MP3 CD's?
Road Captain
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I got 144 songs on just a regular data CD burn nothing special.
You can get more by setting your mp3 rate to 128kps. I use 193kps on mine I really don't think for playing on the bike you'd notice a difference. BTW you can use Windows Media player to RIP and burn your cd.
You can get more by setting your mp3 rate to 128kps. I use 193kps on mine I really don't think for playing on the bike you'd notice a difference. BTW you can use Windows Media player to RIP and burn your cd.
Road Captain
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From: Gettysburg, PA
The H/K Advanced Radio can play CDs with songs burned on them in the *.mp3 format (ie: freebird.mp3). These are songs just like an MP3 player would store, read, and play. If you have the right software in your PC you can burn your tunes on to a CD-R in *.mp3 format and play them on your bike. Although the audio quality will be less than a standard CD type song, on your bike going down the road you probably won't notice it. And you can often get hundreds of tunes on one CD.
I think I have the tunes from 12 CDs on one MP3 disk in my CD player now. I selected Random Play and I rarely hear the same song, even on long rides.
Hope this helps! Take Care!
I think I have the tunes from 12 CDs on one MP3 disk in my CD player now. I selected Random Play and I rarely hear the same song, even on long rides.
Hope this helps! Take Care!
Last edited by natewat; Aug 17, 2008 at 08:27 AM.
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If riding more than just to/from work I really prefer CDs with MP3 Formatted songs.
Most of the CDs I have made hold a little over 110 songs, varies with the length of the songs of course. I may also be using a slightly higher resolution on the cds I make, hence the fewer number of songs on one CD.
I really dont try to pack as many songs on a CD as possible, 110 songs is somwhere in the neighborhood of 6 hours of music without repeats and I cant ride that long before I gotta get gas anyway, so I just change CDs when I fill up.
Most of the CDs I have made hold a little over 110 songs, varies with the length of the songs of course. I may also be using a slightly higher resolution on the cds I make, hence the fewer number of songs on one CD.
I really dont try to pack as many songs on a CD as possible, 110 songs is somwhere in the neighborhood of 6 hours of music without repeats and I cant ride that long before I gotta get gas anyway, so I just change CDs when I fill up.
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The one point being missed is that you have to burn the CD as a "Data" disc and not a "music" disc or you'll only end up with a disc that holds about 12 songs.
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If you have a collection of MP3's you can simply copy/burn these over to a CD-R without special software. OTOH, to rip a CD to MP3 you'll need to use software like Nero or Windows Media Player.
Last edited by iclick; Aug 17, 2008 at 11:05 AM.
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I use ITunes for my storage and burning. I use the highest quality MP3 settings and get anywhere from 100-125 songs, depending on song length. My library is at about 1225 songs, all of which I really like. I pay attention to the number of MB's I'm taking up as I make them. Anything over 696 MB's gets dicey. Also, each disc has its own folder so it's always easy to make copies.
Road Master
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Has anyone had any luck organizing your MP3's into folders before burning them onto CD. Another member reported doing it successfully, but he never responded as to what software he used or how he did it. I would like to put individual albums into folders so I can sort through them and play them when I want. Other members reported that the HK stereo didn't recognize the folders.
