Audio CDs - what format should I use to burn my Audio CDs?

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me what format (apart from the.cda) my 2003 honder crv LX cd player was made to play?

I'm a Linux enthusiast and have been dual-booting Windows/Linux since about 1995, so I am very familiar with the concept of the "file system." FINALLY, I understand the difference between audio and data CDs. Thanks Leo!

I have the opposite going on with CD's that I record, I am recording cassettes and old 8 track tapes, I use audacity and media monkey for doing this, the problem I am having now is the CD WILL play on my computer and car stero but not on my home stero system, I am using a Sony CDP 235 Cd player for listening...any ideas on what may be the problem?

Very clear and easy to follow explanation. Am now burning an "audio cd" on my WMP safe in the knowledge it will work this time. Have bookmarked your page. Thanks a lot :)

On your advise I downloaded Roxio's CD creator, to try and convert mp3/WAV music formats into an Audio disc. Unfortunately only my car and Bose CD player recognise the resultant CD, and my ordinary players (over 5 years old) do not 'see' anything on the CD.Any ideas what may be wrong?

Reply to: "And yes, you do have to use CD-R."

Not neccesarily. My 2004 Nissan Maxima with a Bose system plays CDA audio flawlessly from a CD-RW. I listen to mostly podcasts and couldn't justify spending money on CD-Rs for a one-time use. I use the cheap Staples brand CD-RW discs and burn them using Nero 9's Audio CD option with default settings. Don't assume you can't use a CD-RW, give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised.

Explaining how CDA files work is somewhat complicated. The URL below gives a good explanation on how they work.

www.techsupportalert.com/how_to_work_with_audio_cd_cda_files.htm

I am so bummed. It looks like from what I am reading that I am unable to burn CD's for use in my car or CD player that are over80 m,inutes.

I need to listen to teleconferec nes I havem issed and cannot sit at the Pc all the time to listen.

I cannot find any CDR or CDRW that are over 80 minutes so I wouldn't be able to do that.

I have kinlde and tried to dwonload onto that but I cannot transfer over 16mb and they are 35mb and up.

Please ehlp? what do you suggest. There has got to be a better way.

Thanks for any support you can give me.
Lorraine in NJ

I was really hoping the guys original question as to car audio CD format was going to be answered with a file type that we are expected to select from a drop down menu in most recorders.
Like AIFF, AAC, FLAC, and so forth.
The results of choosing doesn't give you, THIS is best for Standard CD Car Audio setting.

That's because a plain audio CD doesn't really use any file formats. In a sense it's a completely different way of writing the CD using raw data. The burning tool you use has to understand this, and can often convert from a variety of different formats.

24-Aug-2009

I should of added recorder is TOAST9

First I would like to thank you on this guide. I was able to make a cd for my Audi, however I am encountering one problem. Some songs that play have an odd electronic noise to them that isn't supposed to be there, while some others don't. I used Roxio Easy CD creator 5 to burn the disk. I also recorded songs with recording software. I noticed that some songs (no matter the bit rate) will still make that electronic sound. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

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