[Cialug] Utility to record audio source to MP3

[David Champion]

If you're wanting to rip audio CD's to mp3's in linux, you can use Grip. 
I prefer to use the lame encoder with it.

Grip does create intermediate .wav files, but it will also automatically 
delete them after they're encoded.

The mp3 encoder in iTunes really really really sucks for audio quaility. 
It sounds a lot like the old reference encoder.

-dc

n.d wrote:
> i don't know how it does it or not, but i used iTunes. i doubt it does 
> it straight to mp3, but who knows? whats the advantage of going straight 
> to mp3 anyways? does it hurt to have the intermediate file?
> 
> 
> jaybabel@mchsi.com wrote:
> 
>> I believe the Windows-based utility I used was CDex.  Straight from CD 
>> to MP3.  You can get it from SourceForge or CNet I think.
>>
>> Jay
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Does anyone know of a utility that will allow you to record an audio 
>>> source
>>> directly to MP3 without going to WAV or some other format first?  It 
>>> can be
>>> either Linux or Windows.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Tim W.