Kathy, To burn RealAudio files to CD, you have to use Realplayer. So far as I know, there's no way to do it with any other program. I'm still a bit confused, though, as to whether you can do it with Realplayer Basic, or whether you can only do it with realplayer Premium. In any case, I think you do need Realplayer Premium to burn the RealAudio Protected files sold by the real Music store. I got so much conflicting details on these points from Real.com that I decided to go ahead and spend the $19.95, just to be on the safe side.
Once you have Realplayer installed and some RAX files in hand, just use your Realplayer to burn the files to CD, and they should play in any standard CD player. I won't give you details on the steps for burning in Realplayer, until you definitely decide whether you want to go this route. But, it's not difficult; you just need to know what to look for with your screen reader. If you do decide to purchase the upgrade to Realplayer Premium, and to buy .rax files from the Real Music store, email me off list, and I'll give you more details; or, if you have skype, it might be easiest for me to talk you through the process, in real time. Blessed Be, Dana that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: dsleslie Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE Your Source for Discounted Ideas http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Szinnyey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:26 AM Subject: Re: Accessible beyond-a-doubt legal music download sites Hi, Donna. If you don't mind, and so I don't have to re-invent the wheel (smile), could you tell me how you burn your realplayer files onto a CD? Can you just copy and paste them through Windows Explorer? I use Nero as well, and I'm guessing Nero won't recognize these Real files and convert them to audio files? I'm just trying to put a few of these albums onto audio disk. Or, if I decide to buy this Premium Real Player thing, could you tell me how to convert the files so they can play on any old CD player? I was talking with a friend yesterday who uses yahoomusic and says it's very accessible and you don't have to deal with all this proprietory nonsense. So I may just check that out as well. I know 320 and above is a better sound, but I'm just as happy with 192. My middle aged ears aren't too worried about incredible fidelity. Grin. Thanks for any help you have to offer. Peace, Kathy Kathy Szinnyey [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Accessible beyond-a-doubt legal music download sites Kathy, First, in case you don't realize this, I should mention that tracks purchased from the real music store are in .rax format, a proprietary, protected, real audio format. They will not play in any player other than realplayer. My strategy for getting around this is to burn them to CD-RW, then rip them off, as .wav or .flac files. But this latter step I think requires that you upgrade your basic realplayer to a premium realplayer, for a one-time fee of $19.95. Since I had the money, and it's only a one-time charge, I thought it was worth it to get full use out of what I purchase from the real music store. I can't say that the real music store has everything I've ever wanted. But it has quite a lot; it's totally legal and accessible; and there's no adware, spyware, etc. to worry about. Moreover, the .rax files are very high quality 193KBPS files, that I, at least, can barely tell from CDs, if at all. Now, as to your nervousness about getting involved with realplayer: It's definitely NOT my favorite player: it needs to be carefully installed, so it doesn't make itself your universal player, and so that it doesn't readjust all your volume settings; and there are a number of tricks you'll need to learn, to use it effectively. But, if you want to use it just for playing Real Audio streams, and for burning .rax files (That's all I really use it for.), it's definitely useable, as long as you are willing to put in some time to learn it. Write me off list if you think you might want to go down this road, and want further, detailed pointers. Blessed Be, Dana that's Dayna, D A N A, NOT Donna, D O N N A D. S. Leslie, née C. R. Guttman Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: dsleslie Web: ÞE OL' PHILOSOPHIE SHOPPE Your Source for Discounted Ideas http://members.cox.net/dsleslie2/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Szinnyey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:55 AM Subject: Re: Accessible beyond-a-doubt legal music download sites > Hi, Donna. Thanks much for this link. I've always been ind of a-scared > of > anything to do with Real Player. Have you used this Real Player Music > Store > yourself? Jus curious. Are there any tricks I should know about it > before > I dive in? Smile. Thanks much! > > Kathy > > > Kathy Szinnyey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 3:04 PM > Subject: Re: Accessible beyond-a-doubt legal music download sites > > >> http://musicstore.real.com/music_store/search?value=tim+wilson&type=art >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kathy Szinnyey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:57 PM >> Subject: Accessible beyond-a-doubt legal music download sites >> >> >>> Hi, fellow Earthlings! I'm trying to download some music for a young >>> person >>> who doesn't have access to a computer, and this stuff is not on >>> allofmp3.com. It's a bunch of stuff by Tim Wilson which I'm told is >>> available from Itunes and maybe Walmart? Well, I don't like using >>> Walmart. >>> So, what have you all found to be the most accessible download sites? I >>> used to use emusic but found I couldn't find much on there to my >>> interest. >>> Any help? 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