rip : Java Glossary

To copy an audio CD, you first rip it then burn it.

Some of the legitimate reasons for ripping/burning are:

• To refurbish a scratched CD or DVD. Because the recording is digital, the copy is free of any flaws of the original.
• To make a backup of an audio recording in case the original is damaged, lost or stolen.
• To edit the CD. You can rearrange tracks, delete tracks, or mix tracks from different audio CDs.
• To prepare data for playing in an MP3 player.

1. Place the original CD in your computer CD Player.
2. Click rip to copy the entire disc to your hard disk. It will read about 50 times faster than it would take to play on your stereo.
3. Select whether you want to create an audio CD (one you can play in your stereo CD player), or a data CD/DVD (holds more songs, to play on a computer or upload to an MP3 player).
4. Select the tracks you want to burn by dragging to the burn list on the right.
5. Insert a blank CD in the drive. Don’t format it!
6. Click burn, (in the bottom right corner of the screen.) It will write about 16 times faster than it would take to play on your stereo.
7. Optionally use LightScribe to label the CD and apply decoration.