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Unlock The Music On Your Audio CDs
New 2.0 Now Rips With Names Of Tracks
Drew's CD Ripping Tutorial
New 2.0 Released 01/12/05 Includes Track/Song Naming
 Or, Why You Need To Rip Rather Than Copy Music From Your CDs

The new DAK CD ripper 2.0 is a very powerful but easy to use program that lets you take the music from your CDs directly to your computer so you are not locked out of your music and so you can:

Create compilation CDs of your favorite tracks,
 Copy tracks to your hard drive for editing and or mixing
Copy your favorite CD tracks to MP3s for use in iPods and MP3 players

New in 2.0
 Now you will not just rip your CDs, but for most CDs,

you'll get the Album and TRACK NAME Info Too.
Just Check The Load Track Info Box and see each and every track named so when you save Wave or MP3 files you'll have all the track info for editing or for playing on iPods or other MP3 players.

Why do you need to Rip CDs?

The music (tracks) on CDs is in files like Wave Files (which are the standard uncompressed audio files), but they are called CDA (Compact Disc Audio). So you can't just drag them to your computer to edit them or copy them to MP3 files.

DAK's new ripper allows you to copy any or all the tracks on any CD and save them as Wave files which you can edit, rearrange or do anything you want with. Or you can save the tracks as MP3 files ready to drop into your iPod or any MP3 portable player.

It's super easy to use. And it has some very nice extra features so that you can copy your music and have it just the way you want.

You can select any tracks you want by just checking or unchecking the individual tracks. The DAK ripper will save the tracks using the track number that's on the CD so you'll know which track is which. And now with 2.0 you will actually get the Track Name for most CDs too.

And this is really special. You'll add a suffix by simply typing it in the box so that each track can carry the name of the artist or album. So when you're finished, each track will look like this: AlbumName_TrackNo.wav or MP3.

Or with new 2.0 Track Naming, you'll have AlbumName_TrackName. It's a revolution in Track Ripping and it's now included in new DAK CD Ripper 2.0.

And finally you can AUTOMATICALLY put all the tracks in any folder on your computer that you choose.

So, the tracks will be called what you want them to be called, they can be numbered or named and they'll be put into the folder of your choice. Pretty neat. Now let me show you how easy and automated this whole process is.


OK, let's get started. . .

First, a quick word about Installation. There's really nothing special to do to install the DAK CD Ripper. Download the DAK_CDripper and the ebook and you're all set.

Look at the picture above. The Icon on the LEFT is the installation Icon. It's silver and has the arrows from left down to right. It doesn't run the program, it installs it. So, just double click it and follow the prompts. When it's finished it will place the Icon on the right with the cute notes and the yellow comet on your desktop. That's the Icon you double click to use the program.

You can either delete the Silver Installation Icon now, or burn it to a CD if you want to keep a copy of the installation program. It's up to you. But you don't need to leave it on your desktop.
Just Do This First.

DAK's new CD Ripper 2.0 adds the ability to actually identify and name each song/track on your CDs. This works in about 80-90% of most CDs.

To activate this feature, please do the following.
Arrow One. Click the FreeDB Options Key
Arrow Two. Put your own email address in this box. (Don't worry, your name won't be used, it's just needed to access the database.)

Arrow 3. Click OK.

That's it. Now we can start ripping AND NAMING your tracks. Oh, I'll tell you a little more about this screen below.
OK Let's Get The Basics.
Here's your main CD Ripper Interface. It's so easy to use, this is just about all you need to see and do. When you put a CD in your drive, the DAK CD Ripper automatically displays all the tracks as I've shown above without you doing anything.

Arrow 1. Where do you want to keep the tracks after you rip them? Just open this box by clicking on the . . . button to the right and navigate to and select the folder you want the tracks to go to. Don't type in the box. Navigate to where you want the files stored.

Arrow 2. At the beginning of each of your tracks you can add a suffix. So if the album name is Harmony, just type that here. If it's 5th Symphony, type that here. That's all there is to it. As you'll see below , the name will be part of each track from now on. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADD A SUFFIX, I just like to so I can better keep track of my ripped CDs.

Arrow 3. Do you want to rip to Wave? Click this button. Wave is what you use for normal audio CDs and for all editing. It's uncompressed and essentially what's already on the CD. A CDA file is really the same as a Wav in size.

Arrow 4. Want MP3 files for your iPod or MP3 portable or just to save space on your computer? They are 1/10th the size of Wave Files. And all you do is check this radio button to get them.

5. By default, every track on the disc will be checked. If there are any that you don't want to rip, just uncheck them here and only the remaining checked tracks will be ripped.

That's really most of what you need to know, but let's go on.
Now You Can Rip With the Actual Song/Track Names Too.

Here's your main CD Ripper Interface again. In the last picture we explored how to set up the folders and layout for ripping.

Here we are going to see all the information that we can get to automatically name our tracks.

NOTE: Most of the information that you see above will be filled in for you, so don't worry, there's really not much for you to do. I'm just explaining what everything is.

Arrow 1. After the CD is loaded with the track numbers as you saw in the previous picture, all you do is click the Load CD Album Info box and the DAK CD Ripper will go to the online database and check to see if it knows the information for the Disc. As I've said, it seems to know 80-90% of all the CDs I loaded.

Arrow 2. ISRC is an information source that lists all the tracks on the CD. It's actually a file on the CD itself. You would think that all CDs would have it, but only about 20% of the newer CDs have this, so it's an option that you can try.

Arrow 3. The Freedb Database uses several methods to determine which CD you are trying to identify. Sometimes CDs are released in different languages. Some are released with different titles. And some CDs seem alike to the database. So sometimes you'll have your choice of 2 or 3 CDs to grab your titles. Just click here if the songs/tracks aren't the ones on your disc and they most likely will be the next ones.

Arrow 4. Here the database supplies the Title of the Album/CD

Arrow 5. Here the database supplies the Artist

Arrow 6. Music is separated into types. Here the type is listed. This can be subjective.

Arrow 7. Often the year of the CD is listed in the database. For this CD it isn't

Arrow 8. Here's the really fun part. Here are the actual song/track names, the duration of the track. The names are the really important part and they are saved as file names when you rip the tracks.

Arrow 9. The Action Box. This is great. In this box you'll see a log of every action that the DAK CD Ripper has performed in this session. You'll see the rip speed, the access time, everything. It's really interesting.

So as you can see the new Song/Track Naming DAK CD ripper provides all the information you'll need to enjoy your CDs after you rip them to Wave and MP3 files. Now the file name will be the original song/track name from the CD. It's a revolution in Ripping from CDs.



Easy Destination Setup.
I've repeated this screen because if you don't choose a folder to put your ripped tracks into, you'll get an error message. So. . .
Arrow 1. Click the Button with the . . . and navigate to the folder you want to rip to. You can't type the folder name, just navigate there.

Arrow 2. This is optional. If you want every track to have the album name or some abbreviation, put it in here. And, every track will carry this prefix like Prefix_TrackName

Arrows 3/4. Don't forget to choose Wave for editing or making CD compilations or MP3 for making files to put in your iPod or other MP3 player.
When you click the Target Path Folder above, all you're doing is opening up this Windows Browse Window. Here I've chosen my folder to put the tracks in.

Arrow 1. I've chosen Harmony1. Then

Arrow 2. I just click (2) OK, and it's set.


How Many CD ROM Drives Do You Have?
If you have more than 1 CD ROM drive on your computer, just open this box and choose the drive that has your audio CD in it. The DAK CD Ripper will automatically find and display all the tracks in your drive. You don't have to do anything. Hint. If one of your CD ROM drives doesn't work with the Ripper, try the other.


Preview Tracks Or Just Enjoy.
But what if you don't remember what a song sounds like? Sure you know the name, you've got the CD and probably the jacket. And of course you'll see the track names like these right in front of you. But does that name remind you of the melody?

Well no problem If you're not sure, just click
Arrow 1. > which launches the built in player.

Arrow 2. Click Play or Stop on the player to listen or stop.

Arrow 3. You can drag the little slider along if you want to hear a different part of the track without waiting.

Arrow 4. You can close the player by clicking the OK button or just click the X in the upper right hand corner.

You can do it all with no hassles. It's really easy to use.


Easy Rip to MP3s Or Waves.
The only real decision you have to make is Wave Or MP3, or both. You can rip one way for your CDs and another for your MP3 player. It's easy and fast. And you're just a click away. Don't be locked out of the music on your CDs any longer.
OK, let's Rip to Track Numbers.
Here's what you see as the ripping is actually going on. There's nothing you have to do, but you are informed.

Arrow 1. You see the percent of each track as it's ripped.

Arrow 2. Here's a track that's being ripped right now.

Arrow 3. Here's the Action Window showing that I'm ripping Wave at 44,100kHz, 16 bit, stereo. You'll see everything that's going on in the Action window.

Wasn't that easy?
OK, let's Rip to Track/Song NAMES.
Here's what you see as the ripping is actually going on when the NAMES are being added. There's nothing you have to do, but you are informed. And these names will be part of the final file so you'll always know what you've got.

Arrow 1. You see the percent of each track as it's ripped.

Arrow 2. Here's a track that's being ripped right now.

Arrow 3. Here's the percent of all the tracks you've selected that's already been ripped.

Wasn't that easy?
Here Are Your Ripped Tracks Using TRACK NUMBERs.
And here's the finished result. All 19 tracks are ripped to your hard drive. You choose Wave or MP3 (in this case Wave) and as you can see each track carries the Album name and track number.
Remember:

Arrow 2 the Prefix name is optional.

Arrow 3 The Track Number will always be generated for you.

It's all really easy. And I just wanted to remind you that you can rip either or both type of files with just the click of your mouse.


Here Are Your Ripped Tracks Using TRACK NAMES.
And here's the finished result with actual Track NAMES. All 19 tracks are ripped to your hard drive. This time we chose MP3 and as you can see each track carries the Album name and ACTUAL TRACK NAME.
Plus
Arrow 2 (The Album name) is Optional, and

Arrow 3 will always be generated.

It's all really easy. And I just wanted to remind you that you can rip either or both type of files with just the click of your mouse.


CD ROM Control Too.
Here's the CD Options menu. You can Refresh the CD if you change it. You can eject the tray without leaning over to the drive and you can even lock the drive so the CD won't come out. You're in complete control. Just click:

Arrow 1 the Icon to open the menu and Click

Arrow 2 to choose what you want to do.
The FreeDB Database Info In Detail

At the beginning of this tutorial we explored how to enter your own email address at the Arrow 2 position. This is very important and you do need to do this before you start using the. So if you haven't done it yet, do it now.

Arrow 1. Click the Icon and Select FreeDB options.

Arrow 2. Enter your email address here, NOW!!!

Arrow 3, is just for your info. This is a list of all the FreeDB databases around the world that your ripper can access.

Arrow 4 gives you the choice of using the U.S. Main database or all the databases listed in 3 above. It comes with only the main database selected by default and for most CDs, that's all you'll want or need. If you have foreign CDs, you might try changing this to all. It might be a bit slower, but maybe it will find one for you.

Arrow 5. When you're finished be sure to click OK, or your changes won't be preserved.

That's it. Now you can name most tracks on most CDs with a single click. It's a truly amazing capability that I'm sure you'll love having. And if you haven't figured out how excited I am about the new automatic track naming, well I am more than excited. I just love this new feature.
Scratched CDs? Tracks You can't Play?
Got a damaged CD? We'll here's where you can try to save your music. Just click one of the choices, I like Paranoid Mode and scratched CDs that will no longer play can often be brought back to life. Just save all the tracks you can and then burn yourself a new CD using your rescued tracks. It's all Included in the DAK CD Ripper. Just click on the Options menu to get these powers.
Another Folder Of Tacks.
Don't Be Locked Out Of Your Music Any More!!
OK that's it. Just take your newly liberated tracks and enjoy your music, on your computer, in the compilations of tracks you've made from multiple CDs. Now you really can enjoy CDs with only the tracks you love. Now you can edit, mix and control your music like never before. Now you can grab MP3 tracks from any of your CDs quickly and easily.

And now you can grab the names of your tracks too. It's all yours when you use DAK's all new Auto-Naming CD to MP3 & Wav CD Ripper.
Enjoy. . . Drew
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