| How to burn Audio/Music
to CD using Windows Media Player?
Standard audio CDs
contains 16 bit, stereo audio at a sampling rate of 44100Hz. Most CD
Recorder programs require wav files in that format. So you need to save the
audio file in this format using FlexiMusic Wave Editor.
There are two ways you
can write/burn to CD.
- Create Audio CD:
Write as wav file, this has size limit up to 79 minutes of song, but it
can be played in all CD players.
- Create Data CD:
Write the music file mp3 or wma to CD as Data files, with this you can
store up to 10 times more songs as compared to audio CD, but this CD can
only be played in mp3 player. This can not be played in old Audio CD
player.
Creating an Audio CD
from files on the hard drive in Windows Media Player 10
1. Using Windows Explorer
or My Computer, Select the files right click on that file and choose Add
to Burn List it will automatically add the audio files into burning
list. It will open Windows Media Player, in that Click Burn now you
will see list of selected files which you have added.
Note:
The total time for your burn list is shown at the bottom of the left pane. If
your play list is over 79 minutes, you uncheck some of the songs
until the total time is 79 minutes or less. 79 minutes is recommended because
it will insert a couple of extra seconds between each song, so you can't really
fit a full 80 minute play list onto a disk.
2.
If necessary, clear any check boxes for items that you don't want to burn.
3. Insert a blank CD-R or
CD-RW in your CD drive. If you are using a CD-RW disc, if necessary, click
the Erase disc button to erase the CD.
4.
In the Items on Device pane (the right side of Burn), click the drop-down
list at the top of the pane, and then click Audio CD.
5. Click the Start Burn button at the top of the window. The button changes to
Stop Burn, which you can use to cancel the burn process. It will show you
the burning status. Note:
Burning will be done in two-pass process. 1. Converting your format 2.
Writing to CD.
6. When the CD is done it will eject.
Creating an Data CD in Windows Media Player 10
You can create a data CD that
contains your WMA and MP3 files by choosing the Data CD option in Windows
Media Player. When the audio/music is stored in MP3 or WMA format you can
stored upto ten times as compared to plain audio cd.
1. Using Windows Explorer
or My Computer, Select the files right click on that file and choose Add
to Burn List it will automatically add the audio files into burning
list. It will open Windows Media Player, in that Click Burn now you
will see list of selected files which you have added.
2.
If necessary, clear any check boxes for items that you don't want to burn.
3. Insert a blank CD-R or
CD-RW in your CD drive. If you are using a CD-RW disc, if necessary, click
the Erase disc button to erase the CD.
2. If you want to change
recording or data CD settings, such as the CD write speed or quality level,
click the Display properties and settings button,
and then make the appropriate changes.
3. For burning Data CD, click
on the Display properties and settings button and make the check box "ON"
to Enable CD recording for
this drive, under that you have to choose the drive as you like.
4. In the Items on Device
pane (the right side of Burn), click the drop-down list at the top of the
pane, and then choose Data CD.
5. Click the Start Burn button at the top of the window. The button changes to
Stop Burn, which you can use to cancel the burn process. It will show you
the burning status.
6. When the CD is done it
will eject.
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