Mp3 music verses Music from CD?

I just received a mp3 as a gift and I was wondering is there a difference between the mp3 music and the music from a cd? Can I copy a cd onto my computer and then put those songs on my mp3 or do I have to pay for specific mp3 music to download?

Mp3 music verses Music from CD?
MP3 files are compressed files and CD files are not. Windows media player will let you "rip" the files off your cds and put them in mp3 format so you can put it on your mp3 player. You can get mp3s in this way or you can download them through itunes or other programs (although probably not legal) such as frostwire. .
Reply:Mp3 files are compressed audio files and CD audio files are not. CD songs sound better. Any mp3 songs will sound lesser! However, mp3 files do have different levels of compression and the least compressed are the best. These lower compressed mp3s do sound very close to CD quality, but I am picky about the quality of my music and prefer mp4 or wav format audio files, as these are exactly equal in quality to CDs.





Yes, you can 'rip' songs from a CD to your hard drive. You need the appropriate software and there are tons out there. I use Apple's iPod program to both rip and burn CD's. If you didn’t get the iPod software with yours, you can download it at Apples website. As you will be ripping songs into mp3 format, you will loose some quality in that process and if you burn those ripped songs back to CD ...it will not sound as good as the original CD.





You can also download free songs from 'uTorrent' by downloading and installing the free software at this link...





http://www.utorrent.com/download.php





It is a small and easy program to use. Use the ‘help’ feature if you get stuck. Good Luck!
Reply:Your computer should be able to convert the music from the CD to Mp3. I guess it depends on what computer and program you are using.