What is the best software for burning MP3 CDs?

Are there any tricks of the trade?

Thanks

To Clarify: Would that be burning Audio CD's from MP3, or Data CD's of MP3's?

Making CDs with MP3 files to play in a MP3 player.

OK, then does your MP3 player support ID3 tags, or just file names, and if the later, does it support the Joliet standard or only the ISO 9660 standard for file names?

I know, I'm just full of questions :)

I use Roxio 5 to burn CD's. Its very nice. However, my MP3 player only supports ISO 9660 (8.3 file name standard). . .so I run all my mp3's that I plan to burn through 'File Renamer Ultra 2000' to shorten the names down to the 8.3 format.

Originally posted by Jefe
OK, then does your MP3 player support ID3 tags, or just file names, and if the later, does it support the Joliet standard or only the ISO 9660 standard for file names?

I know, I'm just full of questions :)

I am not a computer geekl how the hell would I know.

The player in question is the JVC KD-SH99.

Help, please.....

Go check the stats of it at JVC.
Computer Geek?.....your downloading
mp3 files and your in the forum alot.
I'd say your a mild computer geek but
that's COOL now so don't worry.


My mp3 player prefers ISO but it plays anything,
even unfinalized unclosed cd's so I can burn more later.

Originally posted by alphasylum
Go check the stats of it at JVC.
Computer Geek?.....your downloading
mp3 files and your in the forum alot.
I'd say your a mild computer geek but
that's COOL now so don't worry.


My mp3 player prefers ISO but it plays anything,
even unfinalized unclosed cd's so I can burn more later.

We be geeks... I like it.

What player do you have?

Will the following data be of help in helping me?

>>MP3 File Playback: This unit can play MP3 files that have been recorded with constant bit rate (32kbps to 320kbps) or variable bit rate compression on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW discs. The disc must be in one of the following formats: ISO 9660 level 1 or ISO 9660 level 2. The following functions are available during MP3 playback:<<

Yes, the ISO burning format is what you need your burning software to do for you. Use Nero....if you have cable or DSL I'll send it to you.


I have the Kenwood z828, this is the better of the 2 they have.

I do have DSL; please send to me at al@fdu.com.

Thanks a ton.....

sweets....I have a 11mb rar file or 24mb unrar

(rar is compression program..if u dont have it then you will have to take the 24mb file)

doubt sending it by email will work.

what IM program do u have?

ICQ...AIM...AOL

IM = AOL aldive

well get on and i'll send it

Yes dear.... I are on....

I am a moron, my AOL name is aldivefl, sorry.

Originally posted by aldive
I am not a computer geekl how the hell would I know.

The player in question is the JVC KD-SH99.

Help, please.....
Sorry. . I guess I assume anyone using an MP3 player is a computer 'geek' like me. . . :confused: Looks like alphasylum straightened it all out though :)

Best software to use is Nero. You can get it for free at www.ahead.de Just make sure you burn it in an ISO2 format because that is what most mp3 players use.

oh well....I just sent him the full version w/ serial.
argh!

You mean illegally?

jk ;)

She would never do that.....

Nero is great software. I use it more than Roxio now. If you're going to be making your own mp3's, check out Exact Audio Copy and Lame:

EAC:http://www.ping.be/satcp/tutorials.htm

Lame:http://www.r3mix.net/

I use these to rip and encode mp3's for my player and get darn near cd quality results.

Extact Audio Copy? two pieces of software. MusicMatch for ripping, Nero for burning. They are easy to use, provide great results, and are ultimately free to use.

Originally posted by syko
Extact Audio Copy? two pieces of software. MusicMatch for ripping, Nero for burning. They are easy to use, provide great results, and are ultimately free to use.

What does "ripping" mean?

Ripping is simply the process of copying music off of an audio cd. An encoder then compresses it to the mp3 format. Most software does this in one step.

FWIW, Exact Audio Copy is free (so is the Lame encoder) and lets you rip and encode in one step. EAC lets you plug in your favorite encoder and has some nice error correcting features if you have some bad cd's. It's more difficult to set up than Musicmatch (you have to download two programs instead of one ;) ) and is easy to use. When using VBR encoding, I think EAC and Lame produce excellent quality mp3's.

I am not at all sure about making a CD with MP3 files on it. I do not understand the folders, etc.

Can somof you audio gurus help me in simple terms?

Further, is there a website where I can learn more about making these MP3 CDs?

Thanks.....

well, what software are you using?

also, what do you mean, youre confused by the "folders?" where do they appear?...etc. (if you have your mp3s on your hard drive organized into different directories, you cant burn them like that, at least for an mp3 playing HU, which is what i assume youre doing this for. they all have to be burned in a single "directory" on the cdr...i think, meaning you have to drag over the contents of one directory, then do another directory, and so on. if you know dos, itll make it a lot easier if you have a lot of directories.)

basically, if you know how to burn a regular cd (ya know, by converting mp3s to wavs) do the same thing, but dont convert the mp3s to wavs. all you should have to do is drag all the mp3s you want to burn over to the area of the burning software, and thats it.

I typically dump all of the files into the root folder on the cd. My mp3 deck supports sub-folders ("albums"), but I found that the random play feature only plays the tracks within a single folder. Since I like to have the deck randomly play all of the songs on the cd, I put them all in the root folder.

The easiest way to get started is just to burn all of the songs you want onto the cd without creating any folders. Your deck should be able to play the mp3's.

You can check out this FAQ:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~nuzhathl/mp3-faq.html
for some info. There are probably other ones out there as well.

MusicMatch is also all in one step. It also rips VBR mp3s and can do digital error correction to make your scratched up shit sound good.

Well, anyway they are probably both good. I just stick with what I've been using for years, thats all

Yeah, I have burned a lot of CDs with subfolders and it works good. Just check if your player can manage them good. Too many folders in subfolders etc. can cause a browsing problem and make it difficult on you to find your music.

Quite the musical moron am I...

Can I copy downloaded MP3 files to a CD and play them with my MP3 HU?

Thanks....

As long as it can read mp3 cds. Make sure to burn them in ISO 2 format. So many fit on there *drool :D

Originally posted by todd_c
I typically dump all of the files into the root folder on the cd.

yeah, this is what i was getting at ;)

Originally posted by syko
As long as it can read mp3 cds. Make sure to burn them in ISO 2 format. So many fit on there *drool :D

How do you know what format they are in when you download the MP3s from the web?

Thanks....

The format has to do with the CD burning software. ISO 9960 is the current standard for data CD's. Your burning software is just about gaurateed to support it. What cd burning software are you using?

There are two levels of ISO recording though. And most mp3 cd players need it to be ISO level 2

Yep. That's the most current spec. Just about any up to date burning software should support it.

hey this can be our "answer every thing about MP3"s thread! :)
Alpha, this question might be for you since you said you use nero, did you ever find a way to organize the songs other then by alphabet? When I create an audio CD i can organize them in the order I want but I can't burn them as regular mp3's, it tries to convert them to regular audio, so I figure it needs to be the data CD option, but then I can't alphabetize em. Any ideas? :)

I burn as ISO and when using Nero you can arrange them in what order you want them just by dragging them up and down on the list. I use folders when I have full mp3 albums or folder per style...freestyle, house, punk etc.. If I'm burning misc in one huge dir. then I just let it alphabetize because when your drivng and you hear a song you know how far on the cd you are just by the alphabet.

matt,
There is no actuall 'order' in any one directory. your mp3 player determines that (which is always alpha).
Think of a hard drive with folders and files. the only order you see files in, is what the computer desides to put them in. (that still doesn't make much sense does it? :confused: )

hmmm weird I"ve got nero 5.5 and when burning as an ISO (ISO1 or ISO2 doens't seem to matter) it doesn't let me re-position them just has them by alphabetical. Argh.
Can you tell me what you do to set up the CD? Like what you click on and so forth? May sound stupid but I'm kinda new to this particular format and I AM learning, LOL.
Like when it comes up with the "new compilation" and you can choose CD-ROM (ISO), audio, Mixed Mode, CD Extra and a few other options which one do you take? It looks pretty similar either way, like its not letting me alphabatize it (I'm kinda anal about the order of my music, LOL) If nothing else I"ll just rename them on there to be like 01.mp3, 02.mp3, 03.mp3, etc.

doh! Hmm ok, I'll just rename the mp3's to the order I want them played in :)

Matt,
If you're planning on using folders, you should be able to use your ripping software to automatically add the track number (for mp3's you make yourself). That way the songs will play in the correct order within that album. I typically name my mp3's like this:

track number-song title.mp3
01-first song.mp3

That way my deck will play the tracks in order if the cd is set up with album folders.

yeah so far I ahven't done any ripping of other CD's so that hasn't come up but I'll keep it in mind. Once I start ripping my CD collection down that's probably the convention I'll end up using too. For now I just have a bunch of Mp3's I've been collecting for a while known as "Matts greatest hits" or as mmpc called it "now thats what Matt calls music!" :)

Does anyone have this problem? When I download MP3's onto my MP3 player the songs are almost completely inaudible. It sounds like it being played in a pipe about a mile away and it echos. It's really annoying. Sorry if this has been talked about.

Test them on you computer to see if they sound the same way. Otherwise it sounds like your headphone jack isnt in all the way or not working properly.