Free CD to WAV MP3 WMA AMR AC3 AAC Ripper

Free CD to WAV MP3 WMA AMR AC3 AAC Ripper is an application with a name that perfectly describes its purpose - it allows you to rip audio CDs and save the tracks to several formats, namely WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, AMR, AC3 and AAC.

The app is wrapped in a plain and intuitive interface where a list of all songs from the current audio CD is automatically displayed.

You can check out the artist, title, type, ISRC information, duration and status of each item. If you prefer the default settings, then all you have to do is establish the destination folder and output format, in order to rip the CD.

Skilled users are free to fiddle with some grab options when it comes to the read sector (burst, synch, secure, or paranoid mode) and action on unrecoverable read errors (stop, silence, or cut). Plus, you can edit tags.

You can configure FreeDB options, in order to get metadata information from the Internet; simply set the album information source (any available one, FreeDB server only, from the 'cdgrabber.ini' file). Unfortunately, you cannot configure audio settings (e.g. bit rate, sample rate, channel mode, volume level) or make the tool open the output directory or to automatically power off the computer when all tasks are done.

The audio conversion program requires a low-to-moderate amount of CPU and system memory, has a good response time, completes a job briefly and delivers audio tracks with a good sound quality. Free CD to WAV MP3 WMA AMR AC3 AAC Ripper did not freeze, crash or pop up errors throughout our evaluation. Thanks to its intuitive layout and overall simplicity, less experienced users can quickly figure out this app's features.