Moving into the 21st century

[WaydeWest]

Some simple questions about burning cd's that my 2 year old probably already knows the answers to...

I notice that many cd players go out of their way to mention mp3 compatability. Does this mean that one of my older decks won't play cd's with mp3's on it? However, I have played burned cd's that I picked up at the various conventions. Does this mean I can play mp3's or is it possible that those cd's contain wave files? Is it safe to say that any cd player can play wave files? I suppose a good way to find out would be to burn a couple of mp3's onto a test cd and play around with my decks.

I notice that itunes offers two ways to burn cd's from their site, using their format (acc) or using mp3's. Does this mean I will also encounter a compatability issue if I burn an all acc cd?

Could somebody also explain this new technology I'm hearing about...the kid's are calling them "rotary phones"? Just kidding, however that is how stupid I feel right now.

Thanks for your help.

 

[nextgen1]

Not really sure. But I would say if it does not say MP3 on your deck that it probably does not. The good part about a CD player playing MP3 is that you can lets say put 100 high quality MP3's on the cd. I do this for back up for all my events. I put a general playlist of about 30 songs or so together of music that I had my clients go through to give me an idea of their musical tastes. Plus I put different dinner music that I have in MP3 format on a CD also. They are both in my decks Cued and ready to go at a push of a button just in case of a computer or hard drive problem.

Remember there is a difference in your CD player reading a wav file or MP3 they are different formats. Also I hope you are referring to a rack mounted CD than a computer one. The ones in your computer and your computer itself would have no problems with either format. I hoped this helped. Once you go Digital you will never go back. Just remember if you go digital buy yourself a very good Program to DJ with. It makes a huge difference.

Itunes I believe allows you to burn a standard CD with there music and after burning with there software if you like it will allow you to convert to MP3 format at 192 bitrate CBR.

 

[Fred Wright]

I dunno if this will help but I'll try.

I have burned MP3 files to CDR and the discs will play on the cheapo RCA branded boombox. I believe they were recorded as wav files, though.