mp3 to cd

bigboi098 · 17th November 2004, 02:39

I am bout to get winamp pro. When I encode my music to mp3 format, about how many songs will I be able to burn to a cd? My friend is able to have like 100 songs on a disc, will I be able to do that?

deeder7001 · 17th November 2004, 02:51

if you encode them at about 128kbps. i put 185 songs onto a CD once. has almost 12 hours of music on it.

billyvnilly · 17th November 2004, 02:54

well you know that winamp doesnt support data cds...that means winamp doesnt support burning mp3 cds.

...but it depends on the quality of the mp3...for example, i have most of my mp3s @ 128kbit...thats about 180 songs give or take 10. Your friend was prob using 160 or 192..or higher.

[edit]Check out Ahead Nero. Its great for making mp3 cds. However...you should still use winamp. it is very useful for making playlists for mp3 cds. along with the gen yar plugin. after you have made your playlist you can copy all of the files to a new location (much easier than tediously finding 180 songs in separate folders). It also gives you an option to number your songs. whenever you burn data cds (mp3) it will sort acording to filename...if you do want the 180 songs in a certain order you must rename each file...this plugin does it for you.[/edit]

deeder7001 · 17th November 2004, 02:56

i also got about 115 songs onto a CD with mostly 320kbps songs.

bigboi098 · 17th November 2004, 03:00

so how do I go about getting a program to burn mp3s to a cd?

ScorLibran · 17th November 2004, 03:10

If you use Windows XP, it's as easy as dragging the MP3 files to an empty CD-R or CD-RW window, then selecting the "Write these files to CD" link at the upper left, under the menu bar. No additional software required.

After you select that link, the system will ask whether you want to burn an audio CD or a data CD. Select "data CD". This will make Windows write the MP3s in their current state to the disc. If you select "audio CD", it'll decompress them all, then burn them as native CD-Audio.

A data CD can hold over 100 songs. An audio CD can only hold 10-30, depending on average track length. Just for reference, what you buy at the music store are audio CDs.

bigboi098 · 17th November 2004, 03:17

Thanks! I was trying to write the mp3s as a audio cd, that's why it wasn't giving me a lot of songs on the disk

17th November 2004, 02:39	#1
bigboi098 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	mp3 to cd I am bout to get winamp pro. When I encode my music to mp3 format, about how many songs will I be able to burn to a cd? My friend is able to have like 100 songs on a disc, will I be able to do that?

17th November 2004, 02:51	#2
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 5,560	if you encode them at about 128kbps. i put 185 songs onto a CD once. has almost 12 hours of music on it. There is no sig.

17th November 2004, 02:56	#4
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 5,560	i also got about 115 songs onto a CD with mostly 320kbps songs. There is no sig.

17th November 2004, 03:10	#6
ScorLibran Resident Floydian Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,222	If you use Windows XP, it's as easy as dragging the MP3 files to an empty CD-R or CD-RW window, then selecting the "Write these files to CD" link at the upper left, under the menu bar. No additional software required. After you select that link, the system will ask whether you want to burn an audio CD or a data CD. Select "data CD". This will make Windows write the MP3s in their current state to the disc. If you select "audio CD", it'll decompress them all, then burn them as native CD-Audio. A data CD can hold over 100 songs. An audio CD can only hold 10-30, depending on average track length. Just for reference, what you buy at the music store are audio CDs. I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash.

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17th November 2004, 02:54	#3
billyvnilly Forum King, M.D. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Detroit burbs Posts: 3,379	well you know that winamp doesnt support data cds...that means winamp doesnt support burning mp3 cds. ...but it depends on the quality of the mp3...for example, i have most of my mp3s @ 128kbit...thats about 180 songs give or take 10. Your friend was prob using 160 or 192..or higher. [edit]Check out Ahead Nero. Its great for making mp3 cds. However...you should still use winamp. it is very useful for making playlists for mp3 cds. along with the gen yar plugin. after you have made your playlist you can copy all of the files to a new location (much easier than tediously finding 180 songs in separate folders). It also gives you an option to number your songs. whenever you burn data cds (mp3) it will sort acording to filename...if you do want the 180 songs in a certain order you must rename each file...this plugin does it for you.[/edit]

17th November 2004, 03:00	#5
bigboi098 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	so how do I go about getting a program to burn mp3s to a cd?

17th November 2004, 03:17	#7
bigboi098 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Thanks! I was trying to write the mp3s as a audio cd, that's why it wasn't giving me a lot of songs on the disk