How to know if a burning app will change my mp3 bitrate?

grannyGeek · Posted: Mar 28, 2007 02:00

I found that Windows Media Player automatically converted my high-bitrate mp3 tracks to "standard" 128 when I used it to burn a mp3/data disk.
I learned this AFTER the disk was burned, there is nothing about it in their help file.

Since I had spent considerable time ripping, editing, and converting a lot of tracks to 224-rate mp3, I was a tad peeved!

My question is, how can I tell if a burning app will do this naughty trick without doing a test burn?
< I also seem to have a high failure rate when re-using CD-RW, and hope to not waste any disks.>

Any input gratefully accepted!
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guns1inger · Member Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Location: Miskatonic U

I would use Imgburn. All it does is burn, so you know it won't screw with your content. Use build mode, and output to disc, not image.

I now use Imgburn almost exclusively for burning. Redbook audio CDs are the only exception.
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grannyGeek · Posted: Mar 28, 2007 02:17

guns1inger, great idea!

I only just recently upgraded ImgBurn, and am still so mind-locked from using it only for dvd-iso images for several years. I never even thought of using it for audio.

Thank you for jogging me out of that rut.
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