It is very simple to use Windows Media Player 11 to rip CD. Put the CD into the computer's optical drive, open Windows Media Player 11, select the format you want to rip (the default is WMA), and then click on the menu Just click the "Rip CD" button, and the ripped files will be placed in the "C:\Users\Administrator\Music" directory by default. Windows Media Player 11 can rip CD music into the following six formats:
1. Windows Media Audio
2. Windows Media Audio Pro
3. Windows Media audio (variable bitrate)
4. Windows Media audio lossless
5. MP3
6. WAV (lossless)
Which of these six formats you should choose mainly depends on your purpose, because the size, quality and compatibility of the ripped music files in these six formats are different.
1. Windows Media Audio
1. Technical features: This option is standard WMA audio, which is an audio format currently on the Internet that is as famous as the MP3 format. Since WMA exceeds MP3 in terms of compression ratio, it can produce better sound quality even at lower sampling frequencies. In the audition of code streams of 128kbps and below, WMA completely surpassed the MP3 format. However, when the code stream increased to 128kbps, the sound quality of WMA did not improve as much as MP3 did with the increase of code stream. Comparing a 320kbps MP3 with a 192kbps WMA from the same audio source, the sound quality and rendering power can easily be distinguished as the MP3 is superior. Therefore, WMA is not a suitable format for users with higher requirements.
2. Bit rate range: Rip CD to standard Windows Media audio, there are six bit rates to choose from: 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, 128Kbps, 160Kbps, 192Kbps
II , Windows Media Audio Pro
1. Technical features: Windows Media Audio (WMA) Pro is the most flexible codec in the Windows Media series. It not only provides pure 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound fidelity functions, but also Provides low bitrate functionality for bandwidth-constrained devices such as mobile phones. You can choose up to 7 bitrates for WMA Pro ripping.
2. Bit rate range: Rip to Windows Media Audio Pro audio, there are seven bit rates to choose from: 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, 128Kbps, 160Kbps, 192Kbps
Three , Windows Media audio (variable bit rate)
1. Technical features: Variable bit rate means that when WMA files are compressed, the compression bit rate is automatically reduced when there are more sound elements and the ratio is higher. The bitrate is automatically increased when the bitrate demand is relatively low. The purpose of this is to increase the speed of online playback of files while ensuring that the sound quality is basically not damaged, and to reduce the system resources occupied during local playback. If you use variable bitrate, the file will be smaller than the fixed bitrate. However, some old MP3 files do not support variable bitrate and cannot be played after being put in.
2. Bit rate range: Rip CD to Windows Media audio (variable bit rate), there are five bit rates to choose from: 40-75Kbps, 50-95Kbps, 85-145Kbps, 135-215Kbps , 240-355Kbps
4. Windows Media audio lossless
1. Technical features: Windows Media audio lossless uses a special algorithm to perform bit-for-bit compression on the original source content, which can achieve True audio lossless compression, and WMA files using Windows Media audio lossless compression can be restored to WAV. So for those looking for better audio archiving, Windows Media Audio Lossless is a good choice.
2. Bit rate range: Rip CD to Windows Media audio lossless, the dynamic range of bit rate is: 470-940Kbps. A 1-minute music file takes up approximately 3.5 to 7M of space.
5. MP3
1. Technical characteristics: MP3 is the most widely used audio format on the Internet and has been popular for the longest time. I believe its technical characteristics need no explanation. Anyone who has used a computer knows what MP3 is.
2. Bit rate range: To rip CD to MP3, there are four bit rates to choose from: 128Kbps, 192Kbps, 256Kbps, 320Kbps.
6. WAV (lossless)
1. Technical characteristics: WAV files are uncompressed, truly "lossless" audio files; such files save every aspect of the source audio. bits and reduce file size through multiple compression algorithms without losing a single bit of audio data. It provides another avenue for archiving music collections. Although WAV lossless files are approximately twice the size of WMA lossless files at the same quality, format support is less of an issue since most PCs and devices can play WAV audio.
2. Bit rate range: Rip CD to WAV (lossless) audio, the bit rate is fixed at 1411.2 Kbps, and a 1-minute music file takes up about 10M of space.
Summary: Of these six audio formats, which one should you choose? If you just put it on the computer for daily listening and do not have high requirements for sound quality, you can choose Windows Media audio or MP3 format; if you plan to put it on the Internet for online playback, it is recommended to use Windows Media audio (can variable bit rate); if you are using it to back up CD music discs and have very high requirements for sound quality, it is recommended to use Windows Media audio lossless or WAV (lossless). Both formats can ensure the highest ripping quality. Windows Media audio lossless The file takes up less space, but the compatibility with the player is not very good; the WAV format takes up a lot of space, but the compatibility is not a problem