Unfortunately, Emplode is not a ripper. It's just the program you use for transfering files to the Empeg and managing your playlists. It assumes you've already got MP3s on your hard disk waiting to be uploaded.

If you don't already have a ripper program, try Audiocatalyst. Everyone says it's very easy to use, and has CDDB support, etc. (I personally don't use it yet but I have been considering switching to it.)

Tony Fabris
Empeg #144