Ripping CD's

Cheapest Disks you can find,

https://www.amazon.com/Smartbuy-Inkjet-Printable-Recordable-100-Disc/dp/B00KD11JW4/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.ea7393e3-de5f-4d19-84a5-8c5fb5c68d5f%3Aamzn1.sym.ea7393e3-de5f-4d19-84a5-8c5fb5c68d5f&cv_ct_cx=blank%2Bcds%2Bwith%2Bcases&keywords=blank%2Bcds%2Bwith%2Bcases&pd_rd_i=B00KD11JW4&pd_rd_r=ef46326f-3a74-431d-9d97-83fe3c38ac9e&pd_rd_w=fVJHV&pd_rd_wg=dMLya&pf_rd_p=ea7393e3-de5f-4d19-84a5-8c5fb5c68d5f&pf_rd_r=JAYTQ2W495SXV8ZRQMDB&qid=1683465705&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=1-4-2b34d040-5c83-4b7f-ba01-15975dfb8828-spons&smid=AQDD1EODCLSQ8&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE3S1A0VlcxNFRJUFkmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA3ODM3NjE0UDYxMTRMUlJCRksmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDAxNTk1NzNBREFKMUgzMEtBOFImd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWMmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1

Note: how label? above disks can be hand written permanent marker, or printed on (check how/requirements, I never did that)

Case/paper sleeve? I use thin paper sleeves, my copies are mostly for the car or friends. write near the center so you can read the title thru the envelope's window.

I often copy the booklets, if so, copy at 90% size so you can trim and they fit in envelopes easily

have or get a second drive if you don’t have one, inexpensive external usb 3.0 work just fine. you want usb 3.0 (10 x faster than usb 2.0). note: two internal drives even faster.

https://www.amazon.com/Rioddas-External-Portable-Rewriter-Superdrive/dp/B07DLRG9VH/ref=sr_1_18_sspa?crid=20TK5ROJSIZWM&keywords=external+cd+drive+usb+3.0&qid=1683465120&sprefix=external+cd+drive+usb+3.0%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-18-spons&psc=1&smid=ASUOIJR9XH7JM&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzT1hQNVlHNkY5UTBIJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTE4NzIzMkxKQlQ4RkkxT1pRMSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDIzMTI1MzZBWUhIWDhYQ0tPQiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2J0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Now you want software that copies disk to disk without ripping first. Maintains full resolution, no compression.

I don’t like ripping, it’s a pain to copy twice, it may change to mp3, and I don’t want ’yearly subscriptions’ so I found and use Express Burn.

using free now, but I will probably buy $29.95 version

https://secure.nch.com.au/cgi-bin/register.exe?software=burn&ref=googleads&ref2=Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i7e5zve8WfnebflBrfNS5bW1LctfgH0CmbxknG06YkBRIfWg1PiW98aAsfIEALw_wcB&ref3=express%20burn&refdate=1683464827&webvar=Burn.DownloadProgressBar3.Off%2CBurn.BurnAudioToBurnDVDs.Off%2CBurn.RemovePurchaseBtn.On%2CBurn.PurchaseButtonNsTrueStickyHdr.Off%2CBurn.TallerBlueBigHdrBG.On%2CBurn.BurnCDToCDBurnerKeyFeat.On%2CBurn.H1DownloadLink.Off%2CBurn.TopDivDldBtn.On%2CBurn.CrazyEggHoverStyle.On%2CBurn.NavBarTrialVersion.On%2CBurn.DldTxtDownloadTrialNSTrue.Off%2CAll.ShowCookieNoticeENOther.On

btw, when Nero was a one time purchase, I liked the way it worked better than this expressburn.

expressburn tech people want me to copy music from my internal hard drive to a blank CD using their software.

I'm baffled by Windows Media Player.

First: I want to copy a CD onto my hard dr1ve (because all amazon music is mp3's presumably compressed). I want full CD resolution 44k.

If a data CD, open CD, select all, drag to wherever I want, including a new folder I make, anywhere I want.

BUT, Audio CD's contents show up as track 1 to track 16, each track only 1kb (presumably a shortcut to a hidden file). I select all, copy to HD, all I get is shortcuts, no content.

Create a Playlist: I try, WTF, I cannot figure this WMP crap out!