tchiphead2
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What I'm trying to do is find music files online to burn onto a cd, which can be played on old computers without mp3 capabilities. Which file formats will work on (anything?) old cd players. thanx
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which music files will play on old cd drives
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Trevatwork
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- Nov 30, 2006
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Hi
Convert MP3 to WAV and it should play in any cd player
Trevor
Convert MP3 to WAV and it should play in any cd player
Trevor
You could also burn them as a standard CD track, and they should be able to be played in any CD player.
Of course you'd be limited to about 15 to 20 songs per CD. as normal store bought music CD's have because unlike MP3 the trk format is uncompressed.
WAV's are also uncompressed.
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Of course you'd be limited to about 15 to 20 songs per CD. as normal store bought music CD's have because unlike MP3 the trk format is uncompressed.
WAV's are also uncompressed.
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electronicsfreak
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I agree with both of them just thought I would add something to it. There are a few cd players, very rare but they do exist, that will not play cd-r's at all. I have came across a few but not many. Just like vacunita said, burn any cd as an audio cd and it will play in 98 percent of cd players.
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Yes - I was wondering why you were looking for a file format to play on 'any computer', too.
I'm wondering if there is some confusion going on.
It's down to the software to play the files, not the hardware. As long as you have a soundcard of sorts, by installing something like Winamp, you can play all the common formats.
Or is there another reason for your request which needs further expanation?
Regards, Andy.
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I'm wondering if there is some confusion going on.
It's down to the software to play the files, not the hardware. As long as you have a soundcard of sorts, by installing something like Winamp, you can play all the common formats.
Or is there another reason for your request which needs further expanation?
Regards, Andy.
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