I exported an Audacity file as a .wav file. Then I burned the .wav file onto a CD. (This is the first time I have tried this - I'm trying to figure all this out).
Unfortunately, the CD does not play in my car. It plays back on my computer.
I am wondering, is there something I did wrong in Audacity, in iTunes where I burned the CD, with my CD, or with car CD player?
Thanks for you help.
kline2001
Burned CD from audio project
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Re: Burned CD from audio project
Almost certainly you have burned a "data CD" and not a "music CD".
See this page from the Audacity Wiki: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/How_to_burn_CDs
WC
See this page from the Audacity Wiki: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/How_to_burn_CDs
WC
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Re: Burned CD from audio project
Thanks for the tip. I did have a CD-R (music CD) versus a CD-RW (data CD).
I am not sure why it didn't work, but when I exported it as an mp3, it played on my CD player.
Thanks.
kline2001
I am not sure why it didn't work, but when I exported it as an mp3, it played on my CD player.
Thanks.
kline2001
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kozikowski
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Re: Burned CD from audio project
OK, that's a third variation. The MP3 music on your Data CD played on the CD/MP3 player in the car.
You still haven't created a high quality (non MP3) Music CD. Somewhere in the burning dialog it should have asked you whether you wanted a Data CD or a Music CD. Both of them use CD-R disks.
A Music CD will play on just about all CD players including the one in your car. MP3 is a destructive compression process and always creates damage. If you try a CD player in somebody else's car that's a bit older, it may not be able to play your MP3 music, so it's good to know how to make the real thing.
Koz
You still haven't created a high quality (non MP3) Music CD. Somewhere in the burning dialog it should have asked you whether you wanted a Data CD or a Music CD. Both of them use CD-R disks.
A Music CD will play on just about all CD players including the one in your car. MP3 is a destructive compression process and always creates damage. If you try a CD player in somebody else's car that's a bit older, it may not be able to play your MP3 music, so it's good to know how to make the real thing.
Koz