Let’s start with the question: why is it necessary to extract audio from DVD? DVD is quite popular among movie and music fans. Maybe you are a music fan and you have many DVDs for concerts. But there might come a time when you would like to listen to the music in the DVD or you want the audio to be played on your portable devices, like iPod or Mac instead of DVD players. Therefore, extracting audio from DVD is quite necessary and DVD audio rippers become very popular. Nowadays, for Mac users, you may also have the need to extract audio from DVD. If you have the need, and then this is where you should stop.

Part 1: DVD to Audio Converters in the Market

In the market, there are many DVD audio rippers for Mac users. With those programs, you can easily rip audio from DVD on Mac. In the following, I will introduce three of them for your option.
No.1. Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac
This program can allow you to convert DVD to video on Mac and extract audio off DVD on Mac to save in various formats like AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, M4V, 3GP, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, etc. With the unprecedented audio profile setting features, you can choose audio tracks you want from source DVD movies for better music enjoyment. Additionally, Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac can help you to set the audio parameters according to your own preference: video codec, audio codec, video size, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, channel, etc.

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No.2. Xilisoft DVD to Audio Converter for Mac
As a home DVD audio extractor for Mac, Xilisoft can help users to rip audio from DVD to MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A and etc which is compatible for different audio players, including Mac. Nowadays, Xilisoft DVD to Audio Convert for Mac has the free version. However, this audio ripper can’t rip DVD with copyright.

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No.3. MacX DVD Ripper
Another DVD audio extractor is MacX DVD Ripper. It can only rip DVD to MP4, MOV, MP3, AAC and AC3 formats for Mac. While its supported formats are so limited and it is able to rip the DVD with copy-protection. It can’t rip DVD for iPad Pro, iPhone 6S, PS4, etc. If you only have the basic audio ripping requirements, you can try it to extract audio from DVD.

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Part 2: How to Rip DVD to Audio with Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac?

Step 1. Download Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac and install it on your Mac.

Step 2. Import the DVD source. You can click Add Blu-ray/DVD button on the sub-menu bar to import source DVD files. Or you can just drag the DVD content to the main interface. Here you can have three modes for you to choose after loading the DVD videos: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode.

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Step 3. Set Profile parameters. There is a drop-down box named MP4 Video by default next to Add Blu-ray/DVD button. And you can find Edit, Change and Apply three options. You can click Change to enter the Profile panel to select the output format. If you want to rip audio from DVD, here you can choose MP3 or other audio formats. Also, if you want to set other audio parameters, you can select Edit to enter the editing panel including Audio Codec, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, and Channel.

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Step 4. Set output directory and convert ripping. After adjusting the audio settings, click OK button and then click the big Convert button. Then you will be required to select final saving route in the Save to box. Finally click Convert button below to start the audio ripping process. By following the above steps, users can easily extract audio from DVD on Mac with the help of Leawo DVD ripper.

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Besides, if you only want a part of audio in the DVD, you can use the trimming feature of Leawo DVD Ripper to meet your needs. After loading the DVD source to the main panel, just right click the video you want to rip audio from, and select Edit option to call out the video editing window. Under Trim section, you can trim the length of the DVD by setting Start Time and End Time frames. When it is done, the final audio will only be extracted from the selected video part.

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By following the above instructions, you can easily rip audio from DVD with Leawo DVD Ripper for Mac. Also, with the powerful editing features of the program, you can customize your own audio and trim it according to your preference.

Part 3: How to Rip DVD to Audio via VLC Media Player for Mac?

VLC media player is the most stable, flexible and lightweight audio and video player in the world. VLC media player is not just for video playback, however. It also offers superb integration with video channel streaming services. The player also works as a decent disc ripper and allows converting your DVD disc to audio format. You can convert DVD to audio with VLC on Windows as well as Mac system. Below listed are the detailed steps on making VLC convert DVD to audio format.

Note: You can download the media player from the official website if you do not have it installed yet on your Mac system.

Step 1. Insert the DVD into the external DVD player and connect it to Mac. Open VLC media player and click on the Media tab. Scroll down and select Convert / Save... to open the Open Media window.

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Step 2. The Open Media window will appear and you want to click on the the Disc tab. Check the DVD box, and make sure that the “Disc Device” field points to your DVD drive. Click on the Convert/Save button to open the Convert window.
Step 3. In the Convert window, click on the Browse button to open the Save file window. Choose a destination folder and name for the extracted audio file.
Step 4. The Convert window is also where changes can be made to the output settings. Once you click Convert button, you can choose what type of codec and container you want to use to encode your rip. By default, VLC will choose an H.264 video codec, MP3 audio format, in an MP4 container.

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Step 5. After the above step you will be returned to the “Convert” window, click “Start” to set things in motion. Once it begins, you can see a progress bar along the bottom. Technically, VLC is “streaming” the video to a file on your hard drive.

Part 4: How to Capture Audio from DVD using Leawo Music Recorder?

Below, we will also recommend you another powerful tool, Leawo Music Recorder for Mac, which is able to capture audio from DVD. As one of the best well-known Mac music recording software program, Leawo Music Recorder for Mac could easily record audio of any source and get music for free on Mac. Besides, Leawo Music Recorder for Mac not only records audio on Mac, but also enables you to manage recorded audio files on Mac within the internal library. It is able to capture any music files with original quality and customized settings. Follow the guide to learn how to capture audio from DVD using Leawo Music Recorder.

Step 1. Download, install and launch Music Recorder for Mac. To set the audio source, click the “Audio Source” button and there will pop up “Audio Source Preferences” window. Then under “Audio Source” tap, touch on “Record Computer Audio” to record computer audio stream or online music. And, to record audio input, choose Built-in Microphone, Built-in Input, or System Audio Recorder.

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Step 2. Next, we can set the output location by selecting the "General", and then click the folder button to set the recordings output location. Do remember to click “OK” button to save all these settings.

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Step 3. Finally, to start the recording process, hit the red “Start”. Then, all you need to do is to play the DVD files you want to record.
Note: For recording the audio more completely, you are supposed to click the record button first and then play audio files. After you have recorded what you need, just click the same button to stop the recording process.

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In fact, there are many instances where you may need to extract the audio from a DVD aka rip audio from a DVD in daily life. Though there are many software that can rip audio from videos and DVDs at the market, some of them are really expensive and sometimes fail to work. Therefore, to extract audio from and videos and DVDs, I highly recommend Leawo DVD Ripper.