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Encode and Play Ogg Vorbis Files
While MP3 quickly vaulted into the public eye and sparked a Net music revolution, other file formats are vying to bump it from dominance. Microsoft entered the fray with its Windows Media Player format, which includes a protection scheme for copyrighted files and has the advantage that the encoder and player come installed on every Windows machine. But a new codec called Ogg Vorbis has arrived. The Ogg Vorbis format sounds as good as MP3 at lower bit rates and is open source, which means that there will probably always be free encoders and players since no one owns the codec. Get started encoding and playing Ogg Vorbis files with the simple steps below.

Required Attention Span: 2 to 5 minutes per song

 
   Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements:

 
Follow These Simple Steps
Step One
Download, install, and run FreeRip MP3. Go to Options in the CD menu and click the General tab. In the Output Format section, choose Ogg Vorbis. We recommend that you set the bit rate at 128 kbps. The Output Path should save the files to your desktop by default. If you want to save them somewhere else, change the destination directory by clicking the Ellipsis button (...) to the right of the path. Then click OK.

Step Two
Insert your music CD. If the tracks don't show up in the main window, click the Refresh CD button. Check the boxes next to the tracks that you want to rip and click the Rip Tracks button. The program will then rip the tracks from the CD and encode them as Ogg Vorbis files.

Step Three
Download and unzip the Ogg Vorbis plug-in for Winamp. Then place the file into Winamp's Plugins folder. You'll probably be able to find it in C:Program FilesWinampPlugins.

Step Four
Open Winamp and drag the Ogg Vorbis files that you encoded into the Playlist window. Then just play them like you would MP3s.

 
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