How to Copy a CD With Exact Audio Copy
Exact Audio Copy is a free, fully featured audio-grabbing utility for Windows. Exact Audio Copy digitally extracts information from a CD and saves an exact copy of the audio data to a file on your computer. The program communicates directly with your CD-ROM drive to create an image of the data on the CD without going through an intermediary device such as a sound card.
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Instructions
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Navigate your Web browser to the PCWelt download website, and download a copy of the Exact Audio Copy software if you don't have the software installed already. Once the installation file downloads, double-click the file to run the software installation wizard.
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Run the Exact Audio Copy program. The first time you run the program, a setup wizard will automatically initiate. Click "Next" at the wizard introduction screen to proceed.
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Check the check box next to each CD-ROM drive that the program automatically detects. Click "Next" to continue.
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Choose whether you would like Exact Audio Copy to favor faster copying speed with less accurate copying results or less speed with greater accuracy. Click "Next" four times to automatically set up your CD-ROM drive for use with Exact Audio Copy.
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Click the radio button that corresponds to the type of audio file that you would like Exact Audio Copy to use for your saved audio files. You can select "MP3," "WMA," "FLAC" or "WMA Lossless" format. Click "Next" twice to continue.
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Type your email address in the field if you want Exact Audio Copy to search the freedb online service for artist, album and track information when you insert a CD in the drive. Omit this information if you do not wish to use the freedb service. Click "Next" to continue.
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Select a folder- and file-naming convention from the drop-down menu. Click "Next" to continue and "Finish" to complete setup.
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Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you activated the freedb service and you are connected to the Internet, then the Exact Audio Copy program will automatically download artist, album and track information.
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Click the "WAV" icon on the left side of the screen to copy the CD to your computer in uncompressed WAV format. Select the directory that you would like to save the files to and click "OK." Exact Audio Copy will make a copy of the audio CD to your computer's hard drive.
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Click the "CMP" icon on the left side of the screen to copy the CD to your computer in compressed format. Select the directory that you would like to save the files to and click "OK." The CD will be copied to an MP3 or WMA file, depending on the type of file that you selected during the program setup process.
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