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Comment from Lea-Ann on 2009-11-10

2009-11-10T22:53:10Z

I found when I burned a cd for a car audio(5 years old and older)that I had to make sure that songs were wav files format before I burned them. And make sure you finalized the disc -- and it has to be a CD -R.

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Comment from Frank on 2009-10-24

2009-10-25T04:32:44Z

I have a CD about 10 years old that originally played fine. Now we don't seem to be able to get it to play on any cd player, my PC, etc.. Can't figure out what I need to do to get it to work. CD condition is good. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Frank

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Comment from Mamdouh Masoud Hanna on 2009-09-06

2009-09-06T22:23:44Z

hi leo, its nice to find someone with this kinda knowledge, my question is...y when i buy an audio CD, even if its not original, it has up to 27 tracks, and when i burn an audio CD, it gives me max 16 0r 17....does it depend on the original file size?do i have to decode the files b4 i burn them? what can give me more tracks..changing mp3s to audio?or changing wma to audio? do cars cd players read wma? why cant we burn with cda format?or the output of burning is cda?also original audio cds have many different formats...can u explain?...thx for listening

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Comment from Ryan on 2009-08-29

2009-08-29T23:28:01Z

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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Comment from PHIL on 2009-08-23

2009-08-23T21:32:42Z

I should of added recorder is TOAST9

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Comment from PHIL on 2009-08-23

2009-08-23T21:30:16Z

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

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Comment from Lorraine on 2009-07-20

2009-07-20T20:04:13Z

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

You are correct, in that audio CD format is only ~72 minutes maximum. You might try multiple CDs. Many newer cars and CD players also support data CDs with MP3 files on them, in which case you can easily put hours of audio onto a single CD, but only if the player supports it. Sounds like your Kindle is full - you might see if you need to make room on it. It shouldn't crap out at 16Meg. Finally: get an MP3 player - I use my blackberry as an MP3 player, and have a cassette adapter that allows me to play it through my 10 year old car stereo.

- Leo
21-Jul-2009

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Comment from Gungistoker on 2009-05-10

2009-05-10T23:36:42Z

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

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Comment from Graham Dainty on 2009-04-26

2009-04-26T19:59:28Z

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?

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Comment from Nathalie on 2009-04-24

2009-04-25T03:10:07Z

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 :)

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Comment from Ralph Gilbert on 2008-12-20

2008-12-21T02:11:46Z

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?

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Comment from Zam94guy on 2008-11-26

2008-11-27T05:32:27Z

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!

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Comment from mark on 2008-11-25

2008-11-25T14:35:11Z

Hi,

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

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Comment from Denis on 2008-11-10

2008-11-11T06:15:47Z

Great article ,Worked a treat

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Comment from John Manitta on 2008-10-09

2008-10-09T18:08:19Z

LEO , CAN I USE "REAL PLAYER" TO BURN THE SONGS I HAVE STORED IN THE "REAL LIBRARY" ?
THANK YOU J.M

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Comment from WK on 2008-10-04

2008-10-04T08:18:13Z

if my songs are in other formats like WMA, will the program automatically convert it into audio cd formats?

my pc is installed with the nero...

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Comment from Eon on 2008-09-28

2008-09-28T17:09:37Z

Just a quick update on the post I made yesterday: I tried what others have said about only using CD-R discs and it worked for me too. So that disproved my theory about having mp3 tracks on material to be recorded/played back.
CD-RW discs wouldn't play in the player that was available for the fashion show my wife was in. So that got me out of a hole! Still got to sort out the Nero problem though. (I tried posting this yesterday but after having Nero running I couldn't even load web pages. And I had to turn the power off, again, to do a reboot!)

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Comment from Eon on 2008-09-27

2008-09-27T13:52:30Z

I see in the comments already posted that many, probably knowledgable, people talk about cd players being able to play music with a .cda extension. Well my understanding is that .cda is merely a shortcut and contains indexing information and no audio at all. You can easily prove that by hovering over the file and seeing that it tells you there are only a few bytes on it, typically 44.
But what I'm finding is that even a cd burnt on Windows Media Player (which will also all have this .cda extension) will not play on an older cd machine or car cd player IF it has any mp3 tracks on it. I can't currently prove my theory by changing the format from mp3 to wma because my expensive (£44) Nero 8 program which has never been reliable, now refuses to do anything except lock up the computer, whatever i ask it to do. I've wasted hours/days trying everything, including downloading a new version.

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Comment from Candace on 2008-09-09

2008-09-09T19:56:46Z

This was EXACTLY the type of information I was seeking -- trying to learn more about the difference between the formats. Thanks!

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Comment from Byron on 2008-09-06

2008-09-07T06:36:20Z

When using Frostwire or Limewire, how do I change the format so that my cds will play on a regular cd player. I use to have no problem. I do not know what I did wrong. Thanks.

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Comment from Steve on 2008-08-17

2008-08-18T03:00:53Z

Commercial audio CD's are in .cda format. Uncompressed, and as noted above, takes up a whole lot more space on a disc, but with the highest quality reproduction. Older cd players like those in many cars or home stereo systems will only recognise this format.
most downloads from the net are in .mp3 format. uses about 1/10th the disc space, but will also have lower reproduction quality. It's the price you pay for saving space. Many new car and home systems now will play almost any format, whether it's .cda .mp3 .wma .wav or other common ones. it will be a case of finding out what format your car player will handle. But it will most definitely take the .cda format.
Burning speed? thats really all it is. the speed at which burner lays the data onto your disc. it wont affect how it is played back, only how fast you can burn the disc. So its usually best to use 1 setting below the maximum for either the burner, or the disc you are burning to (whichever is lowest).

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Comment from kreak on 2008-06-01

2008-06-01T14:23:43Z

I'm a little let down after spending such time reading this whole page of information. As I was merely looking for what type of format to use while trying to burn an audio cd for my car, I think this went FAR into too much detail. As they say in the military: K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple, Stupid. Don't get me wrong though, I'm sure all of the detailed information is helpful to someone, I on the other hand will continue my search for what info I was looking for

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Comment from ploy on 2008-05-06

2008-05-06T21:49:49Z

I read this and it explained nothing, I had better luck googleing my question

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2008-02-02

2008-02-02T19:38:26Z

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Comment from Farhan on 2008-01-28

2008-01-29T07:55:31Z

Hi My question is that i don't know exactly that at which speed i should burn audio c.d for my car c.d changer i am using Nero C.d Burner software
please help me out

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Comment from hank daniel on 2007-11-30

2007-12-01T06:13:07Z

I have read this artikel and I have to say, Leo is talking around the soupbowl. Look at the extensions of the song files of a Cd which you bought in a store. You'll see .cda. If you use any burning software, no matter which one, if it can burn audio cd's, you will see the same extension. Why didn't Leo explain that? By the way, there are many free audio burning softwares out their. Look in Major Geek or Freedownloads you'll find pleny. And yes, you do have to use CD-R. Also, depending what CD drive you have, you have to finish that cd. If you open the drive before the cd is full, it will 'close' that cd and you wont be able to write more songs on it.

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Comment from Steve on 2007-11-12

2007-11-13T06:32:36Z

My car will play the cd-r that I record in audio format, but as the disc continues, the quality gets worse until it skips and cannot be understood at all. This happens progressively, beginning at about 25 minutes in. Any clues for me would be very welcome. I am burning with NTI CD Maker Gold on verbatim cd-r blanks on a dvd writer that says compact re-writable ultra speed + (system says it is a Sony CD-RW crx320e)

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Comment from Joan on 2007-01-31

2007-02-01T03:55:35Z

Hi, I downloaded music on iTunes and want to burn a CD for the car. I have tryed CD-r, audio format 4 x speed with 3 sec between but can't get the car to see it. I am using the default format of iTunes to download the music. My old computer had Roxio but this computers burn software doesn't see the songs I downloaded. I am frustrated!!! What do I do. Thanks for ANY help. Joan

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Comment from Oliver on 2006-12-15

2006-12-15T23:52:26Z

I have burned CD-Rs that will play in my personal car's cd player and computer but won't play in an Acura's Boise 1998 system. What format should I use to burn CD-Rs or what media should I use to burn audio disks for the Boise?

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Comment from Bob on 2006-09-30

2006-09-30T12:24:37Z

When I record from my cassette player through my sound card it plays back through only one speaker. I'm using stereo jacks. What am I doing wrong?

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Comment from elaine on 2006-08-26

2006-08-26T21:29:31Z

I had the same problem. I dont know much about formats and I do not have Roxio. My solution was simple. I switched from the CD-W to a CD-R. Then the music i burned played on all my CD players, even the car

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2006-08-20

2006-08-20T18:57:09Z

Actually, I use a cassette adapter, which works relatively well. I've been through about three FM transmitters and my experience was that they all pretty much suck. :-(

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Comment from Ken on 2006-08-20

2006-08-20T17:40:48Z

Note that, even if your car doesn't have a "line in" port, there are adapters that can play through your car's cassette player (if it has one), or have a tiny FM transmitter that your car radio can receive.

Or, when you're buying a car, see if they have an MP3-compatible CD player available. (Given that portable CD players with MP3 ability are only about 10 dollars more than ones without, I can't imagine that the car manufacturers won't start including that ability soon.)

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