There are many programs that you can use to create MP3's. The most popular free program is iTunes. Try doing a search in Google for "MP3 Creation Software".

Use an mp3 encoder like LAME. 32k is a normal bitrate for OTR. LAME and Fraunhofer are usually considered the best for low bitrates.

Before CDex 1.10 you can only encode WAV files, but not the other way around. There are several tools available which can do this job. Take a look at www.mp3.com and look for utilities like WinAmp or MaPlay.

Yes. We do suggest using the new MP3 format due to its file compression features. We also offer audio cleanup, voice-overs, and a full range of royalty-free music for you to use.

While the Internet is a good source for MP3's, for many people, the primary source for their MP3 collection is from their existing music collections (audio files, CD's, and analog recordings). This is particularly true for audiophiles, who may have extensive collections of analog recordings which are no longer in print. Converting older media to digital is commonly done in order to preserve the recording, so that it can be enjoyed without risking damage to the record or tape.

Like everything else, there are a number of steps involved. First of all, you have to decompress the MP3 files into .wav files.

Use the software that came with your burner. Specify that the burn will be an "audio CD". Drag the mp3(s) to your layout. That's it. Note that you will get a maximum of 74 or 80 minutes of audio on each CD-R; this boils down to two 30-minute shows or one 60-minute show. Use 74min CD-R media for maximum playability. Some players have problems with CD-R, more with 80min media, and still more with CD-RW.

That's really beyond the scope of what I'm trying to do here, but you can generally do it with the software that came with your CD burner. There are two basic types of CDs you can burn, data and audio. You want audio in this case. Note that you may have to convert the MP3 file to .wav before your CD burning software will see it.

X-CD-Roast 0.98alpha14 is not yet able to handle mp3-files directly, you have to convert the files yourself into wav-format. There are a lot of ways to do this - you can try mpg123 -w myfile.wav myfile.mp3. In the end you have a lot of wav-files which should be written as audio-CD. Just make sure X-CD-Roast does find your wav-files in its image-directories and then just go ahead like described in FAQ Question 17. Note: X-CD-Roast can only write CD-quality wav-files (44.

Yes, using a piece of software called a 'CD Ripper' - go to the Dukebox software page here. Make sure you are not infringing any copyright though.

What's the difference between WAV files and MP3 files? Well, the WAV files are uncompromised and uncompressed, original master recordings. They are in true broadcast quality. MP3 files have been compressed to make the files smaller, thus faster to download. MP3 compression uses a clever technology which discards some information from the audio file - audio which is deemed to be inaudible to the human ear.

These are the music formats that DSS DJ is accepting. WAV is uncompressed audio data for PC. It's about 10 megabytes per stereo minute. MP3 is a format that compresses raw wav files at about 10 to 1 (so a 10 megabyte wav file would be a 1 megabyte MP3 file). There is some loss of fidelity in the compression.

A number of software packages will do this, and are often referred to as "decoders". They can be found at: http://www.mp3bench.com/ http://www.layer3.org/software/decoders.html or http://www.mp3.com/software/players.html (NOTE: Not all players will decode MP3s into .wav files, read the individual descriptions for more details)

That question is beyond the scope and relevancy of this FAQ. Read the instructions or the help files for your CD-R software, or try the newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.hardware, alt.comp.periphs.cdr or alt.cdrom There is also some information available on the WWW. There is a good CD-R FAQ at: http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/ and the comp.publish.cdrom FAQ is available at: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/cdrom/cd-recordable/part1/faq.html

We will accept audio CD's as well as CD's with mp3, wav, or aiff files. We also accept audio cassettes. Please do not email any audio files.

Yes! Click here to download white noise MP3 sound samples from our two pure white noise CDs. To listen to the sound samples, you will need either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Both are free, and easy to download.

In order to play MP3 WAV files, you need a sound board and external speakers, any program capable of playing conventional WAV files, and also a suitable codec for playing MP3 compressed WAV files.

NO. Just save these files in a different location from the install folder of the software (for example in ? My Documents ? on Windows and in ? Documents ? on Mac).

To do this, open Windows Explorer and locate the Sculptor brain wave file folder. By default, these files should be located in the following folder: From Windows Explorer, double click on any of these files and you should hear a short 2 second sound file play. If you can’t hear this file, you will need to check you Windows audio equipment. Tip: An alternative to using the Sculptor 3 “Brain Wave” player, is to user a product distributed by BWGen.

Change the output preferences to Wave File (silent). In the newer versions of WinAMP, the output preferences is actually under the "Input" tab. Click Options|Preferences|Input Tab, select one of Nullsoft's Plug-In decoders, click on "Configure", then the "Output" tab, and change the output Device to ".WAV File (Silent)" (this specific info refers to version 1.92)

To convert CD to WAV, please install the software and open the help file's topic "How to Convert CD to WAV" to see the detailed instructions.

Audio recordings are copied onto CD's in a format called WAV or AIF Files. These files are typically around 10 Mb per minute of track and are far too large to be ported around the Internet. In order to SEAL™ your audio recordings, you will need to reduce the size of the files, or compress them. The most noteable formats are the MP3 and WMA files, although there are others.

No. The Home Recording Act allows you to make copies of your music CDs for personal use. You cannot share or sell these copied files or CDs. Once you have distributed these files to individuals who do not own the original CD, you have broken copyright law. You are not permitted to go on the Internet and trade your MP3 files with people who do not own their own copy of the CD.

Please click "Settings" and active the "CD Setting" page, choose "Paranoid Mode (Small blocks read, drive cache disable)" in Grab Mode. Remember to click "Ok" button after your settings. Then start to convert your CD. Notice: When try to convert your CD using this mode, the speed will slow for it read the data in small blocks.

Although most current CD-ROM drives can convert digitally, only CD-ROM drives that support the Redbook audio format and have a reasonable level of seeking accuracy can convert tracks from CDs to disk in digital format. Many older CD-ROM drives, and some new ones, do not support this capability. Conversion output quality is affected by two factors: CD-ROM drive and system processing power.

MD5 checksums files are not exclusive to SHN files. An MD5 checksum can be used to ensure the accuracy of any data file (e.g. .doc, .mp3, .mpeg). Some seeders produce MD5 checksums for their WAV files, as well as for their SHN files. This is just an extra level of confirm to ensure exact copies of the original WAV files are being burned from the SHN files. Checking a WAV file with a MD5 cheksum is no different than checking a SHN file.

MetaSynth currently looks at the file 'type' rather than the file extension. AIFF files that originate on the Mac usually have the file type set correctly but files created on PCs usually don't. If you have a file type utility (such as File Typer or File Buddy), check to make sure that the file type is AIFF. If there is enough interest expressed to us, we will create a 'droplet' application that will set the type correctly.