mp3 versus wav file format to burn cd's???

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There's some programs to make mp3's. Try something like Musicmatch...( www.musicmatch.com ) You can reduce them quite a bit, and still maintain decent sound. Yjere's many other programs, and you might already have one. If you have a cd burner already, it probably has this function. Not sure if this helps, but a place to start.
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the program that burns your audio cds will automatically convert any file that it can read (many will even take the audio from a video file) and convert it to standard 16bit audio that a cd player can play (this shows up as a .cda file when you browse the cd on your computer, but cda is not anything but a bookmark). some older cd players cannot play cd-r files. some cd players will play them but if they get the smallest scratch or blemish they will skip a lot. it really depends on the brand/quality of cd-r, the quality of the cd burner, the speed that you burn the cd at, and the cd player that you're using.

so to sum it up-- no matter if your starting file is a wav, mp3, wmv, ogg, avi.. whatever, it will all end up being the same.
 
You guys lost me a ways back so this is all I know for sure. I don't do any mp3's, but I burn my own wav. files to cd-r's (using memorex right now, but brand name has never mattered.) and they play in everything. Back before the record industry nazi's came down with both jack-booted heels on the big bad file sharers I used to download tons of stuff and some of it was no doubt from mp3's. But everything always played fine in every player I have. I dunno.
 
Hey guys!
A follow up Question. How can I tell what speed I'm burning at ? I'm using latest version of media player.
 
mp3's Vs wav...

Mp3's are burnt using less bits than WAV's usually between 3-6 mb per song depending on the quality and lengh less if you burn a 'lame' version @ 128/192 k(x1000) bits per second as opposed to WAV files that use 10 times more bits therefore greater quality.

MP3's are designed primarily to be stored in your PC, Ipod etc as they're of high quality for less size than WAVs and can be shared easily-you can send 2 mp3's in an email these days and easily downloaded from your p2p server ( not that i condone it).

WAV's (data files ) CAN be played in your home audio system as long as they're burnt at 16 bit and on a quality CD-R. Most CD players will only play good CD-R's same as burnt Mp3's.

So basically, only rip to Mp3 if you consider storing or sharing it. Burn to 24 bit WAV for a master or alternatively a 16 bit WAV CD-R if you wish to use it for playback on a home audio system. - just an opinion.
 
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sosob said:
So basically, only burn to Mp3 if you consider storing or sharing it. Burn to 24 bit WAV for a master or alternatively a 16 bit WAV CD-R if you wish to use it for playback on a home audio system. - just an opinion.
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One can only "burn to MP3" if they are making a data disc. Yes, some stand-alone CD and DVD players will play data discs with no problem, but don't confuse these with CD "audio" discs. If you are burining an audio disc, you have no choice, the burning software will convert your music to CDA format (which is basically losless WAV-style data, but with different index/header info.)

The same is true for any WAV format other than 44.1K/16-bit. If you have, for example, a 48K/24bit WAv file, the ONLY way that will burn to a CD-R is if you are burning a data disc. You cannot create an audio disc that is anything other than 44.1K/16-bit CDA; that is - by its very definition - what an audio disc is.

G.
 
sosob said:
Hi Glen, it should read "rip to Mp3", thanks.
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Well - ignoring the fact that I was actually quoting you when you said that "Mp3's are burnt" - "ripping" means making a digital copy from CD while "burning" means writing to CD. The term "burn" is slang for using a laser to etch data onto an optical disc of any format. Therfore the phrase "burning an MP3" to describe copying an MP3 file to a CD-R or CD-RW data disc is correct and accurate.

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
Well - ignoring the fact that I was actually quoting you when you said that "Mp3's are burnt" - "ripping" means making a digital copy from CD while "burning" means writing to CD. The term "burn" is slang for using a laser to etch data onto an optical disc of any format. Therfore the phrase "burning an MP3" to describe copying an MP3 file to a CD-R or CD-RW data disc is correct and accurate.

G.
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Are you saying i'm wrong? ..or just grandstanding as usual..*sigh* :rolleyes:
 
sosob said:
Are you saying i'm wrong? ..or just grandstanding as usual..*sigh* :rolleyes:
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I'm saying it's almost spectacular how everybody on this board knows you are wrong except you.

G.
 
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