Pepsky Free CD Maker

Although most multimedia content can easily be accessed on the Internet nowadays, music is still distributed on CDs for those that want to keep a clean collection of their favorite artist's discography. Ripping audio CDs is not really in legal terms, but for editing and creation purposes it can easily be done with the help of applications such as Pepsky Free CD Maker.

Convert to a large variety of formats

The application is as straightforward as it can get, taking you through a series of intuitive steps with the result being audio files on your hard disk drive under a specific format. Sadly, the application only supports CDs and no other media type.
Right from the start, you need to select the output format which can be MP3, WAV, OGG, WMA, FLAC, APE and a few more. If your CD is in the tray it is automatically detected, with the possibility to select reading speed, which can determine a portion of output quality.

Configurable output quality settings

Tracks are enlisted along with details which you can modify in case the application is incapable of properly retrieving them. In addition, a built-in player lets you listen to songs to get an idea of content if new to you, and the possibility to select only items that interest you.
Several preset quality settings are available, along with a short description to figure out which best suits your needs. What's more, you can manually configure bitrate up to 128 kbps, volume, sample rate, as well as number of channels.

Good but far from being a pro

Processing only depends on the read speed you set and number of items selected, but it shouldn't take too much to process. Unfortunately, the application's functionality ends here. It would have been incredibly useful to see an implemented converter seeing how it can export to such a large amount of formats. Moreover, you might want to check your codec pack, as several issues were encountered when trying to play output files, even if found under popular, common formats.

In conclusion

All in all, Pepsky Free CD Maker gets the job done pretty fast, but not entirely good. The overall design might seem polished, but a closer look reveals its rough edges, both visually and when it comes to functionality. What's more, the lack of an integrated converter leaves a little something to be desired and serves little purpose for multimedia editors.