Operation Manual

Software Applications 4-2
Using Creative
MediaSource
Only basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are
provided in this chapter — extensive instructions are found in the
MediaSource Help file.
Ripping Audio CD
Tracks
You can rip an audio CD’s tracks to your player, hard disk or PC Music
Library. You can choose to rip an entire CD, or selected tracks from the audio
CD.
To rip a CD
1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the
Player/Organizer View button.
3. In the Sources window, select [e:] Audio CD (replace e: with your
CD-ROM drive).
4. In the Task bar, click the Rip Now button.
To rip tracks from an audio CD
1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the
Player/Organizer View button.
3. In the Sources window, select [e:] Audio CD (replace e: with your
CD-ROM drive).
4. In the Content window, select the tracks to rip.
Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple tracks.
5. Drag the selected tracks to PC Music Library in the Source window.
The Transfer Queue dialog box appears, showing the current ripping
status.
Rather than manually
entering track
information, retrieve
such audio CD
information from CDDB
before ripping tracks.
Change the default
ripping format and
bitrate for higher or
lower quality audio.
See MediaSource’s
Help file for details