Hi. Yup, technically that is correct but it is really samantics as when you do a Windows/E command you land in the my computer folder so it really amounts to the same thing. Walter, a good explanation. One small correction. Windows-e takes you to Windows Explorer, not My Computer. Walter.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walter Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:07 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: burning .mp3 tracks to an audio cd Hi. Ok, if your friend is running XP then they will have windows Media player. The easiest way to explain this is for him to use media player. Nero will allow him to burn as many copies of the discs as he wants but that means obtaining software and installing etc and using a programme he already has is simplist. What he sees on the screen or what his screen reader tells him will depend on which version of WMP your friend has. I'm explaining it as I have WMP 11. The first thing to do is to make sure that the files your friend wants to burn as audio files lasts no more than 80 minutes as this is the max he will get on an audio disc. Once that is established, go to the folder where he has the files to be burned, select them and copy them to the clipboard. Next do aWindows key and E which will take you to "my computer." Use your arrow keys to find the CD drive, or it might be a DVD drive, it makes no difference. Once that has been located, press enter to open the folder and then do a control and V to paste the files he wants burned into that folder. Now, once that has been done, make sure there is a blank disc in the drive and then go to your file menu and use your arrow keys to go up or down until he hears "write these files to CD" and then press enter. The first thing your friend will be asked is what name does he want to give the CD. You need not type anything in here unless he has a name he wants to call the disc, by default, WMP will give the disc a date and time as a name if your friend doesn't. Next tab once and your friend will be given the choice of burning an audio CD or a data disc. A data disc is just another way of saying MP3 disc. Your friend will want the first option, Audio disc. Now tab once to the "Next" button and press either enter or the space bar, makes no difference which. What happens now is Windos Media Player will be launched. Once it has fully launched, alt/tab to the WMP window and now tab or shift/tab around WMP until you hear "start burn button and press either enter or the space bar. The files your friend has chosen will now be burned to the CD and if he is patient as it could take as much as 10 or 15 minutes to burn depending on the settings, the disc will be ejected on completion and is ready to be duplicated. However, I suggest he listens to the disc first before duplication to check for unintended errors. I hope this is of help. Walter. -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Ray Sent: 31 July 2011 15:38 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: burning .mp3 tracks to an audio cd A friend of mine wants to burn some MP3 recordings to CD for distribution to a local vi group. He wants to take a master Cd to a local voluntary organisation to run off copies on their duplicator, as there are near 100 CDs to distribute. I'd like suggestions for software, preferably free, to do this. I understand it is usually possible to burn tracks to CD in Windows XP - which he's using, so comments about how and whether this can be done would be welcome too. As the subject suggests this is distribution of audio CDs, not MP3, as not all members of the group have MP3 cd players. Thanks for any help forthcoming. Ray To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
