CD Changer

[markmeus]

So If i put a whole load of wma's on a CD and put the CD in the cd changer it would play them fine?

I'd be very suprised if it did.

And how many wma's could fit on 1 CD?

 

[Razor]

around 16 - 20 bud
standard, but i think you can get bigger cd`s that hold more !

 

[markmeus]

Then its not a wma cd.

What your computer has done, is convert the wma's to cd format, the same way itunes converts mp3's to cd format.

So regardless of what format of music you have in the first place, you are creating an audio cd, that will play in any cd player.

Therefore the standard cd player cannot play wma's.

Just trying to clear up the confusion over this!

 

[Razor]

im confused as fook about this

the only thing that is correct that i can say is that the standard cd changer cannot read mp3 files

 

[Daymo]

it will not play anything apart from standard cd's im afraid, hence wshy i got an ipod controller

 

[Razor]

incorrect.
my mate makes me cd`s ( copied ) and they work fine

I think he downloads them from playlists of myspace but

 

[markmeus]

Yep but if you download songs onto your computer, and put them onto an audio cd, what youve made is an proper audio cd and any cd player will be able to read it, even though you made it with downloaded mp3s or whatever

what happenes is when you burn the cd, you computer converts the mp3's etc into the format that audio cds use. The new cd you made, now conforms to the redbook standard, and thus can be played in any cd player.

Screen shot from itunes shows the options to create an Audio CD, which will play in the car, and a mp3 cd which wont. The same applied to WMA and all other formats

However as can be seen above there is the option to make what are know as data or mp3 cds, where the mp3's are put on the cd in their mp3 format, so they only take up a few megs on space, now a cd is usualy 700megs so you can get tonnes of mp3s on a cd. However most cd players cant read these unless specifically stated.

While both types of cd where made with the same mp3 files, they output is very different.

So what Daymo has said is completly correct, the CD changer will only play standard CD's but it doesnt matter if they're bought in a shop, copied, or made from music allready on your computer, if it plays in a normal cd player, it'll play in ur car.

 

[Razor]

Mr markmeus

I will get in contact with my mate and get a guide up on how he does it ok ?

Im in college at the mo so will do it tonight ?

Ok bud

 

[markmeus]

no worries!

Theres nothing to find out anyway.

All your mate is doing is making an Audio CD with WMA files!

The same whay I make mine with MP3 files.

The end result will always be Audio CD and will play in the CD Changer no matter what type of file the music was to begin with.

Hope this makes sense, but your mate should be able to explain it to you. Im crap at explaining stuff lol.

 

[Razor]

HaHaaaa
Ive no idea
How he does it and i dont ask any questions lol

Off topic, but where is ballyward ?
anywhere near bangor/ards etc ?

 

[markmeus]

It's between Banbridge and Castlewellan

I actually bought my car in Ards! Edgars car sales i think it was called!

 

[Razor]

Ok spoke to my mate there
He said all you have to do is find songs etc then download them into a document or whereever.

Open windows media player and select " Burn "
Put in a blank disc..

Then drop and drag the tracks into windows media player. After selecting " burn " a playlist type box thing will open on the right hand side of the screen

Then hit burn and it will copy and convert the files onto the cd

DONE

(well apparently) lol