The A5 DVD Player is capable of playing MP3 Discs, if
you wish to burn your own MP3 Discs to play then read the
following introduction.
MP3 stands for MPEG compression level 3.
Put simply, MP3 is a compression standard which
compresses the audio file into a much smaller package
than the original while still retaining much (dependent
on sampling rate) of the original quality. CD audio takes
up a comparatively large amount of room (as does WAV) so
not many tracks can be fitted onto a single CD (74-80
mins worth generally). Compression rates vary on the bit
rate used (128Kbps is a good average for reasonable near
CD quality) but generally MP3 files are 1/10th of the
size of a normal CD track so many more (150+) can be
fitted on to 1 650/700Mb CD.
There are 5 things you will need before starting to
burn your own MP3's to disc.
- A PC
- A CD Burner and a blank disc.
- Source files (The original music)
- Software for 'ripping'
- Software for 'burning'
A Note On Copyright: - Please check the relevant
copyright laws concerning ripping and burning audio
files that you do not own the copyright to. There are
many 'free' MP3 files on the net and plenty of sources
from where to get them, just use your favourite search
engine and pop in the word 'MP3' in and press go.
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