Which format and bit rate you choose depends on how much disk space you want to dedicate to the music files and how picky your ears are when it comes to audio fidelity. For now, any Windows 11 user can already play CDs with the Media Player App, which looks like this:įor AAC (which, like MP3 and WMA, is a lossy codec), you can also choose a bit rate from 96Kbps to 320Kbps, and for WMA you get choices from 96Kbps to 192Kbps.įor the two lossless codecs, FLAC and ALAC, there’s no such choice, since there’s no compression. But fret not: The company has committed to releasing new features to the OS when they’re ready, so you probably won’t have to wait for a major release update. How to Rip CDs With Windows 11’s Updated Media Player Appįor most readers, this section will only be of interest once Microsoft adds CD ripping to the released version of the OS.
Here we take a look at that new feature, as well as show you some other ways you can turn your CDs into media files on your PC. Windows 11’s new Media Player app didn't initially include CD ripping capability, but an update in preview builds of the operating system shows that it’s coming back. But there are still those of us with large collections of the iridescent plastic discs, and you can still find them for sale at vintage record shops and online. First MP3 players and then streaming services took over.
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