[umgud]

Not sure you read my post.

I’m not looking for free downloads nor to do anything illegal. I’m willing to buy music singles and want to put them on a playlist then burn them to CD’s. I’ve found all the legal download sites, but they sell you the music in MP3 format. I don’t wown an MP3 and want the music on CD’s.

[free_life]

I use Nero software (but most if not all burn software will do the same) select ‘MAKE AUDIO CD’ and then add all the MP3 files you have that you want on any given CD and it will ‘rip’ those MP3 files to audio CD’s files that you can play in any CD player.

IF your cd player will play MP3 files then burn the CD with MP3 instead because you will get many many more songs on a single CD.

So just download MP3 files and then use Nero (or other burn/ware to convert (rip) to CD audio.

Others have already answered on where to get legal MP3’s.

[rabscuttle385]

I’ve found all the legal download sites, but they sell you the music in MP3 format. I don’t wown an MP3 and want the music on CD’s.

Buy them in MP3 or AAC. When you put the singles together in a playlist, using your CD burning software (i.e., iTunes, Windows Media Player, Nero, etc.), the software will automatically convert everything into a CD format and burn that to the CD.

Believe me. I have tried this using iTunes. I bought singles (or whole albums) in AAC format and then burned them to CD using iTunes and, presto, the CDs play in my car...a 2001 Mitsubishi Galant with a CD player that does not support MP3 discs. (I have also burned CDs from playlists of MP3 files to CDs using Windows Media Player and, they also play in my car.)

[papasmurf]

Post #23 has the answer. Simple, efficient, and less costly. WinXP native CD burning will convert them from mp3 for you as it burns them.

Personally, I like wav and mp* files. They play on nearly everything and, as Potlatch says, wav’s are very small.

I have 10 CD’s worth on each of 5 SD cards which I keep in my Pocket PC Phone, then use I an RCA jack into my Ford pickup’s factory stereo system. The beauty of this is, when the phone rings, the music is muted automatically.

Good luck.

[dangerdoc]

If you have the MP3s there are many programs which will automaticaly burn them to CD in CD format.

I think Vista has it built in. XP may have it built in also. I strongly suspect that it is built into Macs also.

If you go to download.com, I’m sure that there are free alternatives. I’ve had at least one such program included with every computer I’ve purchased for the last 6 or 8 years.

I feel I’m repeating myself. Is your question answered?

Thinking about it, I think you can download Itunes even if you don’t have an Ipod. It will automatically import your MP3s. You can then make a playlist and there is a button on the screen to burn to CD.

[antiRepublicrat]

I don’t wown an MP3 and want the music on CD’s.

iTunes is AAC, better quality than MP3 for the size. But iTunes and other programs will burn regular CDs, converting your AAC/MP3 files to CD format on the fly.