i don't buy music cds anymore. but when i did, i would put it into a computer only once. with this one time, i create an iso image of it and stored the image on an external hard drive. then using a virtual cd rom software, i would load the iso image, creating a virtual cd drive with the music cd loaded. from here i begin the ripping process. it's much faster than ripping the physical disc. and it prevents scratching up the physical disc from repeated use. i still have a hard drive with more than 700 images on it. and i've given away most of the physical cds.
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