Do you want to save money on music recording and music ripping? Well, now you have an option to do just that. No need to spend that hard earned money on recording studio equipment and music stores. Just start your PC, download a few programs, learn the tricks and bingo - you are an expert. Internet has come as a savior to all music lovers and life has never been so easy.

Music is life for many of us and the growing interest in the field has led to a revolution in the music technology. The whole music world has changed in a way that today you can convert your PC and stereo to a music powerhouse. You can copy music, change the format, edit it, insert special effects like fading in and out, reduce noise and what not. If you want to do all that and more, read on...

You have a number of songs in your PC and want to copy them to a CD? Or you want to convert songs stored on an audio CD into the much compressed MP3 format? Or you simply want to copy the hard disk to another? In either of the above scenarios, you need to be aware of CD ripping. While ripping music, you can also do audio mastering using equalization, compression, editing, noise elimination processes. It is meant to enhance the quality of your music and gives it a more professional touch.

Your home PC may be all you need to start working. You also need to have internet connectivity for downloads and for working online with some software. A broadband connectivity will speed up things, though a dialup will also serve the purpose just as well.

You can rip music in various ways. You can download music software (ripping software normally costs around $30) and follow the instructions carefully. Most downloads are well supported by online help and after sales. You can even try free trial download and get a feel of the ripping process.

If your operating system is Windows, then you can work on Windows media Player for ripping songs from your CD to your computer and save the songs in WMA or MP3 format. You can then play your favorite songs in your PC as well as burn a CD to play in your car audio.

A few websites such as www.easycdrip.com allow you to remain online and install the ripping software. Whenever you want to rip your CD, your software just takes you to the website and simply by the click of a key, you are able to rip the music in the shortest possible time. As ripping is done digitally in these cases and a sound card is not required, the quality of output is good. The system allows you to convert your CDs to any format, and is a great and hassle free option. The software does not cost much and comes with a technical support as well.

Music recording and ripping is a passion. As you learn more and more tricks of the game, you can create your music library, copy music into any format such as WMA, WAV, OGG, MP3 and others. The flexibility and ease of options is great and with music software available in plenty, life has never been so enjoyable for all music lovers.

So what are you waiting for? Make a start today. The whole world is your oyster.


The author loves mixing music. You can make your own music by setting up a home recording studio and using a good music production software. Learn all the music terms with the help of an online music dictionary.