********** >>>>>> >>>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>>> grtd...@internode.on.net >>>>>> Skype: greatdane12 >>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> grtd...@internode.on.net >>>> Skype: greatdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > From my Braille Sense. > > > ********** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
