Welcome to the WavePad Forum. From what I understand, WavePad does not rip directly as does Windows Media Player, which is what I use for ripping. However, that said, you can load audio files from a CD (.cda format) into WavePad and then "Save As" to save them in another format, such as .mp3, according to the WavePad help file. Hope this helps. Have a great day. Regards, -Phil