what audio format for my car CD player Solved

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Hello,
I have audio files in mp3 format that are playable on VLC but they don't work in my car! What format should I use to make these files playable on any CD player? And if I need to change the format, what free (safe) software should I use? Thanks for your replies!!! I'm sure my problem is trivial anyway!!! Configuration: Windows XP
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PC/PS3time · Accepted Answer

An audio compact disc is an audio CD that you find in stores (the audio discs, not the blank discs); the CD-RW you own is a rewritable compact disc (basically a data disc) on which you have burned files in MP3 format. A software player can read data discs and "understand" certain formats like MP3 or sometimes WMA, but not all car stereos are capable of this. Therefore, you need to check that the car stereo is recent enough to read CD-RWs and verify the audio formats it supports. It is especially important that it can read titles in MP3 format.

If MP3 support is not available, then you need to convert the titles to WAV and burn them onto a CD-R (not rewritable) with software capable of creating audio CDs (not data CDs).

To summarize:

Purchase CD-Rs and not CD-RWs (old players do not accept them, but from what I've read, with -R it poses no problems since they are not rewritable, which also requires you to buy more if you want many compilations)
Convert the WMA titles to WAV (.ogg), you should be able to find free software quite easily on Google or ask me for help in finding one ;)
Burn the titles once they are converted with this free and efficient software: CDburnerPro

gouby · Answer

Hello  convert them to wma, it should work http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet 6021 convert an mp3 file to wma -- Chess is like painting, if you're not brilliant, you're checkmate!

gouby · Answer

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fruity · Answer

neither...
if your device is not compatible, it won't work (there are no car radios that read wav, and it wouldn't be useful anyway).
You just need to burn an audio CD (not a data CD).
Your burning software will handle the conversion itself (to .cda), and it will work on any type of CD player, new or old.

blablabla · Answer

Premierement, lire les logos du lecteur...? Un CD est gravé au format PCM 16bit/44.kHz stéréo [Red Book] que tous les lecteurs liront, même les vieux... Après cela, il y a des applications MP3 ou WMA, mais il faut voir ces logos sur le lecteur. Un graveur qui ne fournit pas de choix le fera automatiquement au standard PCM. Maintenant, avec une Lexus, on peut lire des DVD audio... cool...!

PC/PS3time · Answer

Try DiscRipper, it rips (copies) DVDs and audio CDs and for audio CDs, it even retrieves the information (the data contained on the CD about a song) that a computer uses to read the information just like a commercially purchased audio CD. It can convert CDs into MP3, WAV, and OGG with various audio codecs, which are PCM by default for the WAV format. It is recommended to burn on a CD-R rather than CD-RW/+RW (at least for older stereo systems, car radios, and the like).

PC/PS3time · Answer

Maybe your car radio doesn't read CD-R/RW, check the manual, it should be written there ;)

iphonekiller007 · Answer

In my opinion, you’d better download SUPER as it converts your audio and video files into any other format.

ray84 · Answer

CDBurnerXP will allow you to convert and burn your MP3s to Audio CD.

jcliss21 · Answer

I have an old Golf (2003) that has an old car radio that refuses to read CDs burned from my computer. After days and days of hassle, I just found out how to burn CDs that are compatible with ALL players. Forget about .mp3/ogg/ or wav formats, they don't work. The only compatible format is .cda (audio CD). You can find it on iTunes on your desktop. It's very simple.
1) Open iTunes. On the left pane, at the bottom, there's a + and a little gear icon. Be careful: when the window is too large, you can't see them.
2) Click on +: select or create a new playlist.
3) Once that's done: click on the little gear icon, and it will offer to burn the playlist in .cda format.
Nothing simpler, but like everything, you had to know it!

What audio format for my car CD player

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