CD to mp3?

ok, im not quite sure how to do this, so i wanted to consult with someone smart before i did. how do you take songs from a CD and convert them to mp3's? and....Anyone got a converter that works that you could direct me to?

-thanks.

What kind of format are the songs on cd's? .Wavs?

Try to find that out then go to a search engine and type (kind of format here) to .mp3 converter. Chances are you can find a lot of free ones, or ones with 10 day trials. You get the point.

hmm when i go to My comp>explore, under Type it says "CD Audio" and each song is only 1 kb...

The best CD Ripper I have ever used:

http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/

You may need to get the lame mp3 codec. Do a google search for it if you need it.

If you really want to simplify things, just open up Windows Media Player and hit "Copy From CD". It'll save to your "My Music" folder by default.

Search Download.com for a CD Ripper, or use kockblocker's and BlueCube's sugestions.

Couldn't music match jukebox do something like that for you?

i dunno, thanks for all the help/suggestions guys.

Except that that only makes BS WMAs.
You can always do it the hard way like I did for years and open up sound recorder and your favorite CD player, record into sound recorder (start with a 6 minute blank file at PCM 44kHz 16bit), chop off the remainder of the file, convert to MPEG Layer3, and save.

Except that that only makes BS WMAs.

(I'm not the only one to upgrade to Windows Media Player 10, am I?)

You can also search for a program named CDex on google. It's a little old, but works great. It's also free.

Been using it (and updated versions) for years.

Dont forget "FreeRip" which I use. Its pretty good.