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Homemade CD's
Robin9
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I use a CD player - Tascam CD 112 - with manufactured CD's quite OK
However when I use a CD with downloaded tracks on some play OK, some not at all, some stop midtrack....
Is this an issue with my player, the CD or what ?
However when I use a CD with downloaded tracks on some play OK, some not at all, some stop midtrack....
Is this an issue with my player, the CD or what ?
Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
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How are you producing the CD - as a standard audio CD or as a data CD?
Some CD players will play MP3 files others won't. Some downloads are designed to only play on the target devices.
Where do the downloads come from? A reputable source or some random torrent?0 -
They are not my CD's so I don't know how they are poo roduced ; the player is MP3.
If they are produced as a data Recording. Would they play at all ?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0 -
The MP3's might contain frame encoding errors that the CD player can't cope with, common if they are old rips and VBR (variable bit rate).
Edit: are you sure it's a Tascam and not one of these:
http://www.monacor.co.uk/products/prosound-cd-mp3player/vnr/212800/Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
Tascam, Monacor and Stageline are all the same unit - made by TEACNever pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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Tascam, Monacor and Stageline are all the same unit - made by TEAC
Yeah the only Tascam 112 I could find was a tape deck.
You could try checking the MP3s for errors and fix them using something like this:
http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
Or just open them in something like GOLDWAVE and save a new copy?0
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anotheruser wrote: »Or just open them in something like GOLDWAVE and save a new copy?
You are recoding the MP3 again through lame losing a bit of quality, the other method doesn't recode the stream.Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
Would there be any problems if I were to use a Memory Stick or SD card instead of the CD ?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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Would there be any problems if I were to use a Memory Stick or SD card instead of the CD ?
Shouldn't be any issues as long as you follow the correct format (fat 32 I think) and the MP3s are in order, I don't know how fussy that particular unit is over it's MP3's. Check the manual.
If you get any MP3s that won't play use the program I suggested earlier and look at the attributes and see if there is a reason why they won't.Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0
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