I dunno, I've tried to use a lot of programs to rip the CD. It's weird. Like, you can load the CD into Windows Media Player, right? However (and i JUST noticed/realised this) only the CDs pre A Ballads have the imperfections in the audio. When i mean imperfections, i mean the clicking sounds and the scratched up sounds. It's REALLY weird. I'm pretty sure this is part of the copy control, because they aren't there when i play it in my CD player or in the player that comes up when you play it on your computer. However, when i rip it, it makes those noises, which i thought was normal, being copy controlled. However, shouldn't it be ok to just transfer directly to your MD? Like, without the ripping process? It's very confusing. It's very confusing! >_<;;; Anyways, i'm going to try the program you suggested, thanks for you help! I was afriad no one would see this post!! >_<;;; Thanks a lot!!