Burning An Audio Cd

[jackie08]

Hi i have an acer aspire M1470 desktop computer. i have tried burning an audio cd using windows media player but it only burns to 99% and will not play on my mp3 player. It will play on the pc. I looked on the burn options and i have a choice of m3u or wpl How do i change this to burn mp3

[VHG]

There are two ways to put mp3 files onto a CD.

If you burn the CD as an audio CD then it is the same format as used by "proper" audio CDs you buy in the shops. This should then play on an "CD player" but not an mp3 player as the files are no longer mp3 files.

Or you can put the mp3 files on the CD in simple "data" format. This is the same format you would use to copy any data file to a CD.

So just choose to burn a CD but NOT in audio format.

The files should then be on the CD as mp3 files and will play in an mp3 player.

[jackie08]

Thank you for your help. I tried to burn the cd in audio format but it only burns 99%

[VHG]

Note an audio CD can only accept about 70 minutes of music, maybe your mp3 files add up to more than 70 minutes, that may cause the problem

Apart from that not sure why to only gets to 99%.

How long have you waited at 99% before giving up?

It may be checking the CD so leave it at 99% and go and watch a TV program and see if it is still like that at the end.

Note if you are putting the mp3 files on CD as mp3 files then the 70 minute limit does not apply, only if you are burning AUDIO CDs.

[jackie08]

I tried burning another cd, checked it was on wpl it burnt to 99% and i waited until the cd was ejected, i have an mp3 player which plays audio cds as well, it can read the disc but will not play it

[VHG]

My only guess is that your mp3s add up to more than 70 minutes.

Try burning just 2 or 3 mp3 files to an Audio CD (so it is less than 70 minutes) and see if that works.

[jackie08]

The audio cd that i burnt had 11 tracks and only took up 38mb of a 70mb disc so it had enough space on the disc. I have had my computer for 8 months from new and it is windows 8, do you think that the cd/dvd drive is faulty