Phil wrote:
Hello All,I would read the CD-Writing-HOWTO-3.html before setting up a session to demo linux cdrecord.
While demonstrating the merits of Linux to an acquaintance I was asked to burn an mp3 file to a CD in audio format. This is where my troubles started.
Xcdroast apparently will only accept wave files, and Gnome Toaster would only burn the mp3 file as a data file no matter what setting I tried.
I tried mpg123 to convert the mp3 file to a wave file but that failed also.
mpg123 -w mp3file wavefile does nothing except display the help screen.
mpg123 --wav mp3file wavefile at least does something if only to create an empty file named wavefile.
This has been an exercise in frustration compounded by the fact that I was able the create an audio CD under MS Windows using Nero in a couple of minutes and I have never used Nero before!
I use cdrecord to create back-ups but I have never had a need to create an audio CD. How do I do this? Past messages suggest the Gnome Toaster is the answer. Maybe the version supplied with Mandrake 9 is not working correctly?
The section 3.2 Writing audio CD's has the full procedures for writing audio cd's including the syntax for converting mp3's and writing the audio cd's. Something like:
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To create a CD-R from a whole bunch of MP3-files, you can use the following command sequence:
for I in *.mp3
do
mpg123 --cdr - "$I" | cdrecord -audio -pad -nofix -
done
cdrecord -fix
Depending on the speed of your machine, you may want to slow down writing to "speed=1" (cdrecord option). If you use "speed=4", your machine must be able to play the MP3-file at quadruple speed. mpg123 consumes much CPU-time! If you are in doubt, try an empty run with -dummy (keeps the laser switched off).
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Larry
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