Can I write an MP3 file to a CD and play it in a normal CD player like a Walkman?
You cannot play MP3 files directly using a regular CD player (although the RIO and such players play MP3 files directly). Instead, you must convert the MP3 file to WAV or CDA format. Many people use Winamp to do this — just change the output to DiskWriter (this output plugin comes with Winamp), specify the output drive, and Winamp then (silently) writes the MP3’s as WAV output. Don’t forget to change back to the WaveOut plugin when you’re done. Then just use your CD program that supports CDA Audio (I use Adaptec’s Easy CD Creator, but Nero can also do this) to copy the WAV files to CD. You may need to worry about a few more things: 1) The volume may change from one song to the next. Use AudioStocker or Rocksteady as a DSP/Equalization plugin with Winamp to perform volume equalization while writing the files. 2) Usually you will want to write the output in a single session. While your CD writer supports multisession, many standard CD players don’t support multisession. 3) Most standard
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