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How do you make MP3 discs?

CoventryCat86

CoventryCat86

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I have two Pioneer head units in two of my cars that say they will play MP3 files recorded on CDs.

How do I burn discs with MP3 files on them? I heard I can fit many CDs worth of music on one disc if they are MP3 files. I have RealPlayer (the free version) on my computer and it looks like I have to pay to upgrade if I want to burn MP3 discs.

As anyone reading this can tell, I'm pretty clueless about this. ???

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
 
If you are using XP then burning files (and that's all an MP3 is) is a drag and drop operation. Highlite the files you want to copy and then drag them to your burner. If the files are spread out you may want to make a burn folder to copy them too first and then highlight and drag them to the burner.
 
AVB said:
If you are using XP then burning files (and that's all an MP3 is) is a drag and drop operation. Highlite the files you want to copy and then drag them to your burner. If the files are spread out you may want to make a burn folder to copy them too first and then highlight and drag them to the burner.
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What AVB said. You should be able to get 140 to 160 mp3's on a 700mb CD.

I use a program called Easy CD Creator. I just copy the mp3's as data files.
 
If it doesn't work the first time you try, try again but look for "Close Disk" or "Finish Disk" option in the settings.

My son's car stereo doesn't like "Open" disks.

edit to add finish disk statement
 
One thing I found is some players are picky as to the media you record on. I have one player that will not play -R disks... only +R. And another player I have will not play anything but quality disks- no compUSA brand or Office Max brand!

If you cannot get a disk to play, try again with a different brand/style disk.
 
junkman_56 said:
AVB said:
If you are using XP then burning files (and that's all an MP3 is) is a drag and drop operation. Highlite the files you want to copy and then drag them to your burner. If the files are spread out you may want to make a burn folder to copy them too first and then highlight and drag them to the burner.
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What AVB said. You should be able to get 140 to 160 mp3's on a 700mb CD.

I use a program called Easy CD Creator. I just copy the mp3's as data files.
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Doesn't the CD player have to be able to play data CDs.... I think ya want to make sure they burn as MP3
 
I use Nero Express, but I load it with albums in folders instead of a batch of mp3's

I just add folders to the disk to be burned. My Kenwood reads the folders as different "disks" so I can load up as many folders as I want without having to cycle through so many mp3's to hear something in paticular.

Try it, it won't hurt anything and will only cost you one CD.
 
If you use nero then burn it as a data file...your cd player will read it as a multiple disks...aka mp3 format!
 
Hey Bill - Welcome to the 21st century! You sure the electrical system of your Jag can handle a mp3 player? Where did you get a 6 volt head unit? ha, ha, ha

Here are some useful facts:

Regular music CD's are "ripped" into MP3 (and many other) formats for easier digital handling. You'll need ripping software to convert your music cd collection into a digital library of MP3 files. A free one is iTunes from Apple (default file format for iTunes is not MP3). This process is basically you sitting by your computer and feeding it your CD collection. A fast computer with a fast drive is appreciated during this process. Most software provides a "x" rating (no, not that) that indicates speed. A "10x" rip means that the computer is reading and converting the music at 10 times normal play speed. For this, faster is better.

Once this step is complete and you have your digital library available, you can "burn" CDs. (there are other ways to create a digital library including buying them online...Be aware that all the people that "own" the music probably don't agree on what is fair/legal/ethical as far as fair use goes....).

Burning involves copying the MP3 (or other format) files from your digital library to a CD. This process is pretty straightforward and is similar to creating data CDs.

All digital formats are not created equally and even all MP3 formats are not interchangeable (the MP3 format from Apple, used by iTunes, is non-standard for the industry and most non-apple mp3 players don't recognize it). Plus most formats allow the user to tweak them. During ripping, you can adjust some of the "encoding" variables, including bit rate and how the song names are stored. Bit rate allows you to encode the song at a higher quality. The "bit rate" is the rate at which the music is sampled and stored. The higher the rate, the more data is needed for a given song (the bigger the MP3 file). For playing in you car, the default rate of your ripper is fine.

The easiest way to accomplish this is to buy a $30 program that manages all the aspects of CD/DVD creation. Roxio and Nero are two examples.

Rock on!
 
Cat,

Go to this site and download EAC:

Eact Audio Copy

This program will rip the files from your cd and then convert the files from format to format, ie., wav to mp3, etc.

It, also, has burning software, that recognizes most burners, built in to the program. It's a fairly intuitive program that does everything it sounds like you want to do, it's free, and it isn't a system resource hog!

Good luck. If you have any specific questions, PM me.
 
This is just my opinion......

Go to Apple.com and download iTunes... they make a version for Windows. It is more user friendly and you can also use it to purchase music if you desire. It also can be used for listening to certain radio stations.

Try it... if you don't agree with me.... delete it
 
The problem I always had with MP3 discs in the car player was that there was no random play feature on the car player. I could make a MP3 disc of all one band, but it always played in the same order. Great for long road trips, but it sucked for just around the city. Your, and newer players may have said randomizer, that would have to be an included feature before I bought another.

I have 40GB of MP3s on one of my computers running in iTunes and through an Apple Airport into my home stereo system. This runs randomly and constantly, making the need for radio nearly non-existant at home.
 
I also have a lot of mp3’s, I’m up to 26 gig right now.
Most of them I have recorded myself.

When I make mp3 cd’s I have a rule that I only put three songs by the same group on a CD.
It makes it easier to randomize them. I will put an “A” or “X” in front of the song,
depending on if I want the song at beginning or the end of the disk:
A - Thomas Dolby - My Brain is Like a Sieve.mp3
A - Toni Childs - Let the Rain Come Down.mp3
A - Tracy Chapman - Bang Bang Bang.mp3
Alphaville - The Voyager.mp3
Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor Band - Amarillo Highway.mp3
Bob Marley - Put It On.mp3
C - The Bluegrass Album Band - Somehow Tonight.mp3
Gaelic Storm - The Ferryman.mp3
Georgia Satellites - Dunk 'n' Dine.mp3
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris.mp3
Graham Parker - Cupid.mp3
Great Big Sea - General Tayor.mp3
Green Day - Longview.mp3

I’m up to 13 mp3 disks with almost no duplicate songs between them.
Each disk provides about 8 to 9 hours of music. Great for road trips.
It’s always a 4 to 5 hour drive each way when I go caving and it’s nice to have good music as I travel the back roads of West Virginia.
 
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WOW!! Great advice here everyone, Thanks!!

I actually WANT to listen to a whole file or CD by the same artist all at once, that's always the way I've listened to music and I'm too old to change. :laugh:

Oh and LMAO @ Joe :laugh: :
Hey Bill - Welcome to the 21st century! You sure the electrical system of your Jag can handle a mp3 player? Where did you get a 6 volt head unit? ha, ha, ha
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What I hope I'll be able to do is put the music five or six of my Dropkick Murphys CD and three of my Flogging Molly CD all on to one CD as MP3 files and from what you're all telling me, I should be able to do that, right?

In one of my cars, I have a 12CD changer in the trunk but the other two cars have the CD/MP3 players and I'm sick of taking a pile of CDs with me when I drive the other two cars. :angry:
 
I prefer the Apple product myself. It's the easy to use and you can download it for free. Good luck :thumbs:
 
coventrycat86 said:
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What I hope I'll be able to do is put the music five or six of my Dropkick Murphys CD and three of my Flogging Molly CD all on to one CD as MP3 files and from what you're all telling me, I should be able to do that, right?
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That shouldn't be an issue at all depending on the quality of the mp3 you've ripped. Unless you rip it at 320 the file sizes should be small enough to fit a good number of CDs. I once ripped all the Springsteen CDs at variable bitrate and fit them all on one CD.

Edit: found the CD and looked, it has 11 Springsteen CDs on it.
 
Bill my pioneer does it. I burned one cd with 20 songs and then another with 60. I'd stick with under 30 and do what AVB said. :thumbs:

Also, the pioneer will tell the name of the artist and song track by whatever you name the file. :thumbs:
 
KayakinBoy said:
Bill my pioneer does it. I burned one cd with 20 songs and then another with 60. I'd stick with under 30 and do what AVB said. :thumbs:

Also, the pioneer will tell the name of the artist and song track by whatever you name the file. :thumbs:
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I average about 145 songs per mp3 disk (8 to 9 hours of music). Most of my mp3's are encoded at 192 kb VBR.
Fill out the ID3 tag with the song title, artist, album and date. A lot of mp3s you get already have this information filled in.
Your mp3 player will display this info.
 
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