Mp3 To Cd Conversion Help

[lookyloo]

Here is my dilemma; I have a 3.5 hour mp3 file that I want to turn into 4 CD's that can play in any normal CD player....help

[Dstone5553]

Here is my dilemma; I have a 3.5 hour mp3 file that I want to turn into 4 CD's that can play in any normal CD player....help

Do you have Itunes?

I think that will break it up into parts when you try to burn that whole file.

Otherwise, you can get something like Wavepad Sound Editor and break it up into 4 different files but that's a little bit more work.

You open the whole file up using Wavepad or some editing software that's similar and then pick a spot you want to end the track and right click at that spot and go to Trim and then go to Trim End.

And do that however many times choosing where you want to each CD.

Then when you burn each CD, make sure you fade out the end of the track and fade in the beginning tracks that start each of the remaining CDs.

[anddave]

Allow a few days even if your computer is modern and fast.

step 1 MP3>WAV - don't try to divide it as mp3. First change it to a WAV. You'll need big GBs for 3.5h wav @ 16b.

step 2 Use any quality sound editor (I use CoolEdit2000) to (painstakingly) divide the tracks. This will take a looong time. Save that original WAV just in case. You will need once again as much GBs as you did for step 1, this time to store the piecemeal WAVs. Plan your track naming scheme up front or use "TagAndRename" to fix the names later.

step 3 There's a program to help align the track splits so they fall perfectly on the CD data block boundaries or something like that and you should use it but I can't remember its name. Someone here will know it and correct me. It's been posted here before. In fact Ithink you can find it in the audio section of the DSO site.

step 4 Burn your CDs from the WAVs. Don't use the fast burning speed. Use a slow speed. Good things come to those who wait.

Good luck

[lookyloo]

Thanks ALL