When I am writing certain mp3s to the disc, the sound like they are recorded at 2x. What is the cause for this?
Our mp3 decoding engine will only currently decode Mp3s which have an encoded frequency of 44.1Khz, 16Bit, and stereo. MPEG-Layer 3 is fully supported however. We do plan on adding functionality to address this issue. This is not a bug. It is by design. Mp3's must be high quality 44.1k for correct writing. Besides, why would you want to record a low quality mp3 to a CD? The only exception would be if you had an mp3 encoded at 48khz - that would make sense

What CDR drives does this software support?
We are building a drive database for our customers. Check our web site for frequent updates. We use a standard set of 'reference' drives for development purposes. We have several drives of different configurations (SCSI / Firewire / EIDE) from these different vendors:
Plextor, Yamaha, Sony, Phillips, TDK, Teac, Que!, Goldstar(LG), HP, and Acer.Please check out the supported devices page to see if your CD Recorder is supported.

Is my CDRW Device supported by your software?
Our Mp3-to-CD-Burners tools support most of CDRW Devices today you can download the software and try it free in your PC or just check our supported Device List page.

Does MP3 to CD Burner support Burn-Proof technologies?
Yes. It is highly recommended to use these types of drives for perfect operation, especially at high write speeds (16x - 24x).

Why does the write buffer fluctuate dramatically while using Burn-Proof?
Burn-Proof will use as much of the drive buffer as possible and then wait for more data. This IS NOT A BUG. It works correctly.

Does MP3 to CD Burner support Disc-At-Once?
Yes. MP3 to CD Burner works with disc-at-once mode.

Does MP3 to CD Burner support CD-TEXT burning?
Yes. MP3 to CD Burner Version 2.0 can burn CD-TEXT CDs. However,creating a CD Text disc requires a CD burner which supports this feature.

How does it work?
Simply drag and drop the songs you want onto the main screen, hit the record button, and in a short time you will have a custom CD! With MP3 to CD Burner Pro, you can choose to burn 74 or 80-minute audio CDs on either 74 or 80-minute CDR/RW discs. There is no need to convert to WAV! Your CD is burned directly saving your hard drive space.

Can MP3 to CD Burner write Mixed-Mode CDs?
No. The control does not directly support mixed-mode writing. To write mixed mode properly, the XA mode must be used. We do not currently write in XA mode.

Can MP3 to CD Burner write Video CDs?
No. There is no direct support for Video CDs at this time.

Does MP3 to CD Burner burn more than 120 songs on a CD?
No. MP3 to CD Burner makes normal audio CDs, it uses MP3 files as sound source, but only burns 74 minutes of music on a 74-minute CDR or 80 minutes of music on an 80-minute CDR.

What does this error mean: "Cannot send CUE sheet"?
The problem is that you have selected too many songs. Please reduce some songs in your song list and try again.

My CDRW disc will not play in our home or car stereo system - What's up?
First and foremost is media compatibility. Not all players get along with all brands of CD-R media. You need to find a combination of recorder, media, and player that get along.You will need to find a combination of recorder, media, and player that get along. Sometimes the CD player will have no problem playing the tracks, but will have a great deal of difficulty seeking between tracks or moving fast-forward. Using a different brand of media or a different CD player may produce better results. Some media work better at 1x, 2x, or 4x speeds. You may find that slowing down or speeding up the recorder helps. We found "KODAK Gold ULTIMA" CD-R disc to be very good for making CDs.

Does MP3 to CD Burner use a lot of hard disk space?
No! MP3 to CD Burner is very small so please have no worries about the hard disk space! Unlike other audio CD recording software, MP3 to CD Burner burns MP3 files directly into audio CDs. It does not generate a temporary WAV file.

Why did my CD-R eject between the "test" and "write" passes?
The problem is that the recording speed is too high. You should try lowering the recording speed to 1x.

I have entered the registration code, but I can still record only 5 songs - Why?
Perhaps you have entered a wrong registration code. please re-launch MP3 to CD Burner, and type the registration code again. When registered correctly, the "buy now" and "register" buttons will disappear from the program's main screen. If they do not, the code has not been entered correctly. Please try again.

Sometimes when I write a CD, I get an error cdPowerCalibrationAreaError(1048). Why does this happen?
This is an interesting issue. we did determine that it is not the fault of the software. As a matter of fact, running the same exact burn image on CD Creator duplicated the error (See Below). The error results from using high speed media (16x-24x) discs on a slow CDR drive (4x-8x). Make sure that you inform your customers to use appropriate rated media speeds for the the drive type. we have only experienced this on one Plextor drive, so we are not sure exactly (neither is CD Creator) how to handle the issue. The best insurance is to use the right kind of media. Here is an error log from CD Creator duplicating our error:

T0100: I/O error (03/73/03) - CD error - power calibration area error
T0100: I/O error (03/73/03) - CD error - power calibration area error
T7118: TrackWriter error - Command retry failed

This can be very intermittent, we guess it depends on the quality of the discs. It can also cause another error if you make it to the end of the write by some miracle - cdNoSeekComplete(1053). This will happen at the close, but the disc appears to actually have been closed and it successfully reads in another drive.

What is MP3 to CD Burner?
Why limit your MP3s to your computer?
MP3 to CD Burner enables you to create your own custom music CDs that can be played in any standard home or car stereo.
MP3 to CD Burner is a hip software tool that helps you to create normal audio CDs from your favorite MP3 files and Wav files. You can then play them in your regular stereo or car CD player!

What can I do with it?
Custom CDs! Make mixes to rock the x-mas party, make gifts for your friends, road trip tunes, hot date tunes, You also can customize the CD cover ! Replace your scratched CDs with CDs that you burn yourself from MP3s.

What is the system requirement?
You will need a Pentium 100 PC or higher, 16MB RAM or more. The operating system should be Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME or Windows XP. Of course, you must have a CD Recorder. Please check out the supported devices page to see if your CD Recorder is supported.

Supported Drives

The CDR/W drives listed below have been tested and verified for compatibility with Mp3 to CD Burners Pro. This is only a partial list, according to our research, currently over 800 drives should be supported (we have not listed vendors we have not tested), and we are adding these to our database as we can verify compatibility. If you would like to contribute to this list or report an issue with a drive, please click HERE! As always you can also feel free to contact us at sales@mp3-to-cd-burners.com. Listed farther down the page, is a list of unsupported drives. We may add support for these LEGACY drives in the future, but at this time, we do not support them due to the overhead of old proprietary command sets.

REMEMBER: If a drive is not listed as supported, but is not in the unsupported list, it is most likely a compatible drive. If you find a compatible drive not listed, let us know so we can verify it and add it to the list.

Mp3 to CD Burners Pro will ignore (not detect) unsupported devices. If a drive is detected by Mp3 to CD Burners Pro, and you are having technical issues, check your system settings first. Improper system configuration is the biggest support issue with CDR devices. The software is very rarely the problem in such cases. See the FAQ section on how to configure systems properly.

FYI - If the list below does not contain specific models, but instead says "All Current Models", we know:
A) The vendor is using OEM versions of other compatible drives.
B) We have tested all of the current models.

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Acer -
All Current Models
CRW-1832A
CRW-1032A
CRW-2010A
CRW-1208A
CRW-2410A
CRW-1610A
CRW-4432A
CRW-6432A
CRW-8432A

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Addonics -
All Current Models
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AOpen -
All Current Models
CRW2040
CRW1632
CRW1232 Series
CRW2440
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BTC -
All Current Models
BCE 3212IM
BCE 1610IM
BCE 3212IM
BCE 128IE
BCE 2410IM

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Creative -
All Current Models
CD-RW RW121032/E
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Cyndyne
All Current Models
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Digital Research -
All Current Models
DRCDRW241040
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Hi-Val -
All Current Models
H241040A-15R
H161040A-15R
H121032A-15R
H321040A-15R
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HP -
All Current Models
8000
9200
9600SE
8290
8230E
8200
8100
9100
7200
DVD-100i (CDR Functionality ONLY)

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Imation -
All Current Models
IMW121032IAB

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Buslink -
All Current Models
CDRW241040/RW2440
CDRW121032/RW1232
CDRW161040/RW1640

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I/O MAGIC -
All Current Models
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Iomega -
All Current Models
ZIPCD 650
ZIPCD
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LG (Goldstar) -
All Current Models
CED-8080B
GCE-8080N
CED-8083
GCE-8160B
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Memorex
All Current Models
BBQ200
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MicroSolutions
BackPack-All Current Models
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Mitsumi
CR-4805TE
CR-4804TE
CR-4802TE
CR-48X8TE
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Lite-On -
All Current Models
LTR-12101B
LTR-24102B
LTR-16102B
LTR-24102M

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NEC -
NR-7700A
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Phillips -
All Current Models
CDD4801
PCRW804
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Pioneer -
DVR-A03 (Soon!)
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Plextor -
All Current Models
PX-W124TS
PX-W124TA
PX-W2410TA
PX-W1210TA
PXR412C
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QPS -
All Current Models
QPCDRW241040I
CRD-BP1500P
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Ricoh -
RW8040A
RW7040A
MP7163A
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Samsung -
All Current Models
SW-224
SM-308B
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Teac -
All Current Models
CD-W516EB
CD-W54E
CD-R58S
CD-W524E
CD-W58E
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Smart & Friendly -
CD Rocket Mach 12X
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Sony -
All Current Models
CRX100E/X2
CRX140E
CRX160E
CRX1611
DRU110A (CDR Functionality ONLY)
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TDK -
All Current Models
Velo-CD 8X
Velo-CD 12X
Velo-CD 16X
Velo-CD 24X
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Toshiba -
DVD-ROM SD-R2002
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Yamaha -
All Current Models
CRW2100XX
CRW2200XX
CRW3200XX
CRW4416SX
CRW6416S
CRW8824S
CRW6416S
CDR400t
CRW4261

Unsupported Drives

These drives have proprietary command sets and are not currently supported by Mp3 to CD Burners Pro. They also are typically very old and are very limited in capabilities compared to today's newer drives. We recommend replacing these drives, as they do not always work well with the new Windows operating systems. Don't worry, the list is short. Also keep in mind that these drives have not been in production for some time, and many are duplicate OEM drives - e.g. Some legacy Smart & Friendly drives (below) are OEM versions of the legacy Sony drives (below).

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AOpen -
CRW620
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HP -
4020
6020
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IMS -
522
CDD2000

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JVC -
R2626
XR-W2010

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Kodak -
PCD-225
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Matshita -
CW-7586
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Panasonic -
7502
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Phillips -
CDD2000
CDD2600
CDD522
OMNIWRITER26

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Ricoh -
MP6200
MP6201
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Smart & Friendly -
CD-R2006PLUS
CD-R4012
CD-RW226
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Sony -
CDU920W
CDU924
CDU948
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Teac -
CD-R50
CD-R55
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Traxdata-
CDR4120
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Yamaha -
CDR100
CDR102
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