Creating a CD to work in normal players?

[Nutcase]

I've been asked as part of my friend's wedding to make up a CD to be played during the meal or something. But I've never made one that has to work using a normal CD player. How does one go about converting WAV's to an audio CD? And presumably it's possible to convert MP3's to WAV if I can't find them on an existing CD?

Anyone got an idiot's guide?

Cheers!

[Haly]

CDEX is the best app I've found for converting MP3 to wav :)
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
Very simple to use.

[Mark]

If whatever application you have for writing CDs has an 'audio CD' project mode, it'll probably do it for you (both Roxio and Nero do). :)

PS - Yes, Daz, k3b does as well. :p :)

[Flibster]

Use nero to create an AudioCD
Drag and drop MP3's onto it and it converts them on the fly.

Piece of widdle. :D

Simon/~Flibster

[Piggymon]

I've always used media player ;D

[Mark]

Valid point - that might work, though media player has a well-known aversion to MP3 files. :)

[Haly]

Valid point - that might work, though media player has a well-known aversion to MP3 files. :)

Really? If that's the case then I don't think anyone ever told my media player :p

[Mark]

Mine neither (just don't tell Microsoft). :p

I suspect most people around here will have the codecs for it to 'just work' anyway. :)

[Nutcase]

Well I have cdex :) And I have media player, so that sounds like a winner :D

Just had a quick look and can't see any burning options, does it do it automatically or am I missing something? Can I add CD text or whatever it's called?

Cheers peeps, can't remember the last tiem I tried anything like this, at least 5+ years ago! I'm sure it's simple...

[Daz]

PS - Yes, Daz, k3b does as well. :p :)
:D

I never got on with media player for burning audio CD's. Tried it a couple of times on different systems and it seems to chop tracks off the start or end without telling me, or cutting off tracks before they finish :/

Haven't tried it with WMP11 though.

[Nutcase]

Ok, I think I should be ok for the burning bit. Can anyone recommend free label making software? Including for the case?

Cheers :D Otherwise I guess a local printing place could do it? Might look more proffesional then too :)

[Nutcase]

Ooh ooh, can anyone help with the last 2 tracks please?

I need The hollies the air that I breathe and Anastasia, you'll never be alone.

Does anyone have them on CD that they can rip as a wav and host it somewhere briefly? Would be most grateful :D

When I've got those, I can get stuck in sorting out a track order (my decision apparently, so no doubt I'll get it wrong!).

[Nutcase]

Just burnt my first audio cd :) I feel all warm and squishy now :p

Got to take it to my parents though to test it as I don't own a CD player ;D

Does anyone else think that Always by Bon Jovi is not quite right for a wedding CD?

This romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up

It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up

But my friend is insistent! :huh:

[Daz]

Absolutely:

When he holds you close, when he pulls you near, when he says the words, you been needin' to hear, I wish I was him 'cus those words are mine...

:/

Each to their own!

[NokkonWud]

And I'll be yours 'til the end of time?

[Daz]

To say to you till the end of time. Then chorus - which is the only bit that fits a wedding, but a soppy chorus a good wedding song does not make.