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80892	2002-09-19 02:22:00	Hey! I am just wondering how do i write a audio cd, i downloaded 70odd minutes of music as mp3s from kazaa that run on windows media player.. and i want to write them to a cd to be able to play on a cd player.. am using windows xp home edition, have a cd-rw....	csinclair83 (200)
80893	2002-09-19 02:48:00	You need to convert your .mp3 files to .wav files. There are a number of free conversion programmes available on the internet which can do that for you, I use one from www.remixer.com which seems to work fine. You will probably find that you will need to delete your .wav files after copying them to CD as they take up so much space on your hard drive. Regards Willie	Willie (1947)
80894	2002-09-19 02:50:00	So i convert the mp3s to .wav files and write to cd as a normal prodecture like all other writings.. then after that delete the .wav files from computer to save space? am i correct?	csinclair83 (200)
80895	2002-09-19 03:17:00	the resultant wav files will be much larger than the mp3's, some cd writing software has all the stuff you need to convert mp3's and write an audio cd, a 650mb cd will give you 74 min of cd audio, a 700mb cd 80 min.	SaAB (1292)
80896	2002-09-19 03:17:00	Some burning software has the conversion built into it. If you tell people what you are using it would help. Things to watch for, check the compatability of your stereo with CD-Rs, as older ones either don't tolerate them, or only work if you burn slowly (x4), and use good quality CD-R. CD-R/W disks are only playable on a few more recent types of stereos, they normally are labelled on the front of the set. If you have 70 minutes playing time on MP3, that will take about 6 CD-Rs when they are converted to audio format. And lastly, (but most importantly?), if the MP3s you have are not public releases with the artists permissions, what you are doing is illegal......	godfather (25)
80897	2002-09-19 03:19:00	Ignore previous message about file size, I read the original message incorrectly, obviously 70 min will fit on a 74 min disk.	SaAB (1292)
80898	2002-09-19 03:22:00	well i download them off kazaa, and i think i using prassiprimo DVD... and the cd i'd be using is a 700mb 80 min dicksmith cd...	csinclair83 (200)
80899	2002-09-19 03:34:00	Hello Goddie: Good advice, no need to convert mp3 to wav before burning. As you say most burning software does this automatically when burning mp3's as an audio CD disk. But your statement that: "If you have 70 minutes playing time on MP3, that will take about 6 CD-Rs when they are converted to audio format" has got me puzzelled. If one has 70 minutes "playing" time of mp3's, would this not still be 70 minutes of "playing" time on an audio CD disk, and so fit on one CD-R? Am I missing something here.... 73,s	Bazza (407)
80900	2002-09-19 03:35:00	Not familiar with Prassi Primo, but someone will be able to help. Ignore my comment on the number of CD-R's, I was confusing Megabytes with Minutes! An MP3 will expand to around 10 times its size with conversion to audio format. The DSE CD-R should be OK, but if it doesnt play, it can be the stereo if its getting on. Try other stereos before blaming the CD If you do not know the origin of the MP3 files ex Kazaa, then my previous comment on legality stands. Your choice .....	godfather (25)
80901	2002-09-19 03:51:00	Don't know what prassiprimo is but I have Nero and use the wizard to burn my MP3s to CD-Rs. All I need to do is run the wizard, select enough songs to fill the CD (it shows a bar indicating how much space is remaining while selecting) and tell it to burn at 8x speed, the lowest my writer will do. Make sure you burn a full disk at a time, not multi-session or you will only be able to play the last session. I use CD-R disks, not CD-RW and everything I've burnt so far works on all our CD players, old and new.	Susan B (19)
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