VLC is one the best free multi-platform media player. Besides playing videos, DVDs, converting videos, etc. you can also use VLC to rip audio CDs. Here we will teach you how to rip CD with VLC for free. Follow on to transform your favorite CD albums in digital format for playing with your MP3 players so that you can listen to them on the go.

Part 1. Ripping Audio CDs with VLC for Free

Step 1. Insert the CD disc you want to rip to your computer's disk drive and open VLC media player. Click 'Media' on the toolbar and choose 'Convert/Save' from the drop-down menu.

Step 2. After that, you will be presented with an 'Open Media' window. Now select 'Disc' and click 'Audio CD' under 'Disc Selection'. For 'Disc device', click 'Browse' to choose the source CD disc. And for 'Starting Position', just hit the 'up' arrow button to choose the track where you'd like to start. Eg. When you finished the settings, click 'Convert/Save' button to continue.

Step 3. What goes next is the 'Convert' window. Choose 'Profile' and click the tool icon to open the form window, where you can set the output audio codec, bitrate, channels and sample rate. Click 'Save' to apply the settings.

Step 4. Then you will go back to the 'Convert' window. Just hit the 'Start' button to converting CD to digital audio format. MP3, FLAC, WMA, WAV, etc.

That's all about how to rip CD with VLC. Very easy, right? Besides ripping audio CDs, you can also rip DVD with VLC. For the detailed guide on ripping DVD, you can follow use VLC to rip DVD.

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Part 2. Recommend an Easy Way to Rip DVD with Aimersoft DVD Ripper

Aside from ripping CDs, plenty of users are looking for a way to rip their DVDs. Aimersoft DVD Ripper is just designed to help convert DVD to any popular format with ease. If you are an Mac user, just work the best Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac, which can be perfectly compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite. By the way, there is no quality loss during the ripping process. You can give it a try without worries.

Step 1. Load DVD Files to the Program

After inserting your DVD disc into your computer, please launch this software. Then touch the 'Load DVD' option to browse and import your DVD to this program.

Step 2. Set Output Format and Location

As Aimersoft DVD Ripper can be used to convert DVD to MP4, MPEG, H.264, MOV, WMV, MKV, AVI, M4V and many other formats, you can just select the right one according to your own requirements. In addition, you are able to convert DVD to various devices, such as iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and so on.

Step 3. Start Conversion

At last, just click the 'Start' button to begin the ripping prccess. The pot of gold. It will be finished within seconds.

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