ALO Audio CD Ripper 3.0.243

There was a time when if you wanted to listen to music while on the go, you had to carry a portable cassette player with you. Cassettes soon become outdated and the CD became the next big thing. If you wanted to listen to music while on the go, you had to carry a portable disc player with you – which was not much better than before. So CD players became outdated as well. Nowadays mp3 players and iPods are all the rage. On an mp3 player the size of my thumb you can put enough tunes to keep you occupied for a whole week or more.

But what about all those audio CDs you have lying around the house. You paid good money for them and you love the music. So it would be a shame to just thrown them away; it would also be a shame if you had to pay yet again for the same music. So what do you do? The answer comes from a specialized piece of software developed by Alo Soft.

Weighing in at little under 3.5MB, the Alo Soft-developed ALO Audio CD Ripper helps you by tacking the tracks stored on audio CDS and putting them on your computer. Just as the name implies, the software rips audio CDs. The tracks it rips from the audio CDs can be stored on your computer in a variety of file formats - MP3, WMA, OGG, AMR, AAC, AC3 and WAV.

According to the Alo Soft team, the main goal and priority is to deliver “customer satisfaction.” In this regard I have to say that I am quite satisfied with ALO Audio CD Ripper. The software installs and uninstall cleanly. The user interface is easy to work with. And the software does just what it says – it rips audio CDs in a fast and easy manner. No to mention that ripped tracks can be saved in a variety of formats.

There is an additional reason why you would want to rip audio CDS: backup. Let’s assume that you are content with listening to music straight from the CD, you’re not interested in putting your music on an mp3 player and taking it with you. What if something were to happen to that CD? A huge scratch could make it unreadable for example. Use ALO Audio CD Ripper, make a backup, and rest assured that if something were to happen, if you have a copy.

Thinking about purchasing an audio CD ripping application? Take ALO Audio CD Ripper for a spin and see why it deserves your attention.

Pros

• Works with all Windows versions
• Easy to use
• Seamless audio CD ripping
• Supports remote free CDDB
• Supports CD-ROM auto-detection

Cons

• Shareware (can be used free of charge for just 8 uses)
• Nag screen

ALO Audio CD Ripper has been reviewed by George Norman on 18 Mar 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated ALO Audio CD Ripper 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent