Some words about MP3
The revolutionary new music compression technology MP3
(MPEG Audio Layer-3) enables shrinking down of original
digital audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without
losing significant sound quality.This allows you to record up
to 10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
Making your own MP3-CD
Basically there are two sources for MP3 music on CD.You can
either transfer music from your own digital audio CDs via
CD-ROM drive onto your PC and encode it into MP3 format
(“rip”) or download legal MP3 music from the Internet.
Record (“burn”) the music from your hard disc on
CD-ROM with your home PC (make sure filename
ends with .mp3). Once finished, you can play your
MP3-CD on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system and enjoy the
music.
Data rate
The data rate is of great importance with MP3. It indicates
how fast bits are transfered.
Stereo music on a CD shows a data rate of about
1,400 kilobits per second (kbps). To achieve a good MP3
quality a bit rate of 128 kbps is recommended. As
the encoding rate is user-selectable, make sure to reach this
data rate for MP3 as recordings less than 128 kbps will suffer
from a degradation in sound quality.
Recording
Downloading MP3 files from the Internet or ripping songs
from your own digital audio CDs is a delicate process, also
influenced by the quality of the encoder program and
speed of your PC.This may sometimes result in “drop-outs”
which you may experience while listening to your MP3-CD.
In any case make sure to use a recording speed not faster
than indicated on the CD-ROM and avoid running other
programs simultaneously on your PC during the recording
process.
In compliance with the SDMI (Secure Digital
Music Initiative) this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system has no
digital output.
It is not possible to “burn” an MP3-CD on this
CDR Mini Hi-Fi system.
It is not possible to record from an MP3-CD.
Supported formats
Following formats are supported on this CDR Mini Hi-Fi system:
– Disc format: ISO 9660 or Joliet
– Filename: .mp3 (tracks), .m3u or .pls (playlists)
– Bit rate: 32–320 kbps (128 kbps advised) or variable
bit rate
Use ISO 9660 disc format when burning the CD-ROM.
UDF disc format (e. g.“DirectCD” or
“WinOnCD”) is not supported.
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