# FLAC files to my PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 19, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174 "2008-01-19T18:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/1 "2008-01-19T18:48:44Z")
Ok, here is the deal. My bro and I went to see Neil Young a month ago, and he made me a CD of the show (downloaded it from who knows where, and burnt it to a CD). I want to rip it. So I put it in my DVD/RW/etc etc drive and all the songs came up and I can see them, but the m%$@% ucker just won’t play, or load, or what have you. He (my bro) told me to download a codec from illiminable, and I did so. but no luck. I just want to hear this concert again ( we were in the 2nd row). Help. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/2 "2008-01-19T19:03:42Z")
The CD has FLAC files on it and you can’t play/whatever them? [http://flac.sourceforge.net/](http://flac.sourceforge.net/) meets your needs codec-wise. What are you using as your media player? Just download winamp and it’ll deal happily with FLAC files. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/3 "2008-01-19T19:10:59Z")
ok, i think im on to something, what is winamp? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/4 "2008-01-19T19:16:41Z")
> **[The ultimate music machine empowering listeners, creators and fans - Winamp](https://www.winamp.com/)** > > The new Winamp Player offers the best of everything, bringing your streaming services, podcasts, radio stations, audio books and downloads together. Enjoy all your music in one place, and customize your listening experience with the legendary Winamp... A trusty old warhorse of a media player. It’s got a bit bloated over the years but it works as advertised. It’ll let you burn various different formats too, and there are about a million different add-ons you can use to customise the thing. Just download the free version. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/5 "2008-01-19T20:06:49Z")
Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/6 "2008-01-19T20:18:24Z")
but now if i take my cd out of the player, it stops. How do I rip it? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/7 "2008-01-19T20:57:17Z")
[QUOTE=Fiddle Peghead] but now if i take my cd out of the player, it stops. How do I rip it? [/QUOTE] Stick your CD in the drive, and look in the Media Library. There should be a directory called “Audio CD”. Click on that and there should be a “Rip” button along the bottom below the track listings in between “Enqueue” and “Eject CD”. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flac-files-to-my-pc/434174/8 "2008-01-20T01:29:27Z")
Huh? He made you a Data CD with FLAC files on them. No ripping required. Just click and drag them to your hard drive. Think of FLAC files as the lossless equivalent of MP3 files.