How To Rip Your Tunes From CD To High Quality Mp3s

Each week, four featured artists from Uploaded will be chosen by Xfm to get played out on the Music: Response Show. To ensure that your tracks have the best chance of being played out, we need them to be uploaded in best quality possible.

As a general rule, we suggest that you upload your mp3s at no lower quality than 320kbps. This isn't a definite rule, but we recommend you try to follow it. It means the tracks will sound decent if they get played out - and obviously - we want your band to sound as good on the radio as you do.

So to help, here's a swift guide to uploading your tunes at the best possible quality, depending on what type of computer system you use.

Windows XP

1. Open Windows Media Player

2. If you've not got it go here for a free download of version : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&qstechnology=

3. Go to Tools - Options

4. Pick the Rip music and set the format to mp3

5. Then using the slider set the mp3 quality to 320kbps

6. Press OK.

7. Then use Windows Media Player to rip your track to your hard drive and send us your music using Xfm UploadedÕs simple upload process.

8. If you're having any problems make sure you're using version 10 of Windows Media Player or above that allows you to rip music in mp3 format - wma format won't work!

Mac - using iTunes

1. Open iTunes

2. Click iTunes in the top left hand corner, then Preferences

3. From there pick the Advanced option and Importing

4. From here set the format to MP3 and the quality to Custom...

5. This will allow you to pick 320kbps

6. Press OK.

7. Then use iTunes to rip your track to your hard drive and send us your music using Xfm Uploaded's simple upload process.

Mac - using Music Man

1. You can use Music Man to rip Audio CDs to MP3. Ripping is done from the Music Man Player window.

2. To rip to MP3, you need to install the LAME component. See the System Requirements: http://www.mireth.com/pub/mpme-specs.html

3. Insert audio CD into the CD drive. It will automatically begin playing (this can be changed in the Music Man preferences).

4. Select the Music Man Player window from the Window Menu.

5. Slide the CD Quality slider to 320kbps quality.

6. To rip just some Tracks, select those tracks (shift or apple click to select multiple tracks), click the Rip drop down menu and select the menu item titled Selected To MP3.