MP3 Cd's

[ChicagoG8GT]

I had a buddy of mine try and make me a mp3 cd but when i popped in into the player it gave me a error and spit it out. What are you guys using to make mp3 cd's. My buddy said he used nero. I usually have no problems with anything computer related but im stumped. I tried with WMP on my laptop and got some wierd error when the disc was finalizing. ?? help

[-Ray-]

There's a thread over on G8bored from a year ago on this. I'm lazy, I never made a cd.

['02 ws6]

I use Window's Roxio, have never had any problems w/ any MP3 discs

[confused2much]

I have always used NERO when burning any discs. And all I listen to in the car is MP3's, so I know it works. Come to think of it, I have never had a problem with any disc I have put in the G8. I would try another brand of blank media. If that doesn't work, maybe burn a disc from another computer as it may be an incompatability issue with his burner and your player. Hope that helps.

[DQGTO]

check what the actual blank disk was. CDR CRRW CDRD?? I probably named one of them wrong but I know that there are diff kinds of disks and I know that in the past in other cars etc some work some dont, just try a diff blank disk, or get an Ipod! lol

[mtolivecracker]

Whatever you do, don't use I TUNES, those monopoly trying dicks make their Mp3 cd option not actually Mp3s. It burns some other type of file like MPEG 4. Only the I POD and some select players will recognize it. Not our radios, those Asses. I hate Apple, sorry.

[dandragonrage]

I recommend InfraRecorder. It's free.

[ChicagoG8GT]

I think I figured it out....I just have to get to my car and try it out. As for the Ipod .....when I plugged it into my deck the sound quality was just horrible no matter what song.

[fourthmeal]

Mediamonkey, also free.

[mdogg]

check what the actual blank disk was. CDR CRRW CDRD?? I probably named one of them wrong but I know that there are diff kinds of disks and I know that in the past in other cars etc some work some dont, just try a diff blank disk, or get an Ipod! lol
the G8 reads both CD-R and CD-RW discs ;) (assuming they are burned in the correct format)

[gagecalman]

I just made some last weekend using WMP and Sony CD-R and they work fine.

[snowmunky]

just burn straight data CD's with folders/MP3s with whatever software you are using... and they will work fine. g8 is not picky with media (cd-r/cd-rw... brand, etc.) at all...

[johnbell2]

Whatever you do, don't use I TUNES, those monopoly trying dicks make their Mp3 cd option not actually Mp3s. It burns some other type of file like MPEG 4. Only the I POD and some select players will recognize it. Not our radios, those Asses. I hate Apple, sorry.

Clunky and burns media, but hey you want MP3s...

1) Make audio CD out of your selections in iTunes
2) Rip resulting CD to MP3s
3) Burn MP3s to a data CD
4) Put data CD in car and listen to MP3s

[ChicagoG8GT]

Thanks guys. After messing around with WMP for a bit I finally got it working. :woohoo:

[jkayner]

Whatever you do, don't use I TUNES, those monopoly trying dicks make their Mp3 cd option not actually Mp3s. It burns some other type of file like MPEG 4. Only the I POD and some select players will recognize it. Not our radios, those Asses. I hate Apple, sorry.

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[Paniller]

I use Vista's WMP to burn them. There's just one option you need to change, to burn the index correctly. I'll have to wait until I get home to check what it is, though.

[nugget]

iv never even done that for any of the mp3 cds iv made for any head unit, all i use now is the windows explorer to write data cd's, im using xp also, dont know if they changed it up for vista.

[Paniller]

If you burn a CD using Windows Media Player in Vista, do a data CD. Then under Burn>>More Option>>Burn Tab, use the pull down to "Add a list of all burned files to the disc in this format: M3U"