If you have a CD player that can play back Mp3s from CD-R, (like a TDK Mojo) use the "Make a data CD" option on Easy CD Creator instead of making a music CD. I put around 1960's 220 girl group Mp3's onto one CD-R (most of the songs were encoded in mono) just to see how many I could put on one. Billy RIP Elliott Smith At 09:56 AM 10/22/03 -0400, you wrote: >Wow, I did not know that. Thanks for providing me with this very useful and >time saving info! >Sorry for the original post.... > >Mark > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Craig Leve" >To: >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 4:10 AM >Subject: Re: Burnin cds - Please excuse the ignorance > > >> Mark, >> >> that's actually inaccurate - the point other's were making is that many CD >> burning programs will simply convert MP3's on the fly so that the initial >> conversion to *.WAV files is unnecessary. In this case, it doesn't matter >> that the intended player will be a player that cannot play mp3s - you can >> still include mp3s w/o converting to *.wav first. >> >> -craig >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org]On Behalf >> Of Mark Eichelberger >> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:52 PM >> To: audities@smoe.org >> Subject: Re: Burnin cds - Please excuse the ignorance >> >> >> Actually, Gabriel, I would first ask what is the device on which you will >> play that CD you are burning. If you just plan on playing the CD on your >> laptop or your home computer or any newer CD player that can read MP3 >files, >> then you don't have to convert them to .WAV files. However, if you plan >on >> playing the CD on a conventional non-MP3 capable CD player, then you must >> convert them to .WAV format. >> >> Hope that helps. >> Mark >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Billy G. Spradlin" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:06 AM >> Subject: Re: Burnin cds - Please excuse the ignorance >> >> >> > You dont have to convert your Mp3's to Wav files unless you want to edit >> them >> > with a program like Cool Edit or Sound Forge. Easy CD Creator will >> > auto-convert >> > the files for burning to CD-R. Ahead Nero will do the same thing. >> > >> > Billy >> > >> > >> > >> > At 06:41 PM 10/20/03 -0700, you wrote: >> > >Hello all, >> > > >> > >I just recently purchased a laptop to replace my desktop at home. My >new >> > laptop comes with Roxio Easy Cd creator 5. I have had burners before >but >> they >> > were not part of any computer program. I have been experimenting with >the >> > Roxio program but I am not getting very far. However, one question that >I >> do >> > have which may be easy for you all to answer is the following: Should I >> be >> > converting all my songs to a WAV file before burnin a cd? >> > > >> > >Sorry for the ignorance but like I said, I am new to the computer >burnin >> > method >> > > >> > >Gabriel >> > > >> > >NP: The Complete STAX/VOLT Singles 1959-1968 Vol 1 of 9 - just picked >> > this up >> > this week on special order from a local shop here in the KC...stunning!! >> > >======================================================================= >> > >Detailed Audities-List information: >> > >To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >> > > >> > > >> > Billy G. Spradlin >> > http://listen.to/jangleradio >> > >> >> >> >> > Billy G. Spradlin http://listen.to/jangleradio