How can I rip MP3 files at high-quality data rates in Windows Media Player (WMP) 8?

John Savill

July 7, 2002

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A. WMP 8 includes a built-in, high-quality Windows Media Audio (WMA) ripper but includes only a low-quality MP3 ripper that stores audio at 56Kbps. To enable high-quality MP3 ripping, perform the following steps (you don't need to perform these steps if you've purchased third-party MP3 ripping software):

  1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).

  2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMediaPlayerSettingsMP3Encoding subkey.

  3. Create or modify the following DWORD values:

    • LowRate - 64000 (decimal)

    • MediumRate - 128000 (decimal)

    • MediumHighRate - 192000 (decimal)

    • HighRate - 320000 (decimal)

  4. Close the registry editor.

  5. Log off and log back on for the change to take effect.

A complete list of available data-quality speeds is

  • 320Kbps DWORD:0004e200

  • 256Kbps DWORD:0003e800

  • 224Kbps DWORD:00036b00

  • 192Kbps DWORD:0002ee00

  • 160Kbps DWORD:00027100

  • 128Kbps DWORD:0001f400

  • 112Kbps DWORD:0001b580

  • 64Kbps DWORD:0000fa00

  • 56Kbps DWORD:0000dac0

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