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BasicIntroduction toMP3and WMA
ToplayMP3orWMAfileson thisplayer,
you will need tomake(record)adisc
withyourMP3orWMAfiles(songs)on
them.
The firstthing you will need isan IBM
compatible PCcomputer(atleast
Pentiumclass)oranapplecomputer
(atleastG3class)withlotsofRAM
and aCD-RorCD-RWrecorder.Then
you will need some software.Eitherit
isin yournewcomputeralreadyoryou
mayhavetobuythisfromMusicMatch
orasimilarcompany.Youmaygoto
the Website www.musicmatch.com or
www.nero.com.or www.mp3.com.etc.
NOTE: MostaudioCDplayerscan tplay
MP3orWMAfiles,theCD-2086
can playMP3,WMAand normal
musicfilesbut not iftheyaremixed
ononeCD.
Todownload an MP3file (song)from a
website(like www.mp3.com),go tohttp:
//www.mp3.com andyoucanfinda
searchlinkatthe top ofthe homepage
thatallowsyou tosearchforMP3files.
Inputakeywordand click on thatlink
and you will find manysongsbymany
newartists.Todownload an MP3file,
click on software,then getMP3linkor
newersoftware,registerand clickon
download.Werecommend youmake
anewfolderforyourMP3files.
If you wanttorecordMP3orWMAfiles
frommusicCD s,first “rip”(copy)the
musicontotheharddisc.Ripping is
muchfasterthanrecording.
Torecordadisc in MP3orWMA,select
asettingin yourcomputerordownload
an MP3orWMAcreation plugin
programtoenablerecording discs in
MP3orWMAformat.
Titlesandsongnamescanbe viewed
bythetextdisplayofyourCD-2086.But
in mostcasesabove,youwillneedto
enterthe namesofthe songs.Also,if
you putall songsin one album,itmay
be difficultforyou tolocateaparticular
song.Werecommendseveral albums
on asingleCD witheachalbum
containingmultiple songs.CDDB
(www.cddb.com) isadatabasewhich
canhelpyounamesongsandartists
andhasusefulinformation on latest
songsandartists.
Alsodon tforgetyourcomputersavvy
friends.Sometimesafriendcan show
you howtodo something easilyand
quickly,inafewminuteswhichcould
takeyou an hourofreading tolearn.
SuccessfulrecordingofaCD needs
anuninterrupted stream ofhighspeed
data.Forbestresults,limitorclose
yourotherprogramson the computer
while recordingtopreventbuffer
underruns.
Youcan playMP3orWMAsongsonmost
newcomputersoryoucan highlightthem
fordownloading& “burning”(recording)
them ontoaCDlater.NoteyourCD-2086
will playMP3orWMAsongswhichend in
the extension “.MP3”(dotMP3)or “.WMA”
(dotWMA).Youcanselect howtosavea
file,select.MP3or.WMAasthecorrect
extensiononyourcomputer.Donotsave
thefilewithotherextensionslike.txt)
Ifyouwanttoconvertyourexisting
recordsortapestoMP3discs,you will
need torecordthem using asound card.
Youwill alsoneed softwaresuchas
MusicMatchorRealJukeboxand aset
ofaudio cablestoconnectyourtape
playertoyoursound card.
Werecommendyougetsomebooks
orinformation on the Web tohelp you
learnthiswaytostore&playhundreds
ofsongsin MP3orWMAformat. Also
youmaysearchthewebfor “MP3”or
“WMA”and you will immediatelyfind a
world ofinformation and songs.
MP3filesaremusicfileswhichhavebeencompressed intothe MP3format. WMAis
theabbreviationforWindowsMedia Audio.WMAisanotheraudio format, the
compression and the audio qualityarebetterthan MP3.The CD-2086 plays MP3&
WMAfileswhichhavebeen recorded ontoaCD disc.
Payfordownloaded songs,illegal
copiesofsongsarenotthecorrect
waytobuild yoursong library.
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