There are several reasons why digital ripping might not work. Sometimes a music CD is corrupt, or your computer may lack the proper digital connection for data to be transferred. "Copy protected" CDs will introduce clicks and pops when you try to copy them into your computer, and some just plain won't rip at all. When digital ripping doesn't work, there is still a way to make backup copies of your music, and to copy songs for mix CDs - it's called Analog Ripping. All you need for this simple process is Blaze Audio's RipEditBurn Plus or RipEditBurn. For free trial versions of either of these great programs, click here.

While this tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to work around copy protection, it may be useful to know ahead of time what limitations there are on a CD you're thinking of purchasing (often copy protected CDs are not sold with warning labels to the customer). Blaze Audio and Singing Electrons, Inc. do not endorse any point of view with regards to CD copy protection. Blaze Audio does not condone the illegal distribution of copyrighted material.

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