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soton_c_SRI
14-03-2005, 13:58
just got my new head unit through :D
noticed that its mp3 , i know this means you can put loads of albums onto one disc ................but how do i do this!
i have loads of albums on my pc but how do i get these on to a few discs :?
cheers
if you have a copy of Nero, burn music files as data instead of audio, this will burn them as MP3
cakeyboy
14-03-2005, 14:11
I use Nero to make my Mp3 discs. It depends on what bitrate your mp3s are to how many you can get on a disc.
soton_c_SRI
14-03-2005, 14:12
nero :?
havent a clue wot that is.............sorry but dont really have a clue about i.c.e
i just use roxio easy cd creater 5 to burn my discs at the moment!
cakeyboy
14-03-2005, 14:14
I tried roxio to make mp3 discs, my HU didn't play them!
You can buy nero from PC World or probably cheaper online.
soton_c_SRI
14-03-2005, 14:15
^^^ how did u do it through roxio , rather try this first before goin out and buying nero!
cakeyboy
14-03-2005, 14:25
I think there's an option on the audio cd menu, I can't remember tbh, it was ages ago.
You can get a 30 day trial of nero from Here (http://www.nero.com/en/nero-prog.html)
Give it a whirl mate, it's easy and one of the best pieces of software about for burning discs
K
corsa-c-kee
14-03-2005, 21:11
if you got windows xp, put all the files on the drive u wanna burn to, then click burn, and burn as a data disc
Yeah done mp3 discs a few time for my hu. Just write all the mp3 files to a CD in mp3 format (data cd not audio cd) then stick it in your hu and will play it fine.
Nero for £1.24 http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=6048966841&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=63324
:)
johnny 5
15-03-2005, 00:58
just copy the albums u want, open the cd drive and paste them in there. when u click "burn to disc",it will ask if you want music format or something. U need to choose the option that burns it as a data disc; so if it asks if u want a music disc, click NO. I cant explain in much more detail :?
soton_c_SRI
15-03-2005, 01:36
cheers for all the advice , will get cracking on this tomorrow mornin sometime :thumbs:
soton_c_SRI
15-03-2005, 18:44
looks like im gonna need to buy NERO......
tryed dragging all file into cd drive and copying as data but no luck , wouldnt play on my headunit :shock:
soton_c_SRI
16-03-2005, 12:09
right i now have nero :D
alot of thanks to smacke :thumbs:
but..........
still not successful in creating a disc , been burning cd's as an iso , they play on my pc but wont play on my headunit :banghead:
can anyone give anymore advice
cheers
you are burning mp3's and not wav files arnt you?
Jamin100
16-03-2005, 19:55
are you sure your headunit plays mp3's???
soton_c_SRI
17-03-2005, 00:50
^^^^^^^^ yea im sure , it clearly says on the front!
its a sony cdx-m8800
Corsa-Craig
17-03-2005, 02:48
just a thought...when you burn the cd in nero are the checking the "finalize cd" tickbox? i know my kenwood head unit for one wont play unfinalized discs... hope that helps
soton_c_SRI
17-03-2005, 13:41
^^^yeah tryed this also mate, still no luck :banghead:
have wasted 10 discs now :(
did you not think to use a re-writeable one? :lol:
Jamin100
17-03-2005, 13:52
where have you got the mp3's from? if you downloaded them, some download sites like napster (i think) only allow you to download the tracks to your pc and not write them to a cd...
just a thaught.
also try a different make of cd-r.. i have a cd player that will not play traxdata cd's but will play everthing else. worth a try . ..
Ben
aztec daz
17-03-2005, 14:50
you could be burning a wma cd. if your using windows media player to copy songs from a disk onto your pc, they will copy as wma (windows meadia audio) these files dont work on mp3 players. you can either convert all your wma files to mp3 using a convertor ( search www.zdnet.com or you can download a thing called xpack. which is a plug in for media player which lets you save the files as mp3. let me know if this helps.
daz
Jamin100
17-03-2005, 14:52
Media player 10 lets you convert from cd's to mp3's.
Tools>Options>Rip Music
then under rip settings choose mp3
you could be burning a wma cd. if your using windows media player to copy songs from a disk onto your pc, they will copy as wma (windows meadia audio) these files dont work on mp3 players. you can either convert all your wma files to mp3 using a convertor ( search www.zdnet.com or you can download a thing called xpack. which is a plug in for media player which lets you save the files as mp3. let me know if this helps.
daz
my unit plays wma's ;)
soton_c_SRI
18-03-2005, 01:29
Media player 10 lets you convert from cd's to mp3's.
Tools>Options>Rip Music
then under rip settings choose mp3
this looks like it may work ! :D
wil try it first thing in the mornin :D
cheers
Jamin100
18-03-2005, 09:03
No problems mate, let me know if it works
soton_c_SRI
18-03-2005, 19:49
you could be burning a wma cd. if your using windows media player to copy songs from a disk onto your pc, they will copy as wma (windows meadia audio) these files dont work on mp3 players. you can either convert all your wma files to mp3 using a convertor ( search www.zdnet.com or you can download a thing called xpack. which is a plug in for media player which lets you save the files as mp3. let me know if this helps.
daz
this is why it wasnt working, i was trying to burn WMA files though NERO, so does this mean all my albums on my media player i cant convert into mp3 :?
i have some albums on disc , which i have now put on media player as mp3 , these work :D
but...........i still have loads which i dont have on disc ?
aztec daz anymore advice ???????????
cheers
johnny 5
22-03-2005, 15:02
if u download a music player called musicmatch, u can convert your wma files into mp3. There is a lot of software available out there to convert,music match is just an example. It also lets you set the bitrate and stuff, which is cool. U might even be able to do it in media player?
c4r5aj4m1e
22-03-2005, 15:12
wats the best bit rate???
Jamin100
22-03-2005, 15:13
the higher the better but generally anything higher than 128 . . . i usually go for 160 or 192
djharris
22-03-2005, 16:11
the best bitrate is bout 128kps for car lil lower than cd quality, by the way i think mp3 on thefront meansit can just play them if made by audio cd not mp3 discs cuz these are different i think
halftone
22-03-2005, 18:53
it should play anything converted to mp3 format.
soton_c_SRI
22-03-2005, 19:03
anyone got a direct link to a good mp3 converter as i ahve tryed two now and they dont work :(
Jamin100
22-03-2005, 19:37
use media player !? comes with windows
soton_c_SRI
23-03-2005, 00:00
use media player !? comes with windows
i have media player but where is the option to change from WMA to mp3 :?
Jamin100
23-03-2005, 10:13
Media player 10 lets you convert from cd's to mp3's.
Tools>Options>Rip Music
then under rip settings choose mp3
ive jut got a dvd burner and have now started to put my mp3's on to dvd instead can get up to 40 albums on 1 disc yiipppeeee
Wayne9394
28-03-2005, 21:46
soton doesnt ur head unit support wma? when u copy music from a cd to ur pc...it compresses it to a wma...
this is link to convert wma to mp3 : --
http://www.download.com/Power-MP3-WMA-Converter/3000-2140_4-10132292.html?tag=lst-0-1
also burn ur CD as a data disc, put them in folders or whateevr u want... n get 800mb worth of music rather than 80 mins :thumbs:
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