Ripping
ÜberStandard Extraction Package. (1.71 MB - All files included.)
- Exact Audio Copy version 0.95 beta 4 (EAC.exe)This is the version you want to use (even if it's not the newest). The language pack is included.
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- LAME MP3 Encoder version 3.98 (lame.exe)This is the version you want to use (even if it's not the newest).
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Tagging
- MP3-Tag Studio (also known as MP3TS)
A very powerful tool for managing ID3 tags in your rips. Fairly steep learning curve, but worth it.
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- Mp3 Tag Tools
A free, open source tag editor. Great for checking and correcting tags in conjunction with MP3TS.
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- Tag & Rename
A popular ID3 tagging tool, but not quite as powerful in some respects as MP3TS.
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- MP3 Book Helper
A feature-laden Open Source MP3 management tool and tagger.
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- MP3TAG
Another powerful tagger. It's a great utility for adding cover images if nothing else.
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- Renamer
A free and very simple batch file renaming application. Has some limited ID3 V1.1 tag support also.
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Playing
- foobar2000
Weird name... awesome music player. This is how all music players should be: small, modular, customisable and terrifyingly versatile. (If it has a downside, it's that it is indeed terrifyingly versatile and overwhelming at first. Check out our foobar2000 Setup Guide. If you're still using Winamp, Windows Media Player, or iTunes, there's never been a better time to get Über and switch to foobar2000; you'll never look back. It has built-in support for all of the popular audio formats, it's light on system resources, and it has a great built-in implimentation of ReplayGain. (A wonderful tool that adds a line to your ID3 tags ensuring consistent volume across your entire music collection without altering the original audio data.)
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