[nzlug] how to get grip to rip to mp3's

[Michael Adams]

On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:34:45 +1300
Simon Green wrote:

> On 03/10/06, brendon <angel100974 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi all,  let me start off by  saying it is great to be part of a
> > great linux community.
> > my question is how do i get grip to rip  my cd's  to mp3??
> 
> You will need to install an mp3 encoder. The most popular one is
> "lame" (lame ain't an mp3 encoder). Once you have this installed, the
> rest should be easy.

As alternatives (unless you are ripping for a flash-player, I-Pod or car
mp3/cd player) look at ogg-vorbis format which compresses better for
equivalent bitrate. Better compression means smaller filesizes. Or FLAC
which is lossless compression at similar filesize as mp3.

-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.