Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Audio Can Factory HU play CD-R???

Also, make sure the CD-R is designed for Audio. Ones that are just data cause problems for a lot of decks.

Dan

The factory unit can NOT play MP3's!

Dan

But not for my head unit. I've used the data CD-Rs from Memorex (74-minute & 80-minute formats), TDK (74-minute & 80-minute formats), Maxell (74-minute format), and Imation (74-minute & 80-minute formats) on my Alpine head unit (3DE-7886)with zero problems. Well, I'll modify that: The Imation 80-minute CD-Rs do play on my HU; however, the tracks on the disc take longer to queue up (especially with random play) than the other brands I've used.

I always record (burn) at 1X speed; the software that I use is Adaptec's Easy CD Creator (v. 3.5).

Hope this helps.

I think what he was trying to say is that the source material for a CDR makes a difference. If you are going from CD to CD they may play better than if you convert from an MP3 to .WAV files and then record.

Exactly what I ment.

I'm not familiar with using WAV files to create a standard Audio CD. What software do you use to do this and what is the audio format for a standard CD?

Dan

My factory never ever ever once had problems playing CDRs. I am using Memorex and I record at 2X. I own two contours and they both play CDRs well. The CD mechanism is made by SONY.

I normally record my CDs on a mac so I'll describe from that perspective. I have found that recording disc to disc is prone to failures, so I actually record the music to my HD as an .aiff (i thinkt that is the extension) and then record from the HD at 2x speed. In the case of an MP3, there are "uncompression" programs that change them back to a format that CD players can read. You can subsititute .wav for .aiff in the example above.

I haven't had any issues playing 'burnt' cd-r's on my HU. I'm running a Kenwood KDC and using the Memorex platinum burned at 4x. I'll usually convert my mp3 files to .wav files using winamp. Then I'll burn them to the cd-r with Adaptec's Easy CD Creator (v. 4.0). I think a couple factors are what type of cd-r disk you're using, how the music is encoded to the .wav format (never had a problem with winamp, if you need instructions email me), and the speed at which you're burning. I've played these cd-r's on everything from my 8 yr old boombox to my home unit so head unit may not be that much of a difference as long as the cd-r is burned correctly. Then of course some cd players work when they want to regardless of what kind of cd you put in there...go figure.

B

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98 SE V6 MTX

What's a good software program to convert mp3 files to .wav files? Can Winamp do this?