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From: denmarks (denmarks_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:01:04 -0800

The common name for user created music cds seems to be mp3. Are most of them
actually WMA or do the majority of people obtain the mp3 add-on?

Do non cd players such as a Rio play WMAs or do they come with mp3 software
or are you required to by the add-on?

"Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:

> denmarks wrote:
> > I am confused between the terms recording an "Audio CD" and recording "mp3s".
> > Windows Media Player will copy a CD to disk using its own format. If I wanted
>
> An Audio CD is the type that plays in your typical hifi deck or automobile.
>
> > to save in the MP3 format I would need a special module.
>
> MP3 CDs are data CDs (ie act like 700MB floppy disks) that just happen
> to have music files on them. MP3 is a compressed audio format, so you
> can hold many more tracks than an audio CD.
>
> You don't need WMP to create data/MP3 CDs. You can do that by copying
> the files to a data CD using Windows Explorer.
>
> > What is the format when a CD is burned? Is it compatible with players that
> > state that they play mp3s?
>
> MP3 CD players are almost guaranteed to handle Audio CDs. The reverse is
> not true. A data CD could also be made up of WMA or other audio-format
> files, but there are fewer devices which cna play those formats. You
> would have to check the specifications of a drive tos ee whether it can
> play back:
> * audio CDs (pretty much a given)
> * MP3
> * WMA
> * DVD Audio
> * SACD (Super-Audio)
> * etcetera etcetera etcetera
>
>
>
>
>

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