Part 1 of 2:
Rip the Audio CD
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Images 1 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Launch Winamp. Just double-click on the shortcut icon on your desktop. -
Images 2 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Put your audio CD in your drive. Wait for Winamp to recognize the file. -
Images 3 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Click on the Media Library tab.This is found in the upper-left area of the window, below the media control buttons. -
Images 4 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Look for the CD album you want to rip. Just navigate down the panel and choose 'Audio CD' or the name of the CD album you're going to rip. -
Images 5 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Right click on it and select 'Rip Audio CD' from the pop-up menu. A small window labeled 'Rip CDs faster in MP3' will appear.- The window only notifies you that the free version of Winamp only rip CDs at 8x speed. To continue, simply click 'Rip at 8x in AAC.'
- If you don't want to see this window the next time you rip a CD, simply put a check on 'Never show me this again.'
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Images 6 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Wait for Winamp to finish ripping your audio CD. You can view the progress on the main window.
Part 2 of 2:
Open the Folder Containing the Audios
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Images 7 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Click on 'Options' on the menu toolbar. When you're there, select 'Preferences' from the pop-up menu.- You can also open the Preferences window by using the CTRL + P keyboard shortcut.
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Images 8 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Scroll down the panel on the left side of Winamp's Preferences window. Look for the 'Media Library' directory. Under Media Library, click on "CD Ripping." -
Images 9 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Click on the 'Output File Settings' tab. -
Images 10 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Look for the text field labeled 'Specify the destination folder for ripped tracks.' Take note of the location displayed on this field. This is where Winamp places the ripped audio files. You can change this location to the directory you want. -
Images 11 of How to Rip an Audio CD Using Winamp Navigate to the files. You'll need to locate where your audio files are.