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stonesman87
Recently I burned some mp3s to CD as a data disc.
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stonesman87
Hey everybody. Recently I burned some mp3s to CD as a data disc. They play at normal speed in my PC, but in more than one DVD player I have, they play too fast, a bit like after inhaling helium or like Alvin and The Chipmunks.
I've researched this problem far and wide, but haven't found a working solution. My guess is that it's something in the burning program settings, but the settings appear to be normal in the program I use. Does anybody know about this problem and how to avoid it?
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stonesman87
Recently I burned some mp3s to CD as a data disc.
Burn it as an audio disc not a data disc.
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stonesman87
Hey everybody. Recently I burned some mp3s to CD as a data disc. They play at normal speed in my PC, but in more than one DVD player I have, they play too fast, a bit like after inhaling helium or like Alvin and The Chipmunks.
I've researched this problem far and wide, but haven't found a working solution. My guess is that it's something in the burning program settings, but the settings appear to be normal in the program I use. Does anybody know about this problem and how to avoid it?
I can be wrong, but maybe there is a problem with the sample rate of your MP3's ?
Are your MP3's at the sample rate 44,1 ?
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Well, I've done some exhaustive testing of different settings, and every one plays Alvin speed instead of proper speed.
Burning as an audio disc isn't an option. You can only fit 80 minutes onto an audio CD, whereas a data CD will fit much longer in mp3 format. If only the mp3s would play at normal speed in the CD/DVD player .....
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stonesman87
Well, I've done some exhaustive testing of different settings, and every one plays Alvin speed instead of proper speed.
Burning as an audio disc isn't an option. You can only fit 80 minutes onto an audio CD, whereas a data CD will fit much longer in mp3 format. If only the mp3s would play at normal speed in the CD/DVD player .....
If fitting as many songs as possible is the priority,an external hard drive or a USB flash drive is the way to go.
The only requirement is a disc player that can also play files off of an external hard drive or a USB flash drive.
CD's of mp3's are basically obsolete for playback .... unless you are putting the files on an "archival grade disc" for back-up purposes.
These external hard drives are available with such large capacities that the benefit of smaller file sizes with mp3's is essentially negated. Lossless files become a better option with more storage room.
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Hey everybody, thanks for the suggestions. It turns out that a little word in the mention from JimmyShelter did the trick - the word "convert". All the tracks I'm working with in this small project are already 320 kbps, but I "re-converted" them. The file sizes are all slightly smaller, whatever the significance of that is, but they all play normally, not a sign of Alvin to be heard.
So Jimmy, thanks pal
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stonesman87
Hey everybody, thanks for the suggestions. It turns out that a little word in the mention from JimmyShelter did the trick - the word "convert". All the tracks I'm working with in this small project are already 320 kbps, but I "re-converted" them. The file sizes are all slightly smaller, whatever the significance of that is, but they all play normally, not a sign of Alvin to be heard.
So Jimmy, thanks pal
ID Tags can cause problems, they can be placed at the beginning or end of the file, can be quite big if images are included and can cause all sorts of hassle. Maybe that's why your converted files are smaller as well.
Anyway, glad you got it sorted