Thanks to the BBS Hangout I have been dowloading beaucoups of music (and Triumph the Insult Comic dog clips ; )from Audiogalaxy.com (God's site). The obvious next step is to burn all of the treasures I have found on to CD. Here is where I need help. 1) I have a stand alone Philips music cd burner. Is there anyway I could transfer music through my stereo to the cd burner? 2) If not, what are some good computer cd burners? 3) My computer is a comparatively ancient 300 megahertz pentium II computer with 48 megabytes of RAM. If I got a new cd burner for my computer, could I run it satisfactorily? 4) (Showing my ignorance) Are there programs that can convert MP3 files to cd audio? The penultimate question: can I burn cds from downloaded MP3 files to use in all of the regular cd formats? I would appreciate help on these questions and thank you in advance. -Elvis! ------------------
1) I don't know 2) Thanks to DOD, i picked up a TEAK burner for 99 bucks .. but you can't go wrong with a Plextor. 3) Yes ... but then again, it depends on satisfactory. It all depends on how fast you want to burn a CD. Everyone talks about "burn-proof" (which lowers your burning speed to be sure the CD turns out ok) but with an 8x burner you can complete one in less than 15 minutes. So basically, you want an IDE burner (about $150.00), unless you need to run large apps in the background at the same time as the burn, then you might want a 12X SCSI. 4) mmmm A MP3 is a .wav compressed. Most burning software automatically coverts and burns .wav's to audio formats so you can use them in your car/home stereo. Not all burning software will convert MP3's to .Wav's. If you get Nero, it does it all for you. All you have to do is drag and drop. My 2 cents ... im sure DOD has a better way of saying it. ------------------ "Bada Bing!"
1) I have a stand alone Philips music cd burner. Is there anyway I could transfer music through my stereo to the cd burner? I have no idea. Why on earth did you buy one of those? 2) If not, what are some good computer cd burners? Plextor, Yamaha, Teac, etc. Get something with Burn Proof or similar technology. Also get something like a 12/10/32 burner or faster so you're not waiting 30 minutes to get a cd burned. 3) My computer is a comparatively ancient 300 megahertz pentium II computer with 48 megabytes of RAM. If I got a new cd burner for my computer, could I run it satisfactorily? Depends on the operating system you run and the software you use. To be quite honest, man, UPGRADE THAT MEMORY! 128 MB of RAM can be had for around $30 now. The processor should be fine. 4) (Showing my ignorance) Are there programs that can convert MP3 files to cd audio? The penultimate question: can I burn cds from downloaded MP3 files to use in all of the regular cd formats? Yes. When you buy your CD writer, it may come with software like Adaptec or Nero. Both of these programs convert mp3's to audio. They're a piece of cake to use. If you buy retail versions of your CD writer, they'll come with software, however the OEM versions don't usually come with any software. The other side of this coin is that the OEM versions usually cost way less than the CD writers you buy at CompUSA, etc. Elvis! Hunka hunka burnin' CD's. ... I know... wrong Elvis ------------------ "Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." -- Brian Williams (now Bison Dele) commenting on Isiah Thomas. [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited June 06, 2001).]
Thanks for the help guys. I am going to try and never pay for music again. I think buying 1,500 cds, tapes and records should be enough. -Elvis, the scourge of copywright law! ------------------
