Sorry guys, but I tried this program ImgBurn (see above link), and tried a different set of mp3 files and a different brand of media, and the car didn't recognize the disc!

It does play 'regular' burnt audio CDs fine...just not mp3 data discs...

Are there any other programs you guys are using?

 

Just my thoughts.

1. What year and radio do you have? I have an 07 with Navigation. Maybe if you have a non-Bose or non-nav radio, you will have different issues.
2. Have you successfully burnt an audio CD with the same CD media that the Corvette can't read? I wouldn't be surprised if the Corvette is picky with the media it will accept.
3. Maybe you have an issue with your radio being damaged. Try the disk you made before on somebody else's C6 (if you know somebody with one)
4. I have created several MP3 CDs for the Corvette using Imgburn (and Nero 8). Here are the exact settings I use for options on ImgBurn version 2.4.1.0. The Nero settings would very similar.

File System= ISO9660
Preserve Full Pathnames= unchecked
Recurse SubDirectories= Checked
Include Hidden Files= unchecked
Include System FIles = Checked
Include Archive Files Only = Checked
Clear Archive Attribute = Unchecked

I found it kind of weird that the Corvette won't play the same MP3 CDs I have used in my previous cars, my wife's car or any rental car.

Good luck.

 

I have an 08 Bose Nav Stock radio, I am going to try some of your suggestions later when I get home. It is rather odd, I agree, and also quite frustrating as well. I do appreciate all the suggestions and help!

 

This program is awesome...no problems at all and i have tried everything for the past 1 1/2 years..you just put the files in and the program does all the work

 

I decided to post to this thread to see if anyone can help me. I have done a search for threads with iTunes, but I have not yet been able to locate the answers I need. There seem to be a great many MP3 threads, but not so much specifically about iTunes and MP3 CDs.

Below in quotation marks is a thread I posted a couple of days ago in the Audio section. It has been viewed 31 times with no responses. I wanted to give it a couple of days before I posted it here. Since this thread is getting some traffic, I am hopeful someone here can help.

"I have found a couple of threads that are close to what I am looking for in terms of help, but I can't quite get things to work.

I have a 2008 Corvette with the factory NAV radio. Most of the songs I have on my iPod were purchased from iTunes. Based on reading some other threads, I have learned that these songs are not in the MP3 format. iTunes will not let me burn an MP3 disc. What I want to do is get about 150 songs (or whatever is possible) on an MP3 CD that will work with the NAV radio. What I have been able to do is burn an audio CD using iTunes. I then have ripped that CD onto the hard drive of my computer. As I ripped them, I was able to import them as MP3. I then had to burn an MP3 disc. So far, this is how far I have gotten. I have made one MP3 CD that has 12 songs on it all in one folder (I say folder like I really created a folder. Maybe I should say 12 songs all in one location). All of the artist, song title and album information is gone. I have read a little about ID tags, but I do not fully understand what needs to be done. I am also uncertain at what point the artist information is lost. Here are my questions:

1. How many folders can I have on the MP3 CD? How do I create them?
2. How many songs can a folder hold?
3. How long can the song titles be? I have read that it is something like 25 characters or so.
4. How can I keep from losing the song information? Or is it going to be lost and I have to manually type it? If so, at what point do I have to type it?

I will be happy to provide further information about the software on my computer if needed. It is a Windows PC and in terms of ripping / burning software, it has whatever came preloaded on the Dell PC. I have not purchased any ripping / burning software, but would be happy to do so in order to get this to work. If you have particular questions about the version of iTunes I have or what version of MediaPlayer I have, etc., just let me know. I am at the office now and it will be tonight before I can look any of that information up."

Any help you can give is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading.

 

I have had some success with iTunes....I simply create a playlist and add songs in the playlist and burn a mp3cd and it seems to be working!! I did not use folders.

However, prior to burning, i did make sure the ID3 tag was correct.

Goodluck! I hate iTunes, but at least I found something that works in the Vette!!!

 

I will have to look at the version of iTunes I have, but it will not allow me to burn an MP3 CD. I am at work, so I am doing this from memory, but as I recall I went into preferences to choose the type of CD I wanted. I then chose MP3. I highlighted the items in a playlist and told it to burn. I then got an error message for each song. I cannot recall the exact text of the error message, but it was something along the lines of the song you have selected is in some sort of copy protected format and you cannot burn an MP3 CD. The only way I can get iTunes to burn a CD is to select an audio CD. Any suggestions?

Also, how do I make sure the ID3 tag is correct?

Thanks.

 

Yes choose mp3 CD that is correct, I am not sure about copy protected tunes, as mine are all my own mp3 and none where bought from iTunes......I think there is a way to burn Itunes purchased mp3s, I heard you have to burn them as an audio CD then ripe them back into mp3 files, I am just going from what I have read here on the forum, I have never done this.

As for the ID3tag i use Winamp as my media player and it has an Auto-tag function.

 

Sorry I don't use iTunes as I don't have an iPod. iTunes employs some copy protection (DRM) from my understanding. I think you need to convert the protected files to unprotected MP3 which I think you can do in iTunes if you have a license for the songs. Once you convert to MP3, then burn the CD.

In my opinion your goal is to convert the m4p songs to mp3, then you can burn the mp3 files after. Good Luck.

To set mp3 ID3 tags correctly, you can use a free program called MediaMonkey. Make sure to set both ID3V1 and ID3V2 tags with it.

 

Do you set the ID3 tags when you rip the audio CDs onto your hard drive as MP3 files, or do you set the ID3 tags when you burn the MP3 CD?

Any thoughts about the lost artist names, titles, album info?

 

Ideally have the ripping program tag the music when you rip from CD to MP3. CDex does this (see my earlier post) and probably most ripping programs do this if configured properly.

If I don't have the tags properly configured and they are already MP3 files, then I will use MediaMonkey to get tag info. The MP# file needs the tag info before you burn it to CD.

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