Mp3-cd Player

[Ailene Goldhirsh]

Whatcould be the reasons for a new car CD player (has the markings: RDS, MP3 and CompactDisc) not to play MP3 files from a CD, that normally is read on every computer or so? The plaser in the car reads audio CDs without problems.

I've tried recording the MP3s on two different brands of CDs, and with two different speeds (16x and 24x; for some reason I cannot get it to record at lower speeds although they are offered in options, it just defaults back to 16x).

Also (from the PC side), ensure you're fully closing the CD/session when done writing, most stand-alone CD players I've run into over the years (auto or otherwise) don't like unclosed/multi-session CDs.

A data CD containing for example MP3 or WAV files will play happily on your computer but is unlikely to play in a standalone CD player or in-car CD player (note that some modern CD players will play data CDs). An audio CD will play on any standalone or in-car CD player and in your computer and in modern DVD players.

Does anyone know whether a car with a CD player which will play MP3s can play those MP3s if they're in subfolders? Basically, I want to create an MP3 CD of all my Van Halen CDs, but I want to keep them organized. So, I'd have a folder called Van Halen 1, Van Halen 2, Women And Children First, etc... and put all the respective songs into the folders. Will the player be able to find them, or will it only play MP3s in a root folder?

Many MP3 cd players support this option. The best way to find out is to search your vehicle owner's manual.If it is not available, try it! However, be careful if it does not work immediately. There is, principally on older units, conditions on the format and naming scheme.

It usually depends from unit to unit. But from my experience what i have observed is that majourity aftermarket cd players supports music from subfolders. Same case for flash drives. Here us a picture of my cd player manual, showing in which order music will be played from subfolders.

The easiest method to determine if your vehicle is capable of playing MP3 files within folders is to simply create a CD with folders and see if it plays. If it doesn't, you know your CD player won't do it. If it plays, you're all set anyhow.

I have the Sandman MP3 Audio CD that I would like to play on my Mac but I can't get it to even register that I have a CD or anything attached once I load it into the USB connected CD/DVD drive. Is there another CD player I need to get to listen to it?

MP3 CDs fell in popularity with the release of portable audio players and the removal of optical drives from most computers. MP3 CDs are considered to be obsolete by many. This article is retained for archival purposes.

People sometimes generically refer to an MP3 CD even though they add audio files in different formats to the disc. There's no guarantee that CD and DVD consumer electronic devices, such as some CD players, can play all the audio formats stored on your custom disc. Minimize this problem by making the MP3 CD with only MP3 and other well-supported formats, like WAV and AAC.

Hi, I recently just tried to burn an mp3 cd which consisted of a folder. I burned the cd in build mode only adding about 8 or 9 songs. When I put it in my 04 MB E320, it gave me a disc error. I've burned mp3 cds in the past using Nero, even multisession ones, and they've played fine. If it helps I've also tried burning an mp3 in windows explorer (window's built in burning program) and still got the same problem. I'm on Windows 7 right now. Is there any solution for the problem I can try? Also, I just wanted to know if the program has multisession because that would help at times where I can add only add a few songs and want to add on more songs over time. Thanks.

Wow, that did it. Thank you so much. If its not too much trouble can u give a brief explanation to the difference in UDF and Joilet? I read some info online but don't really understand they seem to be 2 completely different things. Now all this program needs to be be perfect is multisession, till then I'm gonna have to use CD-RWs so I don't waste them every time I want to add a few new songs. But yeah, I burned mp3s with Nero in the past and like i've had like 2 songs out of like 11 not work on a CD, all those 2 songs had were clicks. And that's a program you pay for I just tested all the songs burned with imgburn, they all work great. Now all that's needed to complete this program is multisession in my opinion. Great program and great support. Thank you.

Edit: Also, I forgot to ask something. I burn videos that are in divx or xvid format on cds. I used to do it with Nero. I was just wondering which format (Joilet, UDF, etc.) should I use so they play well in my standalone Divx player. I looked online to see if there was an irc board for this program, but with responses as fast as these I can see why one isn't even needed.

Hello,

I have a Honda Accord 2009 sedan. The CD player reads audio CDs well; however, it does not read MP3 CDs that I burned using iTunes. I have tried multiple CDs but had no success. What should I do? Should I take it to dealer? I am just worried that they are gonna charge me for diagnosis

Compressed audio files are supported by many modern CD players as well as DVD players. Disc players are capable of playing compressed formats, such as MP3, the most commonly used format, as well as Ogg Vorbis, the proprietary Windows Media Audio, and ATRAC.

Because of audio data compression, optical discs do not have to spin all of the time, potentially saving battery power; however, decompressing the audio takes more processor time. The audio is buffered in random-access memory, which also provides protection against skipping.

The number of files that a disc can hold depends on how the audio files are encoded and the length of the audio. A standard audio CD (74 minutes) can hold about 18 audio programs, a 650-MB data CD (equivalent to 74-minute audio CD) containing mid-quality (160-kb/s) audio files can hold approximately 9.5 hours of audio or about 138 audio tracks.

There is no official standard for how audio files on a compressed audio optical CD are stored on discs. As such, the format expected by different players varies. This sometimes leads to incompatibilities and difficulty in playing discs, often because of filename length limits, sub-directory limits, number-of-files limits, and special-character bugs. Sometimes, pressed CDs containing MP3s can be used, since some CD-ROM video games can act as an "MP3 CD" for some users. Some older classic CD-ROM games tend to use WAV files since WAV files were the biggest audio format throughout the 90s, in which WAV files on optical discs are also compatible with CD players which have Yellow Book CD-ROM support.

This technology is most commonly used in audiobooks new on CD since 2000 or so, especially since unabridged audiobooks can run many hours in length. CEA/APA has published the following standards on audiobooks.

Compared to solid-state flash memory which can be rewritten a finite amount of about 100,000 times and hard drives which can be rewritten a near-infinite number of times, optical discs with compressed audio on them are either non-rewritable (CD-R/DVD-R), or can only be rewritten about 1000 times, which includes having to erase the entire volume before re-writing (CD-RW/DVD-RW). In some cases 1000 write/erase cycles (including entire volume erasure per re-write) on RW optical discs vs. 100,000+ write/erase cycles on flash memory (while retaining old data) can be somewhat of a moot point with applications that have less demand for usage.

Another issue re-writable optical discs suffer from, is that the re-writable discs have less compatibility with older disc players, though most CD and DVD players that support MP3s and other compressed audio will support RW discs easily.

The dependency of moving parts for the associated equipment guarantees less runtime than solid-state portable media players for battery life reasons, as well as the overall service life. When being looped, an optical disc player can fail in less than one month when spinning uninterrupted, and solid-state portable media players can run for as long as 6 months uninterrupted without failure.[citation needed]

Yellow Book optical disc ROMs with compressed audio may free up as many as five Red Book audio CDs, but they still demand much shelf space, compared to external hard drives and solid-state flash memory.

Unlike mechanical disks with permanent housing such as hard drives, and solid-state devices like flash memory which generally has inexpensive but tough housing, optical discs typically have a reflective surface that can get damaged at relatively low thresholds of surface damage, in which if damage is just accidental, it could mean rendering it unusable. Also, the repeated handling of discs between jewel case and disc drive exposes the disc to dust, and also makes the disc liable to be damaged permanently.

Repeated insertion and removal of optical discs can occur when somebody has to deal with multi-gigabyte collections which can span across as many as 10 CD-Rs (or 5 DVD-Rs) or even more when lots more gigabytes were to be used. Sometimes when somebody is looking for a specific MP3 or similar; it can result in insertion and removal if more discs were used to increase the size of a library of files, in which copying the files to a hard drive, and archiving them there can be a workaround to ensure faster access to files.

Recordable Blu-ray Discs can somewhat solve this problem, but they too suffer from most other disadvantages. The high cost of stand-alone Blu-ray burners, as well as the higher cost of equipment with BD-ROM drives can negate buying sold-state flash memory instead, of which the re-writability of flash memory also negates Blu-ray's apparent advantages.

MP3 CD players are neat. Many hours of music on one disc, easy disc-changing, and all you need to put data on a disc is a CD writer, which isn't exactly exotic hardware any more. If you lose or break a disc, no big deal; just burn another one.

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