From the developer: "Ashampoo MP3 Studio Deluxe is a tool for creating and managing your private music archives using a space-saving, high-compression format. It's fast and simple: extract tracks from audio CDs with standard CD-ROM drives, then store them with or without compression. Combine them in any arrangement, and record the WAV or MP3 audio files to your own audio CDs using a CD-R or CD-RW drive.

"You can also use Ashampoo MP3 Studio Deluxe to record any MP3 files directly to an audio CD in just one easy step without converting them into WAV files first. Previously known as AudioCD MP3 Studio 2000, this application includes one-click WAV-to-MP3 conversion, support for Winamp playlists, and a new MP3 encoder. This new version adds full support for the new high-speed 40x CD burners, plus a number of small tweaks and bug fixes. This version of the program now supports over 950 different burners."