Jet-Audio (COWON MediaCenter) la-*test*-('") version is out now:

http://www.cowonglobal.com/

kX Audio Driver

KX has a direct input for SPDIF that bypasses all processing made by Creative drivers and software.

http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/index.php?skip=1

The best way to rip a cd of your own is using EAC. (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/)

Here's a Step-by-Step Guide to Secure CD Ripping with Exact Audio Copy:

http://jiggafellz.isa-geek.net/jiggafellz-...act-audio-copy/

dbPoweramp Music Converter 13.1 Reference

CD Ripping for those who take ripping seriously.

Ripping Audio CDs it is vital to: Rip Fast, Error Free with Quality Metadata (track titles):

Rip as fast your drive is able to Rip,
Secure Ripping (error free): dBpoweramp CD Ripper is regarded as the securest of the secure, not surprising from the inventors of AccurateRip "don't just rip your CDs, AccurateRip them!"
PerfectMeta™ using 4 providers: AMG, GD3, MusicBrainz and freedb simultaneously, including high resolution Album Art,

dBpoweramp CD Ripper is used by all segments of the market, home users, enthusiasts right through to professionals (Batch Ripper is used by the largest commercial CD Ripping houses).

dBpoweramp Music Converter™ is 'the standard' tool for audio conversions, with over 20 million users:
* Huge range of audio codecs supported: mp3, mp4, m4a (AAC, iTunes & iPod), Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis and FLAC.
* Preservation of ID Tags and Album Artwork, correct mapping of ID Tags between tag types (where possible).
* Multi-CPU encoding support.
* Easy folder & drive selection with Batch Converter,
DSP effect support (ReplayGain, Volume Normalize, including DirectX and VST effects).
* Pro-orientated codecs: BWF Wave, Dalet, mp2
Windows Explorer integration: audio info tips & columns.


Burning Audio CDs is easy with dBpoweramp CD Writer™, create standard audio CDs (playable on ordinary CD players), even create mp3 data CDs:

* Create audio CDs from practically any audio type,
* 74, 80 & 90 minute CDs,
* DVD audio data discs supported,
* Gapless 'mix' CDs,
* Mp3, WMA & Ogg Vorbis data CDs,
* Rip > Mix (tracks) > Burn,

dBpoweramp is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT4 and Windows 98 as well as 64 bit varieties. With strong audio codec support: mp3, mp4, m4a (AAC, iTunes & iPod), Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis and FLAC, using dBpoweramp ensures maximum compatibility.
Audio conversion perfected, effortlessly convert between formats. dBpoweramp Music Converter™ has become 'the standard' tool for audio conversions, over 20 million users worldwide rely on dBpoweramp:

* Convert audio files with elegant simplicity. mp3, mp4, m4a (iTunes / iPod), Windows Media Audio (WMA), Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Monkeys Audio, FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC) to name a few!
* Multi CPU Encoding Support,
* Rip digitally record audio CDs (with CD Ripper),
* Batch Convert large numbers of files with 1 click,
* Windows Integration popup info tips, audio properties, columns, edit ID-Tags,
* DSP Effects such as Volume Normalize, or Graphic EQ


dBpoweramp DSP Effects:

DSP (or Digital Signal Processing) are effects which process the audio signal in some way, used whilst dBpoweramp Music Converter processes audio files. A classic example of an effect is a Graphic Equalizer, which will boost certain frequencies.



* Audio CD - Hidden Track Silence Removal: remove mid-track silence,
* Audio CD - Silence Track Deletion: remove silence tracks from Audio CD,
* Bit Depth: set sample bit depth (example 24 bit to 16 bit)
* Channel Count: increase or decrease channels,
* Channel Mapper: move or combine channels,
* CPU Throttle: Slows encoding, less CPU usage,
* Delete Destination File on Error: 'Converted To' file is deleted if there were errors during conversion,
* Delete Source File: remove 'Converted From' file after conversion,
* DirectX PlugIn: use DirectX Effects in dBpoweramp (reference required),
* Fade: fade in or out to silence,
* Grabber: takes a portion of audio from a larger file,
* Graphic Equalizer: boost select frequencies,
* HDCD: decode HDCD Audio CDs,
* ID Tag Processing: manipulate ID Tags,
* Karaoke (Voice, Instrument Removal): remove voice or instruments,
* Loop: repeat the whole track a number of times,
* Maximum / Minimum Length: increase or decrease length,
* Multi-CPU Force: forces the use of a certain CPU when encoding,
* Play Sound After Conversion: informs audibly when a conversion has completed,
* Preserve Source Attributes: preserve date & time, etc,
* ReplayGain: calculate Replay Gain volume Adjustment,
* Resample: audio frequency adjustment,
* Reverse: backwards audio!,
* Run External: allow external programs to access converted files,
* Trim Silence: remove silence from beginning or end,
* Trim: remove fixed length from beginning or end,
* Volume Normalize: adjust volume in many different ways,
* VST: use Steinberg's VST effects in dBpoweramp (reference required),
* Write Silence: insert silence.


http://www.load.to/47kc8KNHou/dbPoweramp.rar

or

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?olijm2hggbn

I bought a lifetime uprade liscense for musicmatch along time ago, I wonder if I should give it another whirl, when I was using it, after a couple upgrades it got a little bloated and convoluted like windows vista.

elroy

Sorry, but i know little about musicmatch.

Imo, there's a lot of great software in this topic dbPoweramp Music Converter is great and no problems with Vista, the same with foobar.
I'd been using Vista for the past few months with no problems whatsoever.

I haven had any problems with vista, I actually dont run it yet on any of my systems, but I have set up a couple computers for friends and I just dont use vista enough to get around in the software easily enough because the layout is so much more different. I am sure I will get used to it when I switch over to it.

elroy

The J.River Media Jukebox is FREE and is just awesome. Seems like foobar on steroids.

http://www.mediajukebox.com/