""If you use a program to create an audio CD from mp3s, you will lose the benefits of the compressed mp3 data format, and will only be able to fit a normal number of tracks on a CD. Normal CDs can only fit a certain number of minutes of audio on a single disc, as they store audio in uncompressed format.
To store a large number of mp3 tracks ona CD, you need to burn the CD as an "mp3 CD" or a "Data CD" (depending on the program you are using). This keeps the mp3 files in their compressed data-file format, rather than expanding them into audio files. I can normally get 150-170 mp3 files on a single CD-R, depending on the quality of the mp3 files (higher quality mp3 files take up more space, and therefore fewer canbe fit on a CD)." this was written as a response to a question "shouldnt i be able to fit more then 18 songs
What programs can i save a cd like this with, that is free preferably.
2007-11-28 07:46:52 · 3 answers · asked by JohnnyC 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
Windows XP has a build-in CD writing function. Open the properties dialog of your CD writer drive and switch to the Recording tab. Check the enable the CD recording on this drive.
Just drag and drop the files into the CD drive. When you are done, right mouse click the CD and select "Write these files to CD"
2007-11-28 08:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by TheCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any CD burning program should be able to do this. Just select Data-CD instead of Audio-CD. Burn4free works quite well and it is free. http://www.burn4free.com/ .
2007-11-28 07:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by lepus_arcticus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The version of Nero that came with your CD/DVD burner will do mp3 data files.
2007-11-28 08:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by gkk_72 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋