Help with Nero 6 please

mechy

I have been struggling burning my mp3 files onto a cd and trying to change the format to play on my cd. I have Nero 6. can any1 please tell me where I am going wrong. Assuming you can change form mp3 to wav.IIthink it is wav that my cd player recognises). :mad:

Mr_Skint_2

If you have burned a disk using files as mp3 then play them back
on a household or car stereo they should play,,, (unless equipmet isnt compatible)

Try Media Player its easier to use (I find anayway)

Are you closing the session and are you using CDr not CDRW disks

masonic

If you select a new 'Audio CD', it should convert mp3 files to the correct format automatically.

tigermatt

mechy wrote:

I have been struggling burning my mp3 files onto a cd and trying to change the format to play on my cd. I have Nero 6. can any1 please tell me where I am going wrong. Assuming you can change form mp3 to wav.IIthink it is wav that my cd player recognises). :mad:

I find that if you use Windows Media Player (as Mr Skint said) it will convert the tracks from MP3 to a track playable in a normal stereo system. I know some can play MP3's but not all of them can so this might be the route to take.

JimArnold

As previously noted
1) make sure yi=ou select audio cd from the list when you start _ I assume you are using Nero and not express

2) choose no multisession

3) drag and drop your files - each one should take a few seconds to convert

4) burn at a lowish speed - I find my cd player refuses disks burned at 40x but is happy at 4 or 8x

5) try different disks or more precisely different dyes - some of the older cd players don't like some dyes One of mine only likes the pale green dye a friends only likes the blue ones

mechy

Thanks for your replys guys. I agree Masonic, I thought it should have worked when I selected "new audio cd". Am sure it did some time ago. I dont use it that often, you then start to doubt your own memory when you have a 5 sec mem. span like me! Never used Media Player to burn mr Skint, but will give it a try if Nero fails. I did use a CDRW, to burn on and not sure about closing the session. It spits out theCDRW when the burn is complete. Does it make any difference with a CDRW? Jim, what do you mean by dyes. Thanks again, will try all your suggestions

mechy

Well tried burning on a slower speed, same results. using CDRW, try to figure out how to use media player to burn with. not used it before for that purpose!

brummybloke

you may find that whatever you are trying to play the disk on wont accept cdrw. try doing it with a cdr.

tigermatt

mechy wrote:

Well tried burning on a slower speed, same results. using CDRW, try to figure out how to use media player to burn with. not used it before for that purpose!

Here's how to do it with windows media player:

:think:...

• Ensure you have used Windows Media Player's "Find Files" facility to find all of the music files on your Hard Drive, or in a specific folder or other location.
• Once Windows Media Player knows where all of the files are, pick the "Burn" option on the option list at the top of the screen.
• In the left menu, click on the Edit Playlist button, then find the tracks you want on your compilation CD.
• Click these tracks to select them. They should only need a single click.
• When you click them, you will notice the track appears in the right hand side. If you wish to delete a track or move it further up or down the list, simply select the track in the right hand menu and then pick the appropriate option button below.
• Once finished, click OK, insert a CD-R or CD-RW (I personally prefer CD-R and think they work better...), wait for Windows Media Player to detect or press F5, then click Start Burn.
• Media Player will begin burning, first by converting the tracks to a format readable by a stereo system and then will burn to CD.
• MP3's on Hard Drive will not be converted, Windows Media Player does not touch original files except reads from them...

Hope this helps

mechy

Tried burning an ordinary cd, and the b....y thing worked! cant understand that, I am sure I have used a CDRW before, I did try 2 different cd players as well. So theres not a prob with 1 cd player, but both cd players are getting a little long in the tooth. oh well, a lesson learned I suppose. Thanks for all your help guys, now am gonna have a go at using tigerfeets directions on copying from mediaplayer.

brummybloke

to be honest, dvd player will accept cdrw ( well some will ) but most cd players dont like them, and as cdrw is meant to be used multiple times, they dont truely finalise which also causes problems. leave the cdrw for backing up your mp3's and the cdr for burning them