RipDigital's Basic and Premium service converts your music CDs into a digital music library perfectly organized by artist, album and genre. You send us your CDs and we send back digital music files (along with your CDs) - playable on all Apple products (iPhone, iPod, etc,) and other leading portable music players. Your music will also be fully compatible with iTunes, Windows Media Player, Media Monkey and other music software programs. Our High Fidelity service provides lossless music audio files (no audio compression) that, depending on the type of file, will be compatible with Apple Products, Sonos, and many leading high end music servers.

The alternative is best described by TimeOut New York in a story about RipDigital when the company began: "If A represents your complete music collection on CD, and B is the amount of time it takes to convert one CD into a digital MP3 file, then A x B = one long project." Why spend your precious time on this world monotonously ripping CDs? Let us do the work for you.

RipDigital's conversion service ranges from $0.99/CD to $1.49/CD depending on level of audio fidelity. We think of this choice as "good, better, best". Our basic service is $0.99/CD for the MP3 192 format but most clients opt for higher fidelity with MP3 320 ($1.29/CD). Want a exact audio copy of the CD? Then choose a lossless audio format (ALAC, FLAC) at $1.49/CD. Hard disk storage space has gotten so inexpensive that it often makes sense to get the higher fidelity files since you only want to do this project once. Why not opt for the best fidelity that works for your setup? In addition, we offer a volume discount for orders over 500 CDs.

Please see our order page to place an order. For orders larger than 500 CDs, please contact us.

Once you receive your data DVDs, simply insert the DVDs into your DVD drive and move the files over to your computer's hard drive per a normal click-drag operation.

You load your iPod in three simple steps:

•   • Load your music onto your computer.
•   • Import the files into iTunes.
•   • Use iTunes to sync your iPod or iPhone with your computer.

iPod or iPhone support page for more details or stop by a Genius Bar.

RipDigital delivers files that are compatible with all music players. You load your MP3 player in three simple steps:

•   • Load your music onto your computer.
•   • Import the files into your MP3 player's music management software.
•   • Use your MP3 player's music management software to sync your player with your computer.

Consult your MP3 player's user manual for more details.

RipDigital organizes your music library by artist, album, and genre. This organizational information is included in both ID3 tags within every file as well as within the file names themselves.

Yes. RipDigital organizes your music library by artist, album, and genre. This organizational information is included in both ID3 tags within every file as well as within the file names themselves.

While converting an entire CD collection is very time consuming, conversion of a single new CD does not take much time or effort.

Even better - now that all your music is digital, consider buying your new music online instead of trudging to the store to purchase new CDs. Experience the simplicity and convenience of digital music by visiting Apple's iTunes Store and MusicMatch's Store.

Yes. RipDigital's default configuration for converting your CD collection is 192 kbps MP3, while most player software packages claim 128 kbps to be CD quality.

The higher bit-rate at which RipDigital encodes guarantees you even better sound quality than you would experience using CD quality on the most popular players. That said, virtually all encoding technologies compress your music. Though indistinguishable to even the most tuned ears, the technical truth is that encoded music is not exactly the same as the original.

Yes. RipDigital is committed to copyright protection and has actively taken steps to protect the rights of artists and music labels. RipDigital has implemented the following steps to protect copyright:

•   • RipDigital physically converts every single CD provided by our customers and does not keep a backup copy of any music files.
•   • RipDigital includes a unique identifying mark with each file to encourage responsible use of digital music.
•   • RipDigital requires that customers take responsibility for ownership of their CDs and agree not to upload music onto file sharing services.

RipDigital makes every effort to convert scratched or damaged discs and in many cases we are able to successfully convert them. Obviously though, there are cases when we are unable to work with damaged CDs. In these cases the rest of your collection will be converted as normal and your damaged CDs will be returned along with your music library and the rest of your original CD collection.

The time it takes RipDigital to process your order depends on the number of CDs you would like us to convert. It will take ' up to 7 days from the date we receive your CDs to process a 200 CD order - not including shipping time. Larger orders take up to 10 days from the date we receive your CDs.

A portable hard drive allows you to store your entire CD collection digitally without taxing your computer's memory. Many people use an external hard drive because their music files take up a lot of space on their computer.

To determine if you computer has enough memory to hold all of your music files check out our digital storage tutorial. In addition, you can use the chart below as a guide for determining how much storage your library will require:

RipDigital offers between 500 GB and 2 TB external plug & play hard drives (Note: Unless specified otherwise, all orders delivered on a hard drive will not include the data DVDs as a backup archive).

The amount of storage you need depends on how many CDs you want to convert. In addition, external hard drives can be used to store any type of computer file - consider order a slightly larger drive if you also want to use it for general purpose storage.

Use the chart below as a guide for making your selection:

Yes. Please contact us via the form on our website or call us at 888-717-4492.

Yes, you may submit fewer than 50 CDs, however our minimum order is $100. That's due to the set up time required for each job. If you don't have enough CDs to add up to that amount, consider teaming up with a friend and send theirs as well.

Yes. Please contact us via the form on our website or call us at 888-717-4492.

Email: info@ripdigital.com
111 East Ave, suite 100, Norwalk, CT. 06851

RipDigital offers the 3 levels of service, roughly correspond to good, better, and best. Our basic service uses MP3 192 format while our Premium service uses MP3 320, which is the highest level of fidelity with MP3 encoding. Finally, our Hi Fidelity service uses lossless formats: normally FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) and ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). If you have a specific request, please contact or call us at 888-717-4492.
RipDigital can usually accommodate conversion to other formats and bitrates for custom orders. Please contact or call us at 888-717-4492 to discuss your specifications.

RipDigital's default encoding configuration is:

•   • DVD Archive Only
•   • Apple iPod
•   • Plug & Play Hard Drive

RipDigital also offers you the option to purchase and receive your music on a plug & play external hard drive. We will ask if you would like to buy a portable drive and, if so, what size. Unless specified otherwise, all orders delivered on a hard drive will not include data DVDs as a backup archive.

RipDigital's current default file format is MP3. If you would like your music converted to other audio formats (AAC, WMA, etc) please contact us or call at 866-807-4754

Yes. Though RipDigital's default configuration uses constant bit rate (CBR) encoding, we do offer variable bit rate (VBR) encoding as a custom request.

To place an order for VBR simply follow the steps below:

•   • Place your order online using our normal ecommerce process.
•   • Receive order confirmation email with your order #.
•   • Send an email requesting VBR encoding to info@ripdigital.com referencing your order number.
•   • Receive shipping kit and send your CDs as per RipDigital's standard order fulfillment process..

Yes. RipDigital's default configuration uses constant bit rate (CBR) encoding.

RipDigital's Hi-Fidelity service converts to either FLAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless). If you would like your music converted to a lossless format, please contact us to place an order.

When you place your order with RipDigital, you will need to tell us what file format to convert your audio CD to. We offer MP3-192, MP3-320, Apple Lossless and FLAC Lossless. Here is an easy to understand article on the differences in bitrate and why they matter.

RipDigital makes it easy. After you place your order, we will send you a pre-paid, insured shipping kit that includes:

•   • Shipping box
•   • CD-spindles to hold your collection
•   • Padding to protect your CDs
•   • Pre-paid FedEx return label

You simply load your CDs onto the spindles, seal the box and call UPS for pickup. Shipments are handled and insured through Fed Ex for $10 per CD.

The time it takes RipDigital to process your order depends on the number of CDs you would like us to convert and overall order volume. Normally, it will take up to 7 business days to process a 200 CD order once we have your CDs in-house and 10-15 business days for larger libraries of 500+ discs. Often times, we turn around our jobs faster than these guidelines. If you need your collection returned in shorter than our standard times frames, please call a sales associate to place your order. Rush fees will apply and depend on the turnaround time required.

We will send your digital music back either on DVDs, iPod, or a Harddrive. In addition, we will send back all your original CDs in the same order you sent them to us. Our one time, flat rate shipping fee of $39.95 covers shipping empty collection kits to you, plus sending your CDs in the collection kit back to RipDigital, and finally RipDigital sending your CDs back to you along with your digital files. To simply the entire process, we include a pre-paid shipping label for you to use and the fee applies whether your order is for 50 CDs or 500 CDs or more!

Yes. We ship your CDs back with your new digital music library. We insure all shipments through FedEx at a value of $10 per CD for Standard orders.

No. CD jewel cases are heavy to ship and notoriously fragile. Because your CD collection is important to you and to us, RipDigital provides you with specially designed spindle cases for safe and cost-effective shipment.

No. Regrettably, the cost and complexity of shipping outside of the US prevents us from offering this service.

Yes. RipDigital uses UPS for all shipments and insures each CD for a replacement value of $10 for Standard orders.

Yes - RipDigital accepts drop-off orders at our office located in Fairfax, VA. Just place your order online and then contact us about arrangements to drop off/pick up.

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Almost all computers purchased in the last couple of years include DVD players. If you don't have a DVD drive or if you just want some extra storage space, you can choose purchase an plug & play external hard drive on which RipDigital will pre-load your music collection

Each DVD we send you will contain roughly 40 music CDs. Please note that this calculation is rough and assumes MP3 320kbps CBR. Higher encoding rates will lower the number of CDs that fit on each DVD.

No. RipDigital actually converts each CD that you send to us and we do not keep a backup of any music files.

RipDigital writes a "unique identifying mark" to each file that identifies every track as your own.The mark written to the file does not degrade the sound quality of your music.

RipDigital is committed to copyright protection and works actively to protect the rights of artists and music labels.

No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs.

No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs.

No. At this time RipDigital only offers a conversion service for music CDs.