burn music to CD

hello all. Hope you can help. I converted a music video from the web using free video maker program. I used the same program to convert this video into mp3 file. Then I tried to burn the music to cd. I've now had around 5 tries at doing this using new cds each time but when the music plays back it jumps and stutters. I'd just purchase the music if I could but its never been released so I'd like to copy it to listen on CD. Any ideas on where I'm going wrong anyone?

 

where is the music video from?

 

Its a web video I found using an internet search.

 

Is the video playback, specifically the music, smooth? And does your PC have Stereo Mix?

You can play the video and record the audio using a program like Free Sound Recorder.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/free_sound_recorder.html

 

Hi Eldon. I downloaded Free sound recorder and it has recorded the music from the web into free sound recorder. I have tried copying from there both direct to blank cd and also copied it to windows media player and recorded from there. When I play the cd back it is still jumping and stuttering. When I had the video playing on the web I chose MP3 sound in Free Sound Recorder as not sure which one I should use for the best quality and it did record. It plays great on my PC but not on the CD copy. Any more ideas of how I can get a good recording onto CD as I am about to give up. I've honestly spent hours on this. If you have the time and you know how, could you give me a step by step of how you did it?

 

You did everything right, although I would select WAV (just my preference) in Free Sound Recorder. It seems like the problem occurs while burning the CD. Also, if any other CDs you burned are playing the way they should, then it's either the program (Windows Media Player) or the CD burner itself.

Do you have any other CD burning program? If not, I suggest Ashampoo Burning Studio Free - it's one of the Top Freeware Picks on MajorGeeks. :major

http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/majorgeeks_top_freeware_picks.html

And here's the link to download the program.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ashampoo_burning_studio_free.html

If this fails, then it's in all probability the CD burner.

 

I agree with Eldon in the previous post. If it plays fine on your machine, it's either the CD burning program, the CD burner, or the CD itself. Inasmuch as you have tried 5x, we can probably eliminate the CD itself, as you're duplicating the problem. I'm leaning towards burning program and/or CD burner, with a heavy suspicion of the burner itself. Can you play the CD in another computer? Or your car? Or a portable CD player? If you can, it points squarely at your burner. If you cannot, it still could be the optical burner itself, but not the reader. In that case, try to burn on another machine, or on a usb plugin CD burner. Process of elimination, my friend. Good luck!

 

Ok thanks again Eldon and Hedon James. I'm leaning towards the file itself at fault or maybe windows media player. I've burned some copies of other ordinary MP3 music files already stored on my PC from media player onto CD at the same time and they are fine. The web file also plays fine in media player on the PC. I'm thinking its more to do with its a website video I've recorded and for some reason the media player doesnt like it or the burner doesnt. Or the cd player doesn't, One of em is guilty! I will have one more go using suggested Ashampoo and let you know if it works. Great advice people. Cheers

 

When you play the video in Windows Media Player and record the audio using Free Sound Recorder (select WAV), you are creating a new file. If that file plays in WMP, it will burn to an audio CD. Unless there's something wrong with the CD burner. But, the other files burned to CD are fine...:confused

 

Sorry to explain fully, I have mp3 music files on my PC most of which are purchased or music files imported from my own collection of cds. These record fine from windows media player back onto CD . However, the file I am trying to get onto a CD is a web video. So I record it using Free Sound Recorder as a WAV file? Then once I got this onto Free Sound Recorder this gives me the options of either 1.add file to the list, 2.copy current file, 3.edit current file in Cool Record Edit Pro or 4. open the folder where the file is stored. Once I've captured the file onto Free Sound Recorder as a WAV file which of these options should I do next? If I choose WAV when recording on Free sound recorder then open the file with Media Player, it appears the file is playing but there is no sound when playing in WMP. If I record the file using Free Recorder choosing MP3 then the file plays in WMP but thats when I get the problems with the CD recording jumping. Shall I give up as I there doesnt seem to be an answer. Having said that I dont really know what I'm doing as you have probably guessed by now!

 

jannie3,
Send me a link to the video file. I'll copy the audio and send it to you.