rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 How does one copy music from a cd to the computer's hard drive?I have Windows Media Player v12.0.Sorry for the "stupid question", but can't figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I'm getting the following error when I click on "Rip CD":Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or deleted.I have a Manheim Steamroller disk in the CD drive now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I use a program called Musicmatch Jukebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I use a program called Musicmatch Jukebox.Thanks! I recall having something like that on my XP machine. Just "upgraded" to Win7, and don't see it on here. Will track that option down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I use a program called Musicmatch Jukebox.Again, thanks for your post. However, I'm not seeing that Musicmatch Jukebox is supported for Windows 7 OS. Are my findings correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralegalnc Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I have a similar problem with Itunes after I download something... try to upload it to my ipod... can't find file. Makes me so made. Dont want to call my kid in college to say "son...um...." I joke with him though and say "when I was your age our phones had cords!" heck...we had walkmans back then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg64 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) try opening you dialog box for the CD drive double click the CD name so it will play it should open your media player then click the file tab and see if it will rip it then Edited November 11, 2012 by djg64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 try opening you dialog box for the CD drive double click the CD name so it will play it should open your media player then click the file tab and see if it will rip it thenThanks! Working this now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 try opening you dialog box for the CD drive double click the CD name so it will play it should open your media player then click the file tab and see if it will rip it thenI'm getting the same error. CD is playing just fine, but cannot rip it. Error Message:Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or deleted.Worked this issue over the night (all-nighter), to no avail. Even got Dell support on the line since this is software that came pre-packaged with the "new" machine. After close to 2 hours, they were unable to repair the issue.I go to the Library area, click on Organize > Manage Libraries > Music, and nothing happens. Proceeded with the instructions I found online about removing the library database and having it re-create. Didn't workProceeded with the instructions I found online about re-installing Windows Media Player on the Windows 7 platform. Didn't work.So, without resolution, I'm thinking of simply purchasing the songs from amazon, and then using those.Is there a way to get .wav format from amazon?TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg64 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 LOR software will use MP3 format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 LOR software will use MP3 formatThank you! I heard/read/dreamt someplace that .wav format provides better results. Do you find this to be true? Any issues with running .mp3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg64 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I have had no problems running mp3 format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I have had no problems running mp3 formatThat's good enough for me. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 LOR software will use MP3 formatHalf true. LOR will also play wav files. And I believe wav files are constant bit rate by nature. MP3 files can be both constant and variable bit rate. Variable bit rate is a bad thing. As you sequence and then come back you might find what was perfectly timed before is now skewed and not in sync. Convert all variable bit rate to constant bit rate.I believe you are going to need to find a CD ripping program to be able to save the file from the CD to the HD. It appears that window media is not the answer. Never has been to my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Half true. LOR will also play wav files. And I believe wav files are constant bit rate by nature. MP3 files can be both constant and variable bit rate. Variable bit rate is a bad thing. As you sequence and then come back you might find what was perfectly timed before is now skewed and not in sync. Convert all variable bit rate to constant bit rate.I believe you are going to need to find a CD ripping program to be able to save the file from the CD to the HD. It appears that window media is not the answer. Never has been to my knowledge.Thanks for this! Thank you, thank you, thank you!(I love this site!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Polenchar Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 rhino, Try this link. NCH free cd ripper.This is what I use and it works great.http://www.nch.com.au/rip/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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