MP3 files on CDs

You need to download a wma-mp3 converter, a simple google search should find a few, make sure they are 100% free though as the ones with a free trial generally only convert the first 60 secs of each song!
 
Im 99.9% sure you can choose the format in the settings section of iTunes.

You can also change the quality so you can get more tracks on a disc.

Mine plays mp3's on dvd so you can burn thousands of tracks & do away with
multi changers.

Just hit 'random' & off you go :)
 
crazygeordiegirl said:
You need to download a wma-mp3 converter, a simple google search should find a few, make sure they are 100% free though as the ones with a free trial generally only convert the first 60 secs of each song!
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Thanks. Any recommendations? (I'm using a mac)

snoop69 said:
Im 99.9% sure you can choose the format in the settings section of iTunes.

You can also change the quality so you can get more tracks on a disc.

Mine plays mp3's on dvd so you can burn thousands of tracks & do away with
multi changers.

Just hit 'random' & off you go :)
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By settings do you mean Preferences? I can't seem to find anything in there.
 
crazygeordiegirl said:
I don't sorry as I have not used one yet as all my music has been downloaded (legitimately (sp?) of course) and is in mp3 format.

Sorry!
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OK, thanks anyway. All mine was uploaded from my CD collection, didn't know it converted to wma. Automaticlally assumed it would be mp3. :bonk:
 
crazygeordiegirl said:
I don't sorry as I have not used one yet as all my music has been downloaded (legitimately (sp?) of course) and is in mp3 format.

Sorry!
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legitimately downloaded music can be in other formats, as can legitimately ripped music. itunes is a pain in this respect as by default you dont get mp3's as you may expect.
 
Hi,

Have you looked under the Advanced tab which has listed "create mp3 version" Not sure if this would work with the filetype you have your imported tracks set to, but it's worth a try. Under preferances and then general and then import settings you can select what type of file you wish to create when you rip music from an album and also the bitrate.


Mike.
 
If you've imported your CDs using iTunes, they'll probably be in AAC format by default. If you right click on the track, there should be a "Convert to MP3" option, unless the tracks are older iTunes store purchases which had DRM embedded and prevents you from doing this.
Bear in mind you'll lose some quality during the conversion, so best to keep the AAC versions, then just delete the MP3 version after you've made the CD.
 
doesnt itunes just burn an audio disk though? (i forget and i dont have my external disk with me to check)

you should just be able to drag and drop the files as you would normally burning a data disk?
 
neil_g said:
doesnt itunes just burn an audio disk though? (i forget and i dont have my external disk with me to check)

you should just be able to drag and drop the files as you would normally burning a data disk?
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You can select what sort of CD to create on the burn disk dialog box in iTunes.
You could just drag the files to a burn folder and create the CD that way, but if they're not already MP3s the car CD player is gonna struggle decoding them...
 
B3R said:
legitimately downloaded music can be in other formats, as can legitimately ripped music. itunes is a pain in this respect as by default you dont get mp3's as you may expect.
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Tell me about it, I downloaded a album from nokia music and it is not only is wma format but protected wma format so I can't put it on my phone!!
 
Drpepper99uk said:
Hi,

Have you looked under the Advanced tab which has listedate "create mp3 version" Not sure if this would work with the filetype you have your imported tracks set to, but it's worth a try. Under preferances and then general and then import settings you can select what type of file you wish to create when you rip music from an album and also the bitrate.


Mike.
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Hi Mike. Looked under Advanced and there doesn't seem to be an option called "create mp3 version". It also doesn't appear to have an import settings option under General

Jim.R said:
If you've imported your CDs using iTunes, they'll probably be in AAC format by default. If you right click on the track, there should be a "Convert to MP3" option, unless the tracks are older iTunes store purchases which had DRM embedded and prevents you from doing this.
Bear in mind you'll lose some quality during the conversion, so best to keep the AAC versions, then just delete the MP3 version after you've made the CD.
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Strangely, when I right click, it gives me the option to create an AAC version but not mp3. :thinking:

neil_g said:
doesnt itunes just burn an audio disk though? (i forget and i dont have my external disk with me to check)

you should just be able to drag and drop the files as you would normally burning a data disk?
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Yes, I can burn an Audio disk but that would create the files the same size as the ones on a CD you buy whereas mp3 gives you the option to have loads of tracks on one CD.

Jim.R said:
You can select what sort of CD to create on the burn disk dialog box in iTunes.
You could just drag the files to a burn folder and create the CD that way, but if they're not already MP3s the car CD player is gonna struggle decoding them...
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That's the problem, when I select the option to burn an mp3 CD, it tells me that it can't because the tracks aren's mp3.
 
Hi again,

I'm using iTunes 9.0.2 for the Mac. Here's a few screenshots of the options I see:

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Mike.
 
New smart playlist, set the criteria as "kind includes mpeg" (I think, mAy differ slightly). You can then set other criteria to seperate the files further.
 
If you ever want to mess about with WAV and MP3's have a little look at Audacity. It free to download and a great little editing tool. I used it today to convert WAV to MP3 for my website but I also use it for editing music files when doing a slideshow. I can fade out, chop bits off change volumes and generally edit music files. Really neat :)
 
BouncyMelons said:
If you ever want to mess about with WAV and MP3's have a little look at Audacity. It free to download and a great little editing tool. I used it today to convert WAV to MP3 for my website but I also use it for editing music files when doing a slideshow. I can fade out, chop bits off change volumes and generally edit music files. Really neat :)
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Thanks Ail. I'll look into that as it may come in handy for camera club AVs. :thumbs:
 
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