If you have and iPod and is using Amarok to upload songs to it, you probably noticed that you can upload .ogg files...

So, if you want to rip cds as mp3's here is what to do:

  1. install Gstreamer plugin:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install gstreamer-plugin-bad
    in Dapper or
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install gstreamer-plugin-ugly
    in Edgy
  2. Open Sound Juicer CD Extractor
  3. go Edit > preferences and in the format are choose edit profile
  4. click New and name it MP3
  5. Select the MP3 profile and set the GStreamer pipeline to:
    Code:
     audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc vbr=0 bitrate=196 ! id3v2mux
    in dapper or
    Code:
     audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! ugly name=enc vbr=0 bitrate=196 ! id3v2mux
    in Edgy
  6. Set the File Extension to mp3, and select the Active check box
  7. Restart Sound Juicer


and you can now rip mp3's