mp3 data cd help

[Mr.Wrong]

ok so my stereo can play mp3s so i just burn the mp3s to cd using "burn:data" instead of "burn:audio". theres a function called +/- album and im thinkin that means i can have sub-directories on tha data cd. so how do i make these
i read tha manual for my stereo but it didnt explain the albums at all
one of you gots to know

[ryantron]

when you burn them, put the files into folders. drag and drop them onto the cd icon instead of using software to make the cd.

[charly]

^ if you have nero you can drag and drop the files onto the cd, and you don't have to deal with windows burner [which i personally hate]

the +/- album simply let's you scroll through the folders within the cd. it'll go through the folders in alphabetical order, and then onto whatever other files are on the cd, but not in folders.
the album feature is really convenient when you have a cd full of mp3's. sometimes it gets a little hard finding 1 song out of 200 or so. i burn these cd's all the time since i have an mp3's discman.

[Mr.Wrong]

you can just dragNdrop em like that?
you sure that will work, and will i need to format the disc first. that just seems like it wouldnt work to me
do you do this?

-so then each folder would be an album?

i know wit NERO you can use InCD to format a CD-RW and then you can throw files on and off but im using CD-R

so let me get this straight youre talkin bout in MY_COMPUTER the E:/drive will show the disc and i just drag the folders onto that???

[Mr.Wrong]

i have NERO so can i just dragNdrop (and is what i explained dragNdrop above correct?) to a CD-R??

CD-R. NOT=[CD-RW]

[charly]

if you're using nero it's simple. doesn't make any difference if you're using a cd-r or a cd-rw, so long as it's blank/empty.

it's the same concept as making a regular music cd, except you've got a lot more songs to drag and drop over.
you can create files to drag and drop over OR you can drag all the songs over, then create the files and organize it that way [which ever you please]

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if you want to use the windows xp burner, open up my computer and then just drag and drop the files you want onto your cdburner [you said it e:\ right?\]
once you drag some files over, a little thing will appear in your taskbar telling you that you've got files to burn. just ignore that as it will just open the window and show you the files you've selected. keep on dragging and dropping the rest of the files/folders you want. same rules as nero, you can drag everything first and then put it in files, or you can put it in files first.

it sounds more confusing than it really is.
umm.. if you need more help feel free to msn me. :) ctard_@hotmail.com

[stringbeans]

just use the nero wizard.. easy as pie (apple and rhubarb pie)

[Mr.Wrong]

so all this talk bout dragNdrop is to be done in NERO; and....


...not on the desktop like this...

Originally Posted by Mr.Wrong

so let me get this straight youre talkin bout in MY_COMPUTER the E:/drive will show the disc and i just drag the folders onto that???

???

[mapleleaf4ever]

Just remember to make the Folder Names something short and concise, good just in case you use it on another player with a shorter display. MP3 CDs are awesome... I had 7 that held my entire MP3 Collection. Oh yah, I'm alllll about the Apple Pie... :D

[charly]

Originally Posted by Mr.Wrong

so all this talk bout dragNdrop is to be done in NERO; and....


...not on the desktop like this...


???

it can be done in nero OR the windows my computer thing.

they both work the same way pretty much.

[Mr.Wrong]

can i just dragNdrop files whenever i want to a CD-R or do i have to do it all at one time
-can i do half the cd now then half later?

[ryantron]

if youre using a cdrw, you can use the cd like a hard drive. add songs and delete them whenever you want.
if youre just using a cdr, it all has to be done at once.

[mapleleaf4ever]

AAAACTUALLLY.... on a CD-R as long as you leave the Session open you can keep burning to it until it's full at your leisure.

[charly]

^ but so long as the session is open, the cd can't be played.

let's leave sessions out of this as he seems to be having enough troubles with it already.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Mr.Wrong

can i just dragNdrop files whenever i want to a CD-R or do i have to do it all at one time
-can i do half the cd now then half later?

Originally Posted by ryantron

if youre using a cdrw, you can use the cd like a hard drive. add songs and delete them whenever you want.
if youre just using a cdr, it all has to be done at once.

No and no.

The ISO specifications for CDs require an "index" of sorts at the beginning of the disk. With a CD-R You cannot re-write over this index. As said, you can burn the data and just leave it as-is without the index and put it in later, but then you don't have an ISO-certified CD and it probably won't be useable on most systems.

Furthermore, the CD-RW comment about "using it like a harddrive" is wrong. A CD-RW is NOT a block device and therefore doesn't have the functionality of a harddrive. At best, what I've found is that you can add to it nonstop (until it's full) because it'll just rewrite over it, but to delete files you'd have to rewrite over ever sector after the deleted file as well, because it doesn't deal to well with segmented files AFAIK. So no, it's not like a hard drive because you need some sort of burning program in order to write to the disk.