Hi,
 
Trying to install my legal, paid for Pyro to rip my new legal paid for Beatles 50th White album CD's to make some mp3's for my phone for easy playback. I don't have a CD plugged into my hi-fi system anymore and play them through my PS3 which involves turning on the TV and using a bunch of remote controls. Haven't bought a CD in years but had to have the Beatles White album with all the Beatles unplugged practice sessions and want to rip it. I have the serial number and the registration number for Pyro but it won't activate. I know Cakewalk is kinda gone but I was able to download it from the old Cakewalk site. Does anybody know how to get it to activate.
 
If I can't get it to work, is there a nice free ripper out there free of viruses and hidden links to ads? I already downloaded "FreeRIP MP3 Converter" which seems to work OK but I know there are lots of others, maybe better?
 
PS I was even able to join the band recording bass, el gtr, egg, keys, and vocals on a few trax and got to experience life as a Beatle, kinda. Got to get back to the next track mates.
 
Thanx, Frederick

I have been using CDex for ages to rip my CDs: https://cdex.mu/download
 

I've used FreeRIP for years, and I've always been pleased with the results.

i just use windows media player to rip cds

Thanx for the info. Kinda bummed out about the 5.1 bluray they made of the White Album. It was the only reason I bought this as I assumed they were gonna really separate the trax and put vocals on maybe right/front speaker and so on with other instruments and voice but on my Onkyo surround 7.1 system I'm not hearing much separation regardless of what surround setting I use. Anybody familiar with this new Beatles release? I wanna hear things as though I was sitting in the middle of the recordings just like Yoko!