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| Thread ID: 32646 | 2003-04-24 09:46:00 | recording mp3s on a CD | Baldy (26) | Press F1 |
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| 138530 | 2003-04-24 12:23:00 | Baldy i think you have been burning your mp3 discs wrong if your computer won't play them. What error message occurs when you try to play them from your cd. Wotz your idea how mp3's are converted to .wav or .cda to be able to play on any stereo is an easy way to understand the differences its not correct. When you record music to a cd it is recorded to the cd as many pits and peaks on the cd, these pits and peaks end up making a sound, just like the principal behind LP's. MP3s when transfered as files are also recorded as pits and peaks however the sequence of those pits and peaks tells a computer that it is infact an mp3 file and not an audio track. You may notice if you try and play a data cd on a home stereo you get a big screech, this is because of the stereos interpretation of those pits and peaks. |
roofus (483) | ||
| 138531 | 2003-04-24 12:26:00 | Thanks Guys for your input I have got the data CD happily playing in my Sonique mp3 player on the computer. Musicmatch spat the dummy at playing them for some reason |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 138532 | 2003-04-24 15:32:00 | Hey if you've got one of those portable cd-mp3 players..why not try out Imations Mini Cd-rs. They are super small, smaller than a floppy disk. They can only hold 185mb (about 40 songs in mp3) but they sure kick ass. Neon coloured too, check em out I know dick smiths sells them. Imation is a good brand for cd-r media. Dont ol cheapo warehouse unless you know their brand works with ure cd-writer :) |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 138533 | 2003-04-24 23:49:00 | > I am thinking about buying a CD-walkman that can play mp3s recorded to CD. Hi Cuthbert... er, ... Baldy :D What CD-walkman have you got your eye on? The only ones I have seen (advertised - I have not looked at any on the shelf) are the ones in Tricky Dickies. They play MP3s and audio CDs and I would be keen to know what they are like, if they are any good. It seems strange that the big brands, eg Sony, Panasonic, etc do not seem to have any similar players. Not that I know of, anyway. I backed up some of my MP3s a while ago and have 119 on one CD-RW disk. Cannot remember how I did it now but it must have been with InCD since it is CD-RW. Tricky Dickies have CD-RW disks on special this week, $10 off down to $19.95 for ten I think it is. No good for audio CDs in stereos though. Cheers, Ena :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 138534 | 2003-04-25 00:09:00 | Before you hand over the cash for an mp3 player,find out how it identifies the track. Some i were reading up on will only play tracks where the.........i think its called the id3 tag is correct,that is the information about the track that isn't included in the file name. So if you get one that relies on this info you may need to edit the details of Hundreds or even thousands of files. Also mp3 players spit the dummy when theres a bitrate error in the file. and before you burn any mp3's to cd,try to find the free program MP3GainFULLinstall_1.0.exe ......it changes the gain in all ya mp3's so the are at the same volume. |
metla (154) | ||
| 138535 | 2003-04-25 00:35:00 | metla is right about the id3 tags, but there are many progs out there that will do thousands of files for you in minutes. From what i understand these mp3 players will also only play fixed bitrate music and not VBR (varial bit rate) but that should be ok as its not used that often |
roofus (483) | ||
| 138536 | 2003-04-25 00:56:00 | I have a Digitor walkman from "Tricky Dickies" and it works really well as an mp3 player, especially as it only cost $199. A set of batteries lasts about 4 hours of continuous playback but a car adapter is only about $30, and well worth it. Haven't tried rewritable cds in it 'cos I've never been able to get one to format in my drive but that's another problem. If you don't like the digitor, they also have a sony unit for about twice as much. Mp3 disks are recorded as a data cd and the most I have fitted on a disk is 243 tracks (the entire Beatles Album collection). A disk full of songs will play for about 10 hours (Hamilton to Palmerston North and back plus a bit). Beats the lousy radio reception and makes for a pleasant trip. Regards, andy |
andy (473) | ||
| 138537 | 2003-04-25 01:20:00 | Hi Ena, I think its the Digitor brand. Petunia, er Pollly is think about one as well (although her brand name will be incomprehensible to us English speaking folks) for her long trip on the Tiger Moth from NL to EnZed. Cheers, Cuthbert p/s: She tells me she is getting a lend of your broomstick for the trip from ChCh to Dn |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 138538 | 2003-04-25 01:30:00 | Cheers Andy, sounds pretty neat. I will have to check them out a bit more. :-) You will have to file a report as well, Cuthbert. ;-) Yes, Petunia will be having a lend of my Nimbus 2003 and hopefully I will be able to deliver it in person when she drops in, if I can. That will save her from needing to borrow that Digitor toy of yours in October then. ]:) :p :D Ena :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
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