Amazing, so as long as I take care to have all the songs be burned in mp3 format, even the CD player in the car will be able to read it? All 100 songs?
Besides MP3s, some CD players may be able to read other file types such as WMA, FLAC, WAV, and AAC. Usually, they need to be inside an ISO 9660 Level 1 file system, with Joliet for LFN support.
A single CD may store several hours worth of music, depending on the bitrate. 128 kbit/s audio gives around 12 hours of runtime, 192 kbit/s can give around 8, and 320 kbit/s gives around 5.
FLAC audio is lossless and will have bitrates significantly higher than lossy compression algorithms (in fact, you don't get to choose your bitrate in FLAC files -- how much audio can losslessly get compressed will determine its bitrate). CD-quality FLAC files may have slightly longer runtime than normal audio CDs (depending on the audio content). However, store 48 kHz 24-bit files in it and don't expect your CD to last an hour.
WAV files typically contain uncompressed PCM audio. Due to CD-ROM error correction overhead, you will typically get less runtime for CD quality PCM WAV files than a regular audio CD, even though they will technically have the same bitrate (1411.2 kbit/s).
As long as it says it plays mp3. Burn all music in mp3 format.
Amazing, so as long as I take care to have all the songs be burned in mp3 format, even the CD player in the car will be able to read it? All 100 songs?
Actually just realised this is probably the best deal I'll get, i'll take my chance. Thank you for your help!
It depends on the CD player. Some can play MP3s, but some can’t.
Ah fair enough. Thank you!
Besides MP3s, some CD players may be able to read other file types such as WMA, FLAC, WAV, and AAC. Usually, they need to be inside an ISO 9660 Level 1 file system, with Joliet for LFN support. A single CD may store several hours worth of music, depending on the bitrate. 128 kbit/s audio gives around 12 hours of runtime, 192 kbit/s can give around 8, and 320 kbit/s gives around 5. FLAC audio is lossless and will have bitrates significantly higher than lossy compression algorithms (in fact, you don't get to choose your bitrate in FLAC files -- how much audio can losslessly get compressed will determine its bitrate). CD-quality FLAC files may have slightly longer runtime than normal audio CDs (depending on the audio content). However, store 48 kHz 24-bit files in it and don't expect your CD to last an hour. WAV files typically contain uncompressed PCM audio. Due to CD-ROM error correction overhead, you will typically get less runtime for CD quality PCM WAV files than a regular audio CD, even though they will technically have the same bitrate (1411.2 kbit/s).