Burning CD's

Cyric · 03-17-2002, 06:02 PM

I had a quick question. I want to take my normal CD's and make my own MP3 CD's to use in my MP3 player in my car so I don't have to carry all my CD's. I have Nero as my burner program. Can Nero convert to MP3's?? And if it can how do I do it??? Or do I need to download some other program to convert to MP3's??? ANd if so what are some good free programs I can download and where???

thanks Cyric

~~Cantacuzene~~ · 03-17-2002, 06:11 PM

gotta use another program

http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm

~~Cantacuzene~~ · 03-17-2002, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by chosenfool
well, you have to have a codec that nero will need to convert audio files to mp3s within nero. go to their site and they have it there (i know they have one, but im not sure if its free or not).

that being said, nero is NOT the best way to make mp3s. You have 3 considerations:

1)QUALITY - When you compress the audio files to an mp3 file, you lose a lot of high frequencies (usually the ones the human ear cant pick up). On the average, when you listen at normal volumes in a car, you dont really hear the highs cuz of road noise. But if you have a badass system, why compromise? SO you need a good encoder.

2)ENCODER - hands down its LAME version3.91. Ive tried a lot of encoders (blade, fraunhofer, xing's encoder), but none came close to the quality that lame makes for you. Go to www.r3mix.net for a better in-depth info on this, but trust me, you need to encode using Lame3.91. To run lame you need a good front-end. There's EAC, which rips the audio tracks from the CD PERFECTLY, so when you encode the audio files with LAME 3.91, your audio quality is (almost) preserved.
By the way, both Lame3.91 and EAC are free.

3)SIZE - this is pretty much a debateable area. You want the best sounding mp3s, but they will be bigger than your normal mp3s. If you want MORE mp3s per CD, the files will have to be smaller, and that creates less quality for the songs. But then again, media is so cheap nowadays, i dont concern myself with file sizes...

so its up to you if you want more songs per CD, ot better quality when you turn up teh volume (trust me its horrible when the bitrate is lower and you max the volume on your car...)

Thats the complicated way of saying use LAME and rip to 192kbs.

03-17-2002, 10:44 PM

IMO, use use eac to rip and lame to encode using the --r3mix preset. thats my favorite for quality and size

OC · 03-17-2002, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by TommyBoomfiger
IMO, use use eac to rip and lame to encode using the --r3mix preset. thats my favorite for quality and size

-OC

cdmate · 03-19-2002, 08:52 AM

Give Cd Mate a go!
It will do anything you would like to see a burning program do and the free trial is fully functional.
VCD support is about to be added soon too.
www.cd-mate.com
It will burn any protected cds, rip mp3s from cd and convert mp3s to wav.
It can burn bin/cue, bwt, ccd iso, cmi files and it has loads of other functions.
Free lifetime updates and for under $29 you cant go wrong.

Markel · 03-19-2002, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cdmate
Give Cd Mate a go!

An entirely unbiased opinion, I'm sure!

cdmate · 03-19-2002, 09:23 AM

LOL
Dont knock something until you try it.
Lots of people have a blinkered view until they actually try out the software, then they wonder why they never tried it before...
Heres a totally unbiased review...

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=107

~~Cantacuzene~~ · 03-19-2002, 09:51 AM

Download cantacuzene uberburner 5.3. Its the BEST!!! Get it here: {snip}

Bires · 03-19-2002, 09:07 PM

Jeeze man, you cant go posting links like that without a warning... I had almost forgot that picture existed...thanks a heap....

~~Cantacuzene~~ · 03-19-2002, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by Bires

Jeeze man, you cant go posting links like that without a warning... I had almost forgot that picture existed...thanks a heap....

Wow, I'm suprised that people are still suprised by {snip}

zero2dash · 03-20-2002, 02:45 AM

Personally I use dbPowerAMP for ripping anything to MP3 and it includes the LAME encoder from within the program.

It's pretty easy to use, through CDs it has it's own reader/ripper and you can even right click from within Windows and convert files with it right then and there. I highly recommend it plus it's freeware so you can't beat that (no spyware, ads, time restrictions etc.). The only thing it won't let you do, freeware wise is edit ID3 Tags and there's much better programs for that sort of thing anyhow.

cdmate · 03-20-2002, 03:20 AM

After that last link im afraid to go to this site LOL
I was eating lunch at the time, scrambled egg on toast

Markel · 03-20-2002, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cdmate
After that last link im afraid to go to this site LOL
I was eating lunch at the time, scrambled egg on toast

Don't worry. The ever-vigilant GAM has cleaned up the mess.

03-17-2002, 06:02 PM	#1
Cyric Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 105	Burning CD's I had a quick question. I want to take my normal CD's and make my own MP3 CD's to use in my MP3 player in my car so I don't have to carry all my CD's. I have Nero as my burner program. Can Nero convert to MP3's?? And if it can how do I do it??? Or do I need to download some other program to convert to MP3's??? ANd if so what are some good free programs I can download and where??? thanks Cyric

03-19-2002, 09:07 PM	#10
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	I'M BLIND!!!! Jeeze man, you cant go posting links like that without a warning... I had almost forgot that picture existed...thanks a heap.... __________________ Five years...

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03-17-2002, 06:11 PM	#2
~~Cantacuzene~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 8,700	gotta use another program http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm

03-17-2002, 10:44 PM	#4
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	IMO, use use eac to rip and lame to encode using the --r3mix preset. thats my favorite for quality and size

03-19-2002, 08:52 AM	#6
cdmate Plebe Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	Give Cd Mate a go! It will do anything you would like to see a burning program do and the free trial is fully functional. VCD support is about to be added soon too. www.cd-mate.com It will burn any protected cds, rip mp3s from cd and convert mp3s to wav. It can burn bin/cue, bwt, ccd iso, cmi files and it has loads of other functions. Free lifetime updates and for under $29 you cant go wrong.

03-19-2002, 09:23 AM	#8
cdmate Plebe Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	LOL Dont knock something until you try it. Lots of people have a blinkered view until they actually try out the software, then they wonder why they never tried it before... Heres a totally unbiased review... http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=107

03-19-2002, 09:51 AM	#9
~~Cantacuzene~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 8,700	Download cantacuzene uberburner 5.3. Its the BEST!!! Get it here: {snip}

03-20-2002, 02:45 AM	#12
zero2dash Commander Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fenton, MO - but I wish I was at the beach. ANY beach. Posts: 1,367	Personally I use dbPowerAMP for ripping anything to MP3 and it includes the LAME encoder from within the program. It's pretty easy to use, through CDs it has it's own reader/ripper and you can even right click from within Windows and convert files with it right then and there. I highly recommend it plus it's freeware so you can't beat that (no spyware, ads, time restrictions etc.). The only thing it won't let you do, freeware wise is edit ID3 Tags and there's much better programs for that sort of thing anyhow.

03-20-2002, 03:20 AM	#13
cdmate Plebe Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	After that last link im afraid to go to this site LOL I was eating lunch at the time, scrambled egg on toast

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