How Do You Make MP3s?
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How Do You Make MP3s?
I just put an Alpine CD player in the truck and the manual with the unit says I can play MP3s. I hear you can get a lot of MP3 songs on a single CD. I have ripped some songs I like using Windows Media Player at my office and someone told me I needed a program to convert the files to MP3. Anyone out there know what I need? Thanks!
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I use a program called "Acoustica MP3 CD Burner". It rips all of the CD files to MP3's for better storage on the computer library, or making MP3 discs. It is free for 30 days, then it perpetually bothers you to pay for it when you open the program. It's still free though. 
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http://www.download.com/CDex/3000-2140-10226370.html
Just set your file parameters, link up to the CDDB (it names all the music files instantly for you!), and rip away.
Just set your file parameters, link up to the CDDB (it names all the music files instantly for you!), and rip away.
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I went to http://www.wma-mp3.com/ and downloaded Advanced WMA Workshop 2.1, which I used to convert the WMA files to MP3 files. Problem is, I still cannot burn the MP3s from Windows Media Player (10). I had 61 MP3s I wanted to put on a single CD and it would not go near that. Also, it appears as though the MP3 file is BIGGER than the WMA file I converted from. I don't know jack about all this - I just wanted to get a bunch of MP3s on to one CD... 
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For burning cd's in media player: You have your burn list on your left, and cd drive on right. Where it says "CD Drive (letter of drive) - Audio CD" click on the drop down arrow to the right of that. Should say Audio CD, Data CD, HighMAT Audio. Select Data CD, as your copying files not actual audio tracks.
If you are using windows xp, burning files is super easy. Goto My computer and open your cd drive by double clicking it. (usually D:\ or E:\) You now have an open window. Put a blank cd in the drive and open the folder that contains your mp3's. Drag them over to the cd drive folder. When you have added all you want(or fill it up) on the top of the menu on the left side of the folder it will say "burn these files to cd" click that and your on your way. Just like copying files to your floppy drive but now you can to it to your cd burner.
If you are using windows xp, burning files is super easy. Goto My computer and open your cd drive by double clicking it. (usually D:\ or E:\) You now have an open window. Put a blank cd in the drive and open the folder that contains your mp3's. Drag them over to the cd drive folder. When you have added all you want(or fill it up) on the top of the menu on the left side of the folder it will say "burn these files to cd" click that and your on your way. Just like copying files to your floppy drive but now you can to it to your cd burner.
Last edited by LilDuke; Apr 10, 2006 at 10:16 PM.
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I use "FreeRIP" which is free, and it rips. It gets names of tracks and such as with CDDB. Converting files can degrade the sound a bit especially when you go from one "lossy" format to a different one, but probably not so much that most people should worry about it.
There is a thing known as "sampling rate" which is usually an option in most ripping or conversion software. If you choose a lower number (like 11K or lower) the files get smaller and the sound quality starts to step down. Experiment with variations of just that setting, see how they sound, see how many songs you could fit on a CD.
There is a thing known as "sampling rate" which is usually an option in most ripping or conversion software. If you choose a lower number (like 11K or lower) the files get smaller and the sound quality starts to step down. Experiment with variations of just that setting, see how they sound, see how many songs you could fit on a CD.
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