http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/832/

http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm

Tons of other free ripping sites. Lots of info online....Google.....

 

that was great info thank you Blackbeauty

 

word of cuation however. If you have a mid-line or lower radio, they may not work. I have the mid-line 2004 and no mp3 cd's will play in my ride. Hence the XM commander and iPod. If you got a newer ride or one that says mp3 on the front you should be cool. Tons of mp3 ripping software out there.

 

Thanks guys.

 

I had a post earlier that talked about it. You can rip cd's as well with windows media player, either WMA or MP3 format will work.

 

Someone gave a great tip on playing mp3 cds in our cd players, which enables us to put a lot of music on the discs and not having to hook up our ipods etc. As a techno idiot I was wondering if someone new how to convert the songs that are not mp3/mpeg on itunes from the other types(like aac)? Thanks

AFAIK, iTunes will burn the songs to CD in any format you want. It will also convert any non-protected formats to MP3.

 

A good program for burning mp3 cd's is NERO burning rom. You can download a copy form limwire.com. I use this program for burning and maintaining my music files. Tip: in mp3 format a typical cd can hold over a hundred songs, this can be cumbersome to scroll through when trying to find a particular song. for ease of use, you can save each artist or genera in a folder. Most titan factory cd changers have the folder selection option. Makes finding songs easier.

Also BEWARE! I had my whole cd changer full of burned cd's and it just stoped one day! no radio/cd/sat! the dealer told me it was the burned cd's that caused the malfunction. it was replaced but now i only have a couple in at a time.

 

If you are trying to convert the aac files you purchased on itunes, you will run into protection issues. Those files are MPEG4 and I haven't found a program that will convert them unless you burn them to a disk using itunes and them rip them into mp3's. I have found a program named "tunebite" that will open and play a file on itunes will simutaneously dubbing the file into any format you want. Check it out.