Paul,
I recently purchased an HPRW with the accompanying MusicMatch
software you have. I had a few problems with it myself before
I figured it out. After you have created a playlist in MMJB, be
sure that it will fit on the disk...it may say you have more
room than you actually have. A safe bet is to keep your total
playlist at 650Mb or less. MusicMatch Juke Box is set at a
default copy speed of 1x maximum speed. This means that an
average copy time for a 650Mb disk of music will be 1 1/2 hrs
to record. If you set it up to 4x or 8x the program likes to
take you 3/4 of the way there and give you an error message
about the speed setting. Throw the disk away at that point
and start over (hey, they're cheap if you buy the 50 pack!).
They want you to UPGRADE for $20 or 430 to be able to
record music CD's at a reasonable speed. I would suggest
not using the MusicMatch software if you don't mind not
having the track information tagged on the CD. If you bought
an HP CDR or CDRW you can use the HP MyCD software...does
not add track tags but it also does not take forever. You
do however have to add your tracks manually (no playlists!)
from whatever is on your HD. It will also allow you to pick
things from several CDs to make a custom disk. Also, make
sure you let the disk 'close'(if you are using the MMJB
software) or it will not be playable on your car CD player.
Both programs convert WAVs and MP3s to audio files. Have
patience. Play with it. Expect to fry a couple of burns.
Have fun.
Allen Spencer
Original message:
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 15:57:03 -0800
From: Paul Tiwana <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Prepari
ng a music CD
I am preparing a CD for the first time. I need to convert/
burn/play mymusic files from WAV format as stored on my HD
to some format that can play in my car CD player.I hv
MusicMatch Jutebox. How should I proceed?
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