I've looked around and can't seem to find the basics of this question:

If I have the LAME MP3 encoding engine, what is the first step in creating a simple interface (in vb) to use the encoder?

I've got the commands and such but I can't seem to get the login down as where to use the engine.

Has anyone tackled making an audio ripper in vb? I have source code but it;s in c++ and some of it's in c#. If anyone has ever used or seen Easy CDDA Extractor, It appears to be written in vb.net and I'd like to make my own custom app. Any help is welcome