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Just bought an MP3-friendly CD player...

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ATLien247

Diamond Member
...and I was wondering how I go about burning MP3s to CD-R. I have the DAE figured out, and now I have all these WAVs sitting on my HDD. What audio proggy is best for encoding MP3s, and what burning proggy will burn MP3s without wanting to convert back to WAV?
 
It's not actually one of those players that plays actual mp3s is it? If its just a regular cd player that reads cdrs then just use nero, it does it on the fly.
 
Daniel,

Yes, it is one of those CD players that plays MP3s. My whole reason for getting it was so I didn't have to lug around my entire CD collection... I can just consolidate it onto a few CDs (and leave out the tracks I don't care for).

Last time I tried to burn MP3s to CD using Nero, it wanted to convert them to WAV first. Is there a way around this?
 
I personally use Audiocatalyst to rip and encode cds. It uses the audiograbber engine to rip and is, as far as I know, the fastest encoder out there. It will also encode preexisting wav files. As for burning, I have one of those cd/mp3 players also, and I use adaptec software and just do a data burn.
 
Which one and what do you think?

I'm thinking of getting an Philips eXpanium, or perhaps the new RCA one (depending on the specs).
 
It's a brand that I'm not very familiar with, called Genica. It was mentioned over in the Hot Deals forum, and I decided what the heck... only $119 for the portable CD player, the car kit, 10 blank CD-Rs, and a CD wallet.

I have yet to actually try the MP3 playing capability of it, since I haven't quite figured out the best way to burn MP3s to CD. (Although everyone's been a big help thus far.) I'm not expecting too much, though, for what I paid for it. Maybe it will suprise me, maybe not.
 
"Last time I tried to burn MP3s to CD using Nero, it wanted to convert them to WAV first. Is there a way around this?"

just make a DATA CD, and place your MP3's onto it. be sure to have the Data CD in the correct format for that CD player to read (Joliet? can it read into directories? etc).

and finally, I don't think that I've heard much good about that player, but tell us what you think anyway!
 
You make Mp3 CD's like a normal data CD. I'm not sure how your player works, but you're probably going to have to put the mp3's into 1 or 2 separate folders and then burn the cd because the portable mp3 players seem to have problems with having more than 100 mp3's in a directory. Also it's easier to find the track you want since most of the portables only seem to list the track number rather than the file name.
 
I have the Genica also. Here are my feelings on the unit. The unit is slighly larger than a standard portable and to be honest it feels pretty chintzy. BUT considering most MP3 portables cost many hundreds of dollars and only have 32-64 megs or a HD like the Nomad Jukebox and a blank cdr cost like a buck and can hold up to 800 megs of MP3s then it is definately a super bargain! The unit works as advertised and you can even record speech in its 50 second buffer! And the most important feature (at least to me) is this: Even though the manual says it will not read CD-RWs it does!

So, if you want unlimited storage (cdrs are very cheap compared to smart cards and such) and dont really care about cosmetics, then this player ROCKS! I paid 99 bux for just the unit. Cant beat that price.


My 2cents. 🙂
 
Yep they beat me to it, but yes it's just a case of burnng the mp3s as data files, if you try audio is will just make a regular audio 74 min cdr.
 


<< So, if you want unlimited storage (cdrs are very cheap compared to smart cards and such) and dont really care about cosmetics, then this player ROCKS! >>


Just note that it doesn't properly support MP3s that go over 192 Kbps. If you stick with 192 or less you're fine. That's why I'm thinking eXpanium, but then again it costs much more.
 
My main reason for buying this thing was that it's a cheap alternative to other options currently available on the market. Let me explain...

My wife drives a 97 Ford Taurus. If any of you aren't familiar with the head unit that comes stock with it, it's part of the driver's console, which makes it near impossible to replace the head unit itself. Rather than fork out $600 for a CD changer that is compatible with this head unit (one that doesn't use an FM modulator), I figured I'd give this Genica a shot. It was only $125 for everything I listed in my previous post, including S&amp;H.

If you think about it, you can probably fit 8-10 normal CDs onto one MP3 CD-R. That's like having a 10-disc CD changer right there! Sure, the sound quality might not be on par with your more expensive alternatives, but that's to be expected, right?

Anyhow... back to the orginal subject of this thread...

It never occured to me to burn the MP3s to CD using a data session instead of an audio session. DUH! Now all I need to do is find a copy of the latest version of AudioCatalyst, then I'll be set! Thanks everyone! 🙂

<edit>I'll let you know how it all turns out...</edit>
 
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