Data disc vs. audio cd

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Data disc vs. audio cd

Couple of questions...

All my songs were imported AAC. So can I still somehow make a CD from these songs that will play in my car MP3 compatible CD player without converting them all first? Do I use the "burn audio CD" feature?

Also, what would be the difference between data disc and audio disc if they're all AAC?

thanks.

imac g5, Mac OS X (10.3.6)

Posted on Nov 27, 2006 11:16 PM

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Answer 1

Zevoneer

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Nov 27, 2006 11:23 PM in response to schmoel

"So can I still somehow make a CD from these songs that will play in my car MP3 compatible CD player without converting them all first?"

If you want to make a straightforward CD then burning to Audio CD will be fine. To make an MP3 CD the files have to be converted first.

"what would be the difference between data disc and audio disc if they're all AAC?"

A Data CD is only readable on a computer it's just a storage media like storing your files on a flash drive. An Audio CD is formatted so it will play in normal CD players.

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schmoel Author

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Nov 27, 2006 11:27 PM in response to Zevoneer

But what's the advantage of burning a data disc?...are you able to fit more on it, as opposed to a straight audio CD?

thanks.

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schmoel Author

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Nov 27, 2006 11:30 PM in response to Zevoneer

It seems like if a song is 4mb, then it's 4mb no matter what...And a blank disc can only hold 700mb, right?

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Answer 4

Zevoneer

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Nov 27, 2006 11:38 PM in response to schmoel

If you burn a Data disk the songs will be saved in AAC format which take up less space. If you burn to an Audio CD, the files will be converted to AIFF format and the disc will be formatted to create a standard CD. These files are larger and you'll get fewer tracks on.

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