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Old May 17, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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OK this should be simple but so far it isn't??

I have an Alpine HU that can play MP3's.
I have some MP3's on my computer.

I used Windows Explorer (Wxp) to transfer the files from the HD to CD.
It gave me 2 options, 1) record as music file 2) record as data file.
At first I selected the music file option but I think it converts the files into a wav file so I can only fit 73 minutes on the disk.
I saved them as data files so I got something like 9 hrs of music on the cd but the Alpine wont read it??
My computer at work (W2k) has no problem so I know the disk is ok.

How do you guys do it??
Is there a good freeware program out there to do this??
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Old May 17, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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Car audio is more picky than computer or home...what brand CD? is it CD rewritable? DID YOU FINALIZE???
Not finalizing will do it every time...
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Old May 17, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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DID YOU FINALIZE???
Not finalizing will do it every time...
sounds like the problem...
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Old May 17, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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I think the CD's were Memerex

I was wondering about the finalize thing?
When I used Easy CD Creator it did a finalize.
I have not installed this software since Wxp seems to let me just drag and drop files to the CD. When I tell it to burn the files it just spits out the disk when done.

Sounds like I have to re-install Easy CD.
Unless there is something else that will work better?
I think I have the lite version of Nero Burning that came witht he laptop.

Thanks
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Old May 17, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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Yes, use Nero
Don't know about Memorex...some have had problems with that brand...I've always used Office Depot CDR in my Alpine without problems...
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Old May 17, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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I think the CD's were Memerex

I was wondering about the finalize thing?
When I used Easy CD Creator it did a finalize.
I have not installed this software since Wxp seems to let me just drag and drop files to the CD. When I tell it to burn the files it just spits out the disk when done.

Sounds like I have to re-install Easy CD.
Unless there is something else that will work better?
I think I have the lite version of Nero Burning that came witht he laptop.

Thanks
Easy CD Creator won't make CD's(MP3's) that my Alpine will read, either.. I can take the same MP3's , burned from Easy CD, put them on another computer, burn them on a new CD(same brand) with Nero, and it plays perfect.. Go figure
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Old May 20, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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Well I got it to work ??
As far as I can figure:
I downloaded some Metallica concert tunes off their site so I saved them in seperate folders for each show.
Since my Alpine has some sort of feature to look thru folders I just recorded it this way.
It couldn't seem to read it??

I did another ecording last night but no folders, just dumped all the songs onto the disk and it worked this way
Cool, even shows the song title and stuff.

I guess I have to read up on how this folder thing works.
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Old May 20, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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yeah it should work by pushing the page lookin thingy to the right of the vol ****...then turning the volume **** should scroll through songs/folders if I remember correctly...?...maybe the page button goes up a folder and pushing the volume ****, down???
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