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158709 2003-07-10 12:43:00 > it must be a wave file to play on older home cd
> players as well.

Can you enlarge on this Paul. Is this why you suggested converting to .wav before burning in nero.

I understood that apps like nero & Easy CD creator, automatically converted MP3's to .cda for burning an audio CD.

Are you suggesting that the conversion to .wav before burning will enable the CD to play on older players more reliabily than using the .cda conversion in the burning software?
Bazza (407)
158710 2003-07-10 14:17:00 exactly.......follow my previous instructions converting MP3 to .wav in nero
before burning, and you can play the cd on your home stereo.
works perfectly.
let me know how you get on.
cheers.
movienut (4188)
158711 2003-07-10 14:19:00 also use a slower speed , i use 16x. for audio. movienut (4188)
158712 2003-07-10 15:05:00 Thanks for all the answers guys
Burnt another one the same way as the 1st, by adding files through Nero Express at 16x & cool it worked.
BUT... bummer I had all the files mixed up & it matters because they are chapters in a book.
No problem I thought, reorder them & burn again at 16x made a successful but bummer again, won't play in the stereo.
Plays fine in the computer though.
Think I'll go back to the old way & convert them in Audiograbber then burn, but I'll try movienuts way 1st.
Thanks a lot.
Stumped Badly (348)
158713 2003-07-10 23:10:00 Hi just to add my two cents. The media you use can make a difference as well. For example, a DVD player may play CDRW's and not CDR's, while a CDPlayer can play CDR's but not CDRW's or neither. Even brands make a difference where one will work and another may not. You should find that your PC will play everything.

The speed burned can make a difference as it reduces the possibility of jitters - I would even try at X8 speed since your having so much trouble. Using another ripper can make a difference as well due to the way it decodes the track as an MP3 isnt a full reproduction of the original wav.

Basically its a bit of trial and error on your part to find what works on your Cd player. If it can run a CDRW then thats what I would do my tests on.
parry (27)
158714 2003-07-11 03:15:00 Im gonna agree with Parry:

I think you should try another Media... different brand of CD-R :-)
Chilling_Silently (228)
158715 2003-07-11 03:23:00 Writing music to a new CD.
the only disc that is completely compatible is CD-R CD+R may be but unlikely.

CD-RW and CD+RW use a totally different structure and are unsuitable.

If you open your MP3 files into Media Player then it should be easy to burn them from there with Media player taking care of the conversions and the burning in music format

In Media player go to the menus and select Tools/Options/ File types and make sure that Mp3 is selected.

If you burn music as data files it will play on your computer but not on a CD
so must be burnt as Music files
abjp (278)
158716 2003-07-11 23:15:00 I was reading somewhere that the latest media player wont let you play copied music on another machine if downloaded in a certain format. It is something to do with copyrite ,will thy and find the item and post here KK kirrie kiwi (279)
158717 2003-07-11 23:37:00 That would be Windows Media Player, since version 7.0, and it's only with .WMA (Windows Media Audio), doesnt affect MP3's and Music CD Playback.

What it does is copy protect your WMA files so you cant play them on other PC's.

So nice of Bill to prevent me from sharing.... ;-)
Chilling_Silently (228)
158718 2003-07-11 23:52:00 Indeed... appears to be something that will be incorporated with Windows Longhorn??

Hey Chill, did you get that site I sent you?

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
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