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Convert CD for car


Using Foobar to convert files (FLAC/MP3 320kbps formats mainly)  to MP3 which I then burn to a data CD for the car , is their anyway of doing this so that MP3 files are just copied as  opposed to being converted again with the message they will be degraded further.  Tried a search but couildn't find anything. Cheers

Convert CD for car

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Quote from: sonvolt on
Using Foobar to convert files (FLAC/MP3 320kbps formats mainly)  to MP3 which I then burn to a data CD for the car , is their anyway of doing this so that MP3 files are just copied as  opposed to being converted again with the message they will be degraded further.  Tried a search but couildn't find anything. Cheers


If your car stereo plays MP3 formats straight from cd then you should be able to just copy the folder or files  onto the cd-r  disc. Once again that's if your car stereo plays MP3 formats and if it does not then you need to get a new car stereo that is up to date. Or u can just burn the mp3's to the disc as usual.

Convert CD for car

Reply #2 –
I think the OP is asking to use fb2k to copy files to a destination drive/folder where
a. the FLAC files are converted to MP3
b. the existing MP3 files are copied outright, with no conversion.

Convert CD for car

Reply #3 –
Thats exactly what I want Mr Monkey - I'm creating music  for the car of Indie >3 star , etc. so input could be from various formats (tho MP3 would be only lossy format)and don't want to faff anout with converting & manual copying.

Convert CD for car

Reply #4 –
Quote from: sonvolt on
Thats exactly what I want Mr Monkey - I'm creating music  for the car of Indie >3 star , etc. so input could be from various formats (tho MP3 would be only lossy format)and don't want to faff anout with converting & manual copying.

I don't think you can do it in one operation.
First, put all the tracks you want to burn on the CD in one playlist, then use playlist search (Ctr+F) to select only the tracks in MP3 format (search for "%codec% IS mp3"). Copy/paste them on the CD or in a temporary folder (you can copy the selected tracks from foobar2000 and paste them in explorer as files). Then use playlist search to select only the tracks which have another format than MP3 ("NOT %codec% IS mp3"), and convert them to the temporary folder.

Convert CD for car

Reply #5 –
Thanks