Downloading From The Internet; Ripping From A Cd - Creative NOMAD Zen XTRA User Manual

Downloading
from the internet
It is illegal to encode
MP3 files for trade or
sale unless you have
the express or explicit
permission of the
copyright holder(s).
Ripping from a
CD
To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with
MP3 content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are
correct at the time of this document's release):
NOMADWorld
http://www.NOMADworld.com
SoundClick.com
http://www.soundclick.com
Epitonic.com
http://www.epitonic.com
Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your
computer.
The first phase in making an MP3 file is extracting audio data from an audio
CD. To extract audio data, you will need a CD-ROM drive that can extract
digital audio data, and a program known as a Ripper. With Creative
MediaSource Organizer, you can rip tracks from most audio CDs. This
program uses the CD-ROM drive to read the audio tracks from the audio CD
and stores it on your hard disk.
The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on:
CD-ROM drive speed
defects, like scratches on the audio CD
error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive
AMP3.com
http://www.amp3.com
ArtistOne.com
http://www.artistone.com
Soundbuzz.com
http://www.soundbuzz.com
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