| MP3 Players These programs allow you to listen to MP3 files on your computer. Simply download and install them. All are shareware and some are free. Winamp FreeAmp - Free and great! MusicMatch - also rips and encodes Sonique - Complex but powerful AudioSoft's Virtuosa Gold - rips and encodes Real Jukebox - Streaming giant gets on MP3 bandwagon with terrific results. MediaBox - Plays, Rips, and Encodes. From the UK. SoundJam - Finally, a player/encoder for Mac users! MediaJukebox - Excellent! Streams both video and audio. |
CD Rippers CD rippers takes songs from your music CD's and digitize them into the MP3 or .WAV formats. Player/Encoders like Sound Jam and MusicMatch do both. CD Copy - Good shareware AudioGrabber - Excellent AudioCatalyst - Now that Real Networks owns them, they will move to the forefront. Encodes. MusicMatch MediaBox - Plays, Rips, and Encodes. From the UK. SoundJam - Finally, a player/encoder for Mac users! |
MP3 Encoders Encoders will convert music into the MP3 format that is already digitized in the .WAV format. Some Rippers only convert to .WAV so you need these programs to finish the conversion. Producer Professional -Strong CDH Media Wizard AudioCatalyst MusicMatch AudioSoft's Virtuosa Gold MediaBox - Plays, Rips, and Encodes. From the UK. SoundJam - Finally, a player/encoder for Mac users! |