Any way to store a large number of songs on a CD that plays in a car CD player?
I had tried to get a solution to this question, years ago and was told that it could not be done. I thought I would give it another try with all the software and technical breakthroughs lately, so here goes:
Currently about 15 songs can be burnt to a normal CD and be played back in an automobile CD player. My understanding is that there are different formats for saving music in, so my big question is –
Is there any way to record/copy a large number (50+) of songs onto a traditional 700 MB CD that can then be played on a standard automobile CD player? Thanks.
Currently about 15 songs can be burnt to a normal CD and be played back in an automobile CD player. My understanding is that there are different formats for saving music in, so my big question is –
Is there any way to record/copy a large number (50+) of songs onto a traditional 700 MB CD that can then be played on a standard automobile CD player? Thanks.
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You need DVD burning software that will allow you to make a track list of tunes and burn the disc as DVD-Audio. Putting files of any kind directly on a disc will not be in DVD-Audio format. Just like an audio CD, it has it's own format and your burning software has to know what it is.
Hi photoman11
You have referred to "CCD" files a couple of times. At first I thought you had just typed an extra "c" in "CD", but it is clear you are referring to a file type when you say "WAV to CCD" conversion.
A *.CCD file is part of s "Disc Image" created and used by the CloneCD software. While it IS a CD Burning application, a "Disc Image" is actually an "image" of a CD just packed down into one file. You can create a selection of files from a CD Project (whether it be an Audio CD or a Data CD) and essentially Export To Disc Image. To burn a CD using an image file, you just choose the project type described as "Burn CD from Image File", and it then burns either the exact copy of the CD it was made from, or the CD that WOULD HAVE BEEN burned had you continued in the CD burning software rather than exporting the project as an Image. You don't need to create a Disc Image to create either an Audio CD or a Data CD.
Other disc image files are *.ISO and the various other proprietory types used and created by the well known software such as Nero and Roxio.
I can't assist with the "Audio DVD" option, because that is something I have never burned, and I can't say I have really noticed that as being a project type in the CD Burning software I have used.
Hmmm. Smart car you have there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZzUJ92EpFo
I've never heard of that make. We don't have it here in the UK, although I'm probably out of touch having had to buy well used cars for two decades now due to being broke ;-) Actually, I see that it's an offshoot of Honda like the Lexus, and the Honda Legend here is much the same.
Here's the MP3 Player version of your player (I think).
OK, so you don't want to buy a new player, unless you can pick one up really cheaply at a breaker's yard where presumably many of the Honda players will fit. I am wondering if you player has has a small 2.5 or 3.5mm jack socket to accept auxilliary input. If so, then you have the option of plugging an an MP3 Player. It doesn't have to be a fancy one, even the simplest supermarket own-brand ones are fine for this and would hold plenty of MP3 files, and a lesser number of WAV files. I know it doesn't match having a Disc and you may hate having a separate gadget connected by a wire to the player, but it might be an interim solution.
There are quite a few WAV to MP3 conversion utilities around, but it is possible that your CD Burning software already has the capability (via a separate module) to convert audio files. The alternative would be to actually burn about 4 Audio CDs using your WAV files, and then "Rip" the tracks off the CDs to MP3 files. Again, there are a number of ripping software programs around, but most CD Burning software will allow you to do this.
What software do you use for burning CDs?
You have referred to "CCD" files a couple of times. At first I thought you had just typed an extra "c" in "CD", but it is clear you are referring to a file type when you say "WAV to CCD" conversion.
A *.CCD file is part of s "Disc Image" created and used by the CloneCD software. While it IS a CD Burning application, a "Disc Image" is actually an "image" of a CD just packed down into one file. You can create a selection of files from a CD Project (whether it be an Audio CD or a Data CD) and essentially Export To Disc Image. To burn a CD using an image file, you just choose the project type described as "Burn CD from Image File", and it then burns either the exact copy of the CD it was made from, or the CD that WOULD HAVE BEEN burned had you continued in the CD burning software rather than exporting the project as an Image. You don't need to create a Disc Image to create either an Audio CD or a Data CD.
Other disc image files are *.ISO and the various other proprietory types used and created by the well known software such as Nero and Roxio.
I can't assist with the "Audio DVD" option, because that is something I have never burned, and I can't say I have really noticed that as being a project type in the CD Burning software I have used.
Hmmm. Smart car you have there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZzUJ92EpFo
I've never heard of that make. We don't have it here in the UK, although I'm probably out of touch having had to buy well used cars for two decades now due to being broke ;-) Actually, I see that it's an offshoot of Honda like the Lexus, and the Honda Legend here is much the same.
Here's the MP3 Player version of your player (I think).
OK, so you don't want to buy a new player, unless you can pick one up really cheaply at a breaker's yard where presumably many of the Honda players will fit. I am wondering if you player has has a small 2.5 or 3.5mm jack socket to accept auxilliary input. If so, then you have the option of plugging an an MP3 Player. It doesn't have to be a fancy one, even the simplest supermarket own-brand ones are fine for this and would hold plenty of MP3 files, and a lesser number of WAV files. I know it doesn't match having a Disc and you may hate having a separate gadget connected by a wire to the player, but it might be an interim solution.
There are quite a few WAV to MP3 conversion utilities around, but it is possible that your CD Burning software already has the capability (via a separate module) to convert audio files. The alternative would be to actually burn about 4 Audio CDs using your WAV files, and then "Rip" the tracks off the CDs to MP3 files. Again, there are a number of ripping software programs around, but most CD Burning software will allow you to do this.
What software do you use for burning CDs?
Looks like there is no auxilliary input socket on the 2006 models, only 2007 onwards :-(
http://www.acuraworld.com/forums/f72/05-tl-aux-input-jack-87872/
Ignore the "adapter" mentioned in that discussion. The buffoon suggesting it doesn't know the difference between RCA connectors/sockets and standard stereo mini jack plugs/sockets.
http://www.acuraworld.com/forums/f72/05-tl-aux-input-jack-87872/
Ignore the "adapter" mentioned in that discussion. The buffoon suggesting it doesn't know the difference between RCA connectors/sockets and standard stereo mini jack plugs/sockets.
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Well guys, thank you for your help, but after spending around 4 hours trying various solutions without any of them working, I decided to throw in the towel and call this a lost cause that is just not worth anymore of my time. thanks for your help and I will be awarding points I guess, although I'm not sure what the processes in the situation.
Just one last item, and it goes back to the auxilliary socket:
http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2006-acura-tsx/1707-10865_7-31861505.html
That relates to a 2006 TLX, so maybe yours won't have that socket, but if it's that awkward to see when you plug things into it, then perhaps you haven't been aware of its presence and could use it for an MP3 player?
http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2006-acura-tsx/1707-10865_7-31861505.html
"The six-disc changer had no idea what to do with MP3 and WMA CDs. Also, the auxiliary input jack in the center storage console will present a problem to the driver who wants to plug in a portable MP3 player; it's impossible to see the exact position of the port due to the rubber cap that hinges upward, blocking the already awkward view. A simple, uncovered auxiliary jack in the head unit would have worked just as well and been a lot easier to use."
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31861505-2-300-DT3.gifThat relates to a 2006 TLX, so maybe yours won't have that socket, but if it's that awkward to see when you plug things into it, then perhaps you haven't been aware of its presence and could use it for an MP3 player?
Sorry, TSX, not TLX
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Can't say if the wording in the article was misleading or not because I have never been in a TSX. However, in my model, there is an additional input inside the center console, but it is 12 volt- the same size as a cigarette lighter; not anything remotely resembling a stereo input jack.
Thanks for trying though.
Thanks for trying though.
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Thanks everyone. I guess it's back to the old CD.
Thank you photoman11
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A audio-friend of mine suggested that since my player will play audio DVDs, that I should record CDs onto the DVD because I will be able to get a lot more tracks. That sounded good in theory until I tried it and realized that since all of the tracks were in wav format, my player could not play them.
Thinking that it would be easy to find an online free converter to convert wav files to ccd files, this "easy project" has been taking me 3 very frustrating hours. Even the software that describes "able to convert from wav to ccd," doesn't seem to have an option to do it. At this point I will not invest any more time because I was mainly just trying to determine whether loading tracks in ccd format onto a DVD would in fact even play in my car.
My 2 questions are:
1. If a car audio system can play audio DVDs, will it be able to play ccd tracks that are burned onto a DVD or does it require some other format?
2. If the answer is yes, does anyone have a recommendation for a free converter that will actually do what it says?
Thank you very much.
I have been able to download CDs