Vinyl to CD [can't find mp3 files with Media Player 10]

Have been using Audacity to convert old vinyl LP's onto CD's and everything has worked well except they are in the Wav format which means they will only play on my computer. I have (fingers crossed) changed the format of these Wav files into MP3's using Windows Media Player 10. But when it comes to burning a new disc with the MP3 files i have failed every time. For a start i can't seem to find the MP3 files in the list to add them to the burn list. Could someone help me out here please.

 

Hello Boomble,

Can't help with WMP - don't use it to create/burn/format files.

Do you still have the original .aup Audacity file for this? If so, audacity will "export" the file to MP3 format to a user designated file/folder. From there you can try with WMP or with your burning program to create a cd.

Just as a note, I just started using audacity, so not overly familiar with audacity.

Added more detail to your thread title to describe your problem.

Regards - Charles

 

Howdy Charles. Have used the Audacity program and i'm really happy with the results and quality of sound. It's burning them to a cd that remains a stumbling block. Perhaps my being unable to see the files in the list is yet another attempt by Windows to prevent user's from seeing any items that are not endorsed or put there by Windows in the first place.

Wonder if i could use another program to grab the MP3 files from WMP list and then burn them to cd?

Any more help and advice would be really appreciated. Thanks.

 

Hi Boomble,

Try looking for them manually:

Turn on View Hidden files:
Go to My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View tab, scroll down to Show hidden files and tick.

Either look for them by searching by the file extension .mp3 or by the name you gave the files.

Also if "Hide file extensions for known file types" is ticked - untick that.

Regards - Charles

 

Now why on earth didn't i think of that? Charles old boy that was jolly duced clever of you old chap! Absolutely spiffing, eh. Thanks Charles.

 

Hi Boomble,

If you know where they are, then use your burning app to create the cd or use XP's if that's your OS.

How to use XP's: type burn into Help and Support's search box.

Regards - Charles

 

You shouldn't have to convert wav files to mp3 to make an audio cd. I don't use media player for this so I can't be specific when it comes to it, but if you have Roxio or Nero software, try using it to burn the cd using the wav files. You really gain nothing by converting them to mp3 format first. If anything, the songs will lose quality when you do this. So, unless you intend to keep them on the hard drive, you should burn them as wav files (IMHO). Even then, I'd burn them as wav files and convert them later for storage on the hard drive.

I'd be surprised if you can't use media player to burn wav files.