I've been trying to figure this one out on my own but now I need help. I hear people saying that they make their own cds (not burning them from originals..I know how to do that) but they get songs off the internet (I know that you need to scan the files for virus' too) but how do you put one together so you can play it on a reg. cd player...not cdrom drive? Any and all help appreciated. Thank you.

**ALMOST FORGOT TO ADD...PLEASE EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS...NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE COMPUTER TERMS**

I use Adaptec Easy CD Creator. "Audio" is right there on the opening menu and I found the walk-through very easy.

LIT80S; first tell us what cd-burning program you have, then we'll take it from there, either by posting a link or making a step-by-step guide for ya :p

Okay, at first you need some plastic, a little bit of aluminium, a hot oven and something to pressurize the stuff... :lol:

Seriously, I'd like to suggest to download Feurio 1.6 (http://www.feurio.com/English/index.shtml), as this program is featuring a very good step-by-step online and offline help and more functions to edit your CDs.

If you don't want to fiddle around with another program, just tell us which one you are currently using and we will help you then.

Originally posted by LOSTNTHE80S
I've been trying to figure this one out on my own but now I need help. I hear people saying that they make their own cds (not burning them from originals..I know how to do that) but they get songs off the internet (I know that you need to scan the files for virus' too) but how do you put one together so you can play it on a reg. cd player...not cdrom drive? Any and all help appreciated. Thank you.

**ALMOST FORGOT TO ADD...PLEASE EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS...NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE COMPUTER TERMS**

I never scan my mp3s for viruses. To date I have not yet had any mp3 with a virus. Sure its a good idea to scan them, but I don't waste my time.

Here's the methods I have used:

1) Download the mp3 songs
2) Use a utility to convert them from MP3 to WAV. Unless you have an MP3 player, most CD players will not play an MP3. I used Music Match to convert them, but there are others. A typical 5 mb MP3 could become an 80 meg WAV file. Be sure to delete them once you are done! WAV files are huge!
3) Use Easy CD Creator to create a music CD. I use Sony CD Extreme which is similar, and I like it far better. Most of them simply have a file insert command you click that will show you what music files you have, then it will add them to the list that will go on the CD. Some will even tell you how much time you have remaining on the CD so you won't go over the limit.
4) Record it.

Most CDs won't hold more than 15-20 typical songs. I have put 4-7 minute songs on a CD and could only get about 17 on it. Be SURE not to go over the limit!

While you can buy 700 MB CDs anywhere, be sure you stay under 650 MB. While Easy CD and many others will not stop you from burning 20 gigs to a CD, you CANNOT put that much on there. The CD will run out of space.

The easiest way to test the CD is just pop it in a CD player. You can use totally generic cd-roms to record music on. That's what I use for music and movies. Just spindles full of CDs. Although I have a pretty good recorder too.

Looks like this topic is pretty well covered. The only difference between what the others have told you and what I would do is the program to convert my MP3's to wav. files. I use MP3 to Wave Convertor. It's a simple right-click one step process. Other than that, the info given you here should suffice.

if you use easy cd creator (version 4 or later) you don't even need to convert the mp3's to wav
you just chuck em in and it does the conversion automatically

Yes...we have the easy cd creator that came on our computer and we have music match. Now what? (thanks everyone)

Originally posted by space-invader
if you use easy cd creator (version 4 or later) you don't even need to convert the mp3's to wav
you just chuck em in and it does the conversion automatically

I didn't know that! Thanks for the tip. I'll check that out the next time I burn an audio CD.

Originally posted by space-invader
if you use easy cd creator (version 4 or later) you don't even need to convert the mp3's to wav
you just chuck em in and it does the conversion automatically

I thought that was standard for burning software .... They all seem to have an option of making an audio-cd. All you have to do is put in a CDR, choose files and burn away :)

Originally posted by Shakey
Looks like this topic is pretty well covered. The only difference between what the others have told you and what I would do is the program to convert my MP3's to wav. files. I use MP3 to Wave Convertor. It's a simple right-click one step process. Other than that, the info given you here should suffice.

Actually I did say that Shakey. :)

My step #2 said to convert it from MP3 to WAV.

:D

Originally posted by 80sSmurf


I thought that was standard for burning software .... They all seem to have an option of making an audio-cd. All you have to do is put in a CDR, choose files and burn away :)

There are standards, but it doesn't mean they all follow it. I used Easy CD for a long time and it rocked! I tried version 5 under Windows XP and HATED it with a passion. It was ALWAYS locking up and crashing constantly. Even with all the patches!

I use Sony CD Extreme now. It's a lot more basic, but it works flawlessly under 98, 2000, and that pathetic XP.

Not all CD recording software automatically converts an MP3 to a WAV. Some will, some won't. I never tried that function under Easy CD 4, I always converted my own. I don't think CD Extreme will, but manual converting is quick and easy.

Originally posted by aaron
... Not all CD recording software automatically converts an MP3 to a WAV. Some will, some won't.

That's what I meant by standard .... Every cd burning program have that feature .... Guess they don't :p

Originally posted by aaron
... I always converted my own ...

Using what ??? I've been using CD Copy for ages. Even tho' it was discontinued back in 2000, it still has all the features I need... Rippin CDs and converting a multitude of files :thumb:
Tho' I don't have to worry much about converting files, WinOnCD does that for me :D

Originally posted by 80sSmurf


That's what I meant by standard .... Every cd burning program have that feature .... Guess they don't :p

Using what ??? I've been using CD Copy for ages. Even tho' it was discontinued back in 2000, it still has all the features I need... Rippin CDs and converting a multitude of files :thumb:
Tho' I don't have to worry much about converting files, WinOnCD does that for me :D

Nope... not every one has it. Most of the good ones do, but I wouldn't count on all having it. I have only ever used 3 packages and CD Extreme doesn't, at least the original version I used. Maybe it does now, but I RARELY burn music CDs so I never look for that feature.

I originally used some lame crap that was shareware and only did half the tracks. I switched to Music Match and it does all tracks.

I'm sure there are dozens of others out there, I just don't look. I burn MAYBE 1 music CD every 6 months.

Now I'm really confused! LOL ty anyway guys

Originally posted by LOSTNTHE80S
Now I'm really confused! LOL ty anyway guys


:lol: Sorry LIT80s, it's just us geeks having our fun ;)

I found out CD Copy is back :thumb: so go here (http://www.cdcopy.sk/download.php3) to download it (don't worry, you can put in whatever name you want.

Install it and start it ... (it might say something about; "No media present", just click OK)

To convert a .mp3 to .wav simply click Function and choose Decompress --> Mp3 from the drop-down menu.

Now navigate to the .mp3 you want converted back to .wav and double-click it .... simple as that :thumb:

When you have all the desired .wavs for your CD, boot up your burn-program and make a cd-rom with these :)

Hope this was of some help, otherwise just ask again

Originally posted by aaron
Actually I did say that Shakey. :)

My step #2 said to convert it from MP3 to WAV.
:D

No, you misunderstood me. MP3 to Wave Convertor (http://www.mp3towave.com) is the name of the program I use to convert my MP3's to a .wav file. ;)

Adding my humble opinion once again... ;)

For main CD writing operations, I'm using Nero Burning ROM (I like the name of this program, too... :D).
Since I'm using Nero, I never had encountered major problems like buffer-underruns, program or system crashes anymore, independent of the used OS and CD writer.
At first, it seems a bit difficult to use, but you will master Nero quickly, and the Wizard is a really big help for any beginner. The only (major) disappointment is the Wave Editor...after using it for 30 times, you have to register it separately for a fee. And that's bad, as the editor features some interesting functions like a High Frequency Restauration (good if you want to pep up some old recordings from tape).

For the special task of wrting Audio CDs, I can only repeat to recommend Feurio again (no, I'm not endorsing this program, nor do I receive any royalties from recommending it :lol: ).
It's like the famous Swiss Army knife...with Feurio, you can burn either .wav and .mp3-data, edit the tracks in almost every way, set track marks (useful if you had ripped audio data from other sources than the CD-ROM drive), have access to the CDDB-data bank and so on...
On the Feurio-site ( www.feurio.com ), you can get more informations and download this program if you like. And best is, you can use it for free as long as you want - you get the full version without any limitations, only a few pop-up windows (which are not really annoying) will appear each time you are using Feurio.