On average I can put 21 mp3 tracks on a 80min CD-R as long as each track
averages anywhere between
a runtime of 3.5 to 4.5 minutes. You can't simply take the 80minute limit as a
sole factor to determine how many songs that you can place on a 80 min CD-R
because you may decide to use .WMA (Windows Media Audio) as a format for your
tracks and the storage lengths between mp3 and wma files are different.
This also depends if both your software and hardware support CD 80min
overburn. Nero Burnning CD-ROM 6 and Roxio EasyMedia Creator 6,7 and 7.5
support CD 80min overburn as for the hardware Sony's DRU-700A and 710A and a
few others support it.
But to calculate the total number of tracks that you can fit on a 80min CD-R
depends on the average tracks runtime length plus itself and multiplying that
number by and arbitary number of total comercial tracks which is 22 for most
comercialy pressed CDs or 24 if some tracks are 2 minutes or less.
Lets say for example I have 22 mp3 files or tracks and each of my tracks
average 3.5 plus or minus some seconds and minutes long so I add and total the
minutes of each track and get a total runtime of 77 minutes plus or minus a few
seconds (22 X 3.5 = 77min).
So using the commercial CD as a model and snapshot the sweet spot is 22 - 24
tracks give or take 5 minutes
I call this rule "CD rule 22" which states that if any song is 3.5 minutes or
less you can fit 22.
Marc Sims
Technician I
Technology Services
Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Rd.
Largo, MD 20774-2199
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I'm thinking of building an audio CD of my favorite Pink
Martini tunes, and wondered how I could find out how
much/many I could put on a CD.
Is it as simple of looking at the number of minutes each
takes and comparing the sum to 80?
Hmmm...Pink Martini doesn't say how long each one lasts!
Suggestions?
Thanks.
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Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ
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Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never
happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Benjamin Franklin
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