How Do I Turn an MP3 File Into a CD File?
An MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 or "MP3" file in an audio storage file that is encoded with a lossy data compression algorithm. In other words, the raw sound wave information that compromised the original digital recording is transformed into a smaller file that contains an "approximation" of the sound wave which basically edits out the acoustic subtleties that either the human ear has trouble sensing or that commercial speakers have trouble reproducing. However, to play MP3 files you need special software to translate the data into a signal that speakers can convert into sound. Unfortunately, audio CD players are designed to play signals that use a Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM) format. One such format is found in uncompressed WAV files.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
Converting The MP3 To WAV
-
1
Download an MP3 decoding program and install it on your computer. For a link to a list of free MP3 decoders, see the "Resources" section below.
-
2
Run the MP3 decoding program.
-
-
3
Add the MP3 to the program's decoding/conversion queue.
-
4
Set the output format to "WAV".
-
5
Click "Decode" to create the WAV version of the MP3.
Creating A Disk Image
-
6
Download a DVD/CD burning program and install it on your computer. For a link to the 7 best free disk burning programs, see the "Resources" section below.
-
7
Run the burning program.
-
8
Create a new disk image. For ImgBurn, simply click on the icon labeled "Create image file from files/folders". For CDBurnerXP, select the "Data Disc" tab, click "OK" and then click "Audio/Music CD". For InfraRecorder, click on "File" in the main toolbar, select "New" and then click "CD image". For FinalBurner Free Edition, click on the "Audio CD" icon in the introductory "Select Project Type" window.
-
9
Drag the WAV file into the disk image's "File List" section, located in the main window of the burning program.
-
10
Once you've added all the WAV files you want, click on "File" in the main toolbar and select "Save".
-
11
Save the CD image file to your desktop. You now have a file that contains the data from your original MP3's, which can be readily burned to a blank CD and played on any standard CD player.
-
1
