Ripping/Playing .cda Files

[leviathan13]

I'm aware that there have been previous threads involving these files, but they're from years ago, so thought I'd try something new.

 

I've tried ripping a few cd's recently and they won't copy, or even play. When I've investigated further, they're showing as .cda files. It's only certain cd's that it happens to - for example I've bought a couple today and one has ripped straight away, the other two haven't.

 

I've downloaded 4 'converters' tonight and none of them have worked. One recognised the cd tracks, but seemed to crash whilst converting. The others didn't even recognise the tracks.

 

HELP!!! In other words. What can I do, if anything?

 

Muchos cheers in advance.

[alchresearch]

Windows Media Player will rip an audio CD to MP3.

 

Insert your CD

Start Media Player

Click RIP CD

Click "do not add copy protection" and the "I understand blah blah" boxes then click OK.

 

It will begin ripping, probably into WMA format.

 

So click RIP SETTINGS - FORMAT and select MP3

[geared]

iTunes used to be able to rip into MP3 as well didn't it??

[leviathan13]

Windows Media Player will rip an audio CD to MP3.

 

Insert your CD

Start Media Player

Click RIP CD

Click "do not add copy protection" and the "I understand blah blah" boxes then click OK.

 

It will begin ripping, probably into WMA format.

 

So click RIP SETTINGS - FORMAT and select MP3

 

I don't understand how it can rip one cd perfectly well to WMA, then the next one, a few seconds later, I have this issue with.

 

I tried it to mp3 and it just comes up with an error message, the same as to WMA. It won't even play the cd, so have to listen to it the good old fashioned way of on a cd player.

[tzijlstra]

Some CDs have (had, do people still buy CDs?) DRM (digital rights management) that prevents the disc from being accessible from a PC. Some deluded souls in suits thought that was a good way to stop the music being ripped, it had quite the opposite effect though as people found easy ways to bypass it so they could at least listen to the digital files from a PC or MP3 player from a CD THEY BOUGHT.

 

It depends a lot on which firm released the CD (I believe Sony were pretty notorious) but there are plenty of guides on the internet on how to bypass it.

 

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-free-your-music-from-the-drm-copy-protection/

 

http://mp3.about.com/od/essentialsoftware/tp/best_drm_removal_software.htm

 

Have a nosy around, use drm cd as keywords. Good luck!

 

PS: Alternatively you could use your PC to record it directly from your CD player, but that will require some hardware.