This program grabs digital audio from cds. It copies the audio digitally- not through the soundcard- which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals. It can even perform a test to see that the copies really are perfect. audiograbber can also automatically normalize the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks, and send them to Fraunhofers acm codec or L3enc for automatic creation of MP3s, plus more functions.

LAME MP3 Encoder is a useful and one of the best mp3 encoder and is available for free!

You can use the LAME executable with RazorLAME interface or you can use the DLL with another software (AudioGrabber, CDEx etc).
I prefer the combination CDEx or audiograbber + LAME DLL.
In the archive are included both: exe and DLL.

Here are some key features of "LAME MP3 Encoder":

· Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software.
· MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding.
· CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
· Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL or ACM codec (Windows).
· Free format encoding and decoding
· GPSYCHO: a GPLd psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.
· Powerfull and easy to use presets.
· Quality is comparable to FhG encoding engines and substantially better than most other encoders.
· Fast! Encodes faster than real time on a PII 266 at highest quality mode.
· MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.

Note By default, the programs interface is in German. To change it to English, click: Datei -> Sprachauswahl -> English

Audiograbber is a beautiful piece of software that grabs digital audio from cds. It copies the audio digitally-not through the soundcard-which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals.

It will also let you do a test to see that the copies really are perfect. audiograbber can also automatically normalize the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks, and send them to a variety or external MP3 encoders, such as Fraunhofers L3enc, or even use some MP3/WMA encoders internally for automatic creation of MP3s.

Audiograbber can download and upload disc info from freedb, an Internet compact disc database. You can even record your vinyl LPs or cassette tapes with audiograbber and make wavs or MP3s of them. There are a lot more functions in Audiograbber, but to put it simply: audiograbber has the most features one can wish from such a program!

Significant advantages:

· A nice and easy understandable user interface.
· A good helpfile with descriptions of all functions and settings.
· The program is very flexible and configurable and still easy to understand.
· It works with almost all CD-ROM drives that can read digital audio.

YeoSoft CD audiograbber Lite is your best choice for CD to mp3 wav ogg ripper. The interface is very simple and easy to understand and use. The conversion is super fast without creating any temporary files.

You can convert each track in batch one by one automatically. With this audiograbber, you only need 3 steps to rip your CD.

Insert CD to CD/DVD drive, select your track and output format, and click "Grab Track".

You can also set customized audio quality options for MP3 or OGG output, like sampling frequency, bit rate, and channels.

Here are some key features of "Yeosoft CD audiograbber Lite":

· Support the most popular audio formats: MP3,WAV,Ogg.
· Super Speedy audio grabbing/ripping.
· Direct conversion with fast encoding engine without generating temorary files.
· Convert all selected tracks in a batch.
· Support customizing mp3 ogg conversion quality.
· Support multiple CD-roms or DVD-roms (but only audio CD is recognizable).


Limitations:

· 10 days trial and only the first 5 tracks can be ripped

YYeoSoft CD audiograbber is your best choice for CD to mp3 wav wma ogg ripper. The interface is very simple and easy to understand and use.

The conversion is super fast without creating any temporary files.

You can convert each track in batch one by one automatically. With this audiograbber, you only need 3 steps to rip your CD.

Insert CD to CD/DVD drive, select your track and output format, and click "Grab Track".

You can also set customized audio quality options for MP3, WMA or OGG output, like sampling frequency, bit rate, and channels. And the latest wma 9 format is supported.

Here are some key features of "Yeosoft CD AudioGrabber":

· Support the most popular audio formats: MP3,WMA 9,WAV,Ogg.
· Super Speedy audio grabbing/ripping.
· Direct conversion with fast encoding engine without generating temorary files.
· Convert all selected tracks in a batch.
· Support customizing mp3 wma ogg conversion quality.
· Support multiple CD-roms or DVD-roms (but only audio CD is recognizable).


Limitations:

· free trial can only run 10 times

ProTrax is a professional music scheduler and audio file manager with an included Studio Jukebox Player. A must have new product for anyone that is serious about enjoying professional music playlists for their office, home, or their personal music devices (mp3 and portable juke boxes).

ProTrax empowers you in cataloging your CD, WAV and MP3 audio files. It includes one of the best rippers ever (AudioGrabber), an MP3Checker, and it has hooks into a converter program that helps you convert files encoded in the alternate fruit formats to uniform mp3s. As part of our cataloging in our library database, tags can be automatically attached and updated with missing information.

The real strength of this product is the professional music scheduler that has been converted and enhanced from a commercial broadcast music scheduler used by Radio Stations across the US.

It also includes an advance Studio Player that has been designed specifically to deliver hours of the unique playlists and fits with ease into the office environment configurations.

Export of ordered playlists and audio files to mp3 devices are accomplished by preserving our professional scheduled playlist order that has been carefully crafted from only your music. Hence, Only your Music, Only your Way.

Other portable audio device synchronization is included and export of generated playlists under several industry standards is provided. Just one of the surprise inclusions is the ability to seamlessly insert a pod cast anywhere ordered in the playlist.

It also includes what it calls a PEP (personal enrichment program), which happened to be a German language lesson in our demo. It appears to break new ground in the personal entertainment features that it inherits from its broadcast industry heritage.

Power CD+G Player Pro is an application designed as a karaoke CD+G player.

Power CD+G Player Pro is a CD+G karaoke player. It allows to play CD+G discs directly from most of CD-ROM drives and also supports BIN and CDG (MP3+G) file formats. It will convert your PC into a karaoke machine.

Here are some key features of "Power CDplusG Player Pro":

· CD+G discs playback directly from most CD-ROMs
· CD+G with audiograbber then you will be able to play CD+Gs. So please make sure that your drive works before you purchase this software
· Support for CDG and BIN file formats
· Support for any multimedia formats (AVI, MPEG) that are supported by your system
· Seekbar allows to jump to any part of karaoke song
· Full screen mode playback
· Playlist allows to manage your karaoke collection
· Key Transposer - adjust the song to your voice


Limitations:

· You can only play 3 random tracks from a CD.

Mp3g2zip is a must have application if you use audiograbber to rip your karaoke discs.

Audiograbber only creates the MP3 and CDG files, but does not do the last step of packaging them in a single zip file.

Zipping them is a wise thing to do since most cdg files can be compressed by 80-90%!

LAME MP3 Encoder description
LAME - best mp3 encoder and is available for free LAME MP3 Encoder is a useful and one of the best mp3 encoder and is available for free!

You can use the LAME executable with RazorLAME interface or you can use the DLL with another software (AudioGrabber, CDEx etc).
I prefer the combination CDEx or audiograbber + LAME DLL.
In the archive are included both: exe and DLL.

Here are some key features of "LAME MP3 Encoder":

· Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software.
· MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding.
· CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
· Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL or ACM codec (Windows).
· Free format encoding and decoding
· GPSYCHO: a GPLd psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.
· Powerfull and easy to use presets.
· Quality is comparable to FhG encoding engines and substantially better than most other encoders.
· Fast! Encodes faster than real time on a PII 266 at highest quality mode.
· MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.

Power CDplusG Player Pro description
Power CD+G Player Pro is an application designed as a karaoke CD+G player Power CD+G Player Pro is an application designed as a karaoke CD+G player.

Power CD+G Player Pro is a CD+G karaoke player. It allows to play CD+G discs directly from most of CD-ROM drives and also supports BIN and CDG (MP3+G) file formats. It will convert your PC into a karaoke machine.

Here are some key features of "Power CDplusG Player Pro":

· CD+G discs playback directly from most CD-ROMs
· CD+G with audiograbber then you will be able to play CD+Gs. So please make sure that your drive works before you purchase this software
· Support for CDG and BIN file formats
· Support for any multimedia formats (AVI, MPEG) that are supported by your system
· Seekbar allows to jump to any part of karaoke song
· Full screen mode playback
· Playlist allows to manage your karaoke collection
· Key Transposer - adjust the song to your voice


Limitations:

· You can only play 3 random tracks from a CD.

LevTrim description
Automatically adjust sound level to equal apparent sound level LevTrim is a small, simple and easy-to-use program designed to automatically adjust sound level to equal apparent sound level according to the replaygain.org specification and without clipping, trim off silence, fade in/out, and encode/decode one or several mp3 or wav files, in single or batch mode.

Can be used with a regular Windows graphic interface, or it can be used on the command line, or it can be used as a plug-in to Audiograbber.

Requirements:

· You need Lame.exe (free download)
· You also need the VB6 runtimes

Irritated with the fact that some applications just dont go well with Windows Hibernate or Suspend features? The easiest way to fix the problem is to get Shutdown Lock, a program that can hibernate-enable any application, like FlashGet, or AudioGrabber. This tiny utility (about 64 KB) makes it possible for a third party software to force PC into suspension or hibernation, rather than to shut PC down.
Major objectives are:
* To enable hibernate and stand by feature in application, like Nero Burning ROM, FlashGet, or AudioGrabber.
* To use Windows XP fast user switching feature more safety.
* To prevent unexpected system shutdowns or restarts that could cause immense and sensitive data loss.
* To operate stably and unobtrusively.
This is how Shutdown Lock works. The program is loaded upon startup and sits quietly in the system tray. You can enable or disable it with one mouse click. If enabled, the program will either hibernate or suspend PC when a program prompts system shut down. This is a very valuable feature, because it prevents accidental data loss.
Shutdown Lock is a great program for folks who have their PCs most of the time and want to make sure that their PC wont be shut down or reloaded accidentally, as it happens quite often with folks who have kids. In addition, Shutdown Lock can be used as a quick alternative way to suspend or hibernate PC without accessing Windows Start menu.
Also it can be used as tiny shutdown command line utility,
allows to create shutdown shortcut to shutdown computer automatically,
allows to identify the application that request turn off/restart system,
etc.