Mp3 Cd

[ama114]

I just leased a 2006 9-3 Combi with Infotainment system, 6-CD in-dash. Will this play MP3 cd's? I haven't been able to so far, although material I read first indicated MP3 cd's would work. Is there a particular type of CD format I need to use?

[saabassguy]

unless the 2006 models state you can play mp3, i dont think you can do mp3. only audio (.wav etc...) files burned as an audio cd can be played.

[ctrlz]

The CD players in 2007 models are supposed to play mp3's. That's the rumor.

[ANTMAR]

I have played a mixed CD in my 06 that was created on a computer by pulling individual songs off of other discs - I know they are not wave files but it was made quite some time ago but I believe they were MP3's. I thought someone posted pics of their stereo displaying the track titles from a burned cd that was mp3's - and said that is the only way you can get the track titles unless the disc is a modern day created by Sony or something - if you have not tried another disc I would do so.

[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by ANTMAR

I know they are not wave files but it was made quite some time ago but I believe they were MP3's. I thought someone posted pics of their stereo displaying the track titles from a burned cd that was mp3's - and said that is the only way you can get the track titles unless the disc is a modern day created by Sony or something .

The 6-disc changer supports CD-Text. In fact it says so right on the front.

Cd-text is rarely employed on major label releases. But it is easy to burn Cd-r's with text enabled. You may need to type in your own titles. If you convert mp3's to cda many programs will transfer part of the ID3 tag to Cd-text. You can't trust this to be useful though.

Since the Saab display only shows about 20 characters horizontally (and does not scroll) I always check my titles before burning. Otherwise you end up seeing row after row of "Supergroup - Megahits -"

[Marko A]

Originally Posted by ctrlz

The CD players in 2007 models are supposed to play mp3's. That's the rumor.

Yes. 2007 does play mp3 64kbs-320kbs.

[ama114]

I guess the various replies mean that MP3 is not directly supported on the 2006 model. Am I correct that cda will only give you about a dozen or so songs per CD, since cda are uncompressed files?

Originally Posted by ctrlz

The 6-disc changer supports CD-Text. In fact it says so right on the front.

Cd-text is rarely employed on major label releases. But it is easy to burn Cd-r's with text enabled. You may need to type in your own titles. If you convert mp3's to cda many programs will transfer part of the ID3 tag to Cd-text. You can't trust this to be useful though.

Since the Saab display only shows about 20 characters horizontally (and does not scroll) I always check my titles before burning. Otherwise you end up seeing row after row of "Supergroup - Megahits -"

[stevedol]

Originally Posted by ama114

I guess the various replies mean that MP3 is not directly supported on the 2006 model. Am I correct that cda will only give you about a dozen or so songs per CD, since cda are uncompressed files?

A blank 700mb cd will hold 18-20 tracks on average, obviously depending on the length of each track. Doesn't matter if you use mp3, wma, wav, cda, etc if they are burnt to make a standard cd, using a program such as Nero, they are converted from whatever their source to standard cd music files during the burn process. If mp3s, wavs, etc are burnt to a disk in their original format the disk them becomes a data disc, where the data stored is in the form of compressed music files. It is this compression that requires specific software/firmware in the player to decode it and play it. A 700mb disk can hold around 7-10 complete albums if the files are burnt directly as mp3s, this gives an idea of the compression involved.
As stated in previous posts, I believe that pre 2007 models cannot play cds that contain mp3 files, but the new system in the 2007 range can.
Steve.

[saabassguy]

Originally Posted by stevedol

A blank 700mb cd will hold 18-20 tracks on average, obviously depending on the length of each track. Doesn't matter if you use mp3, wma, wav, cda, etc if they are burnt to make a standard cd, using a program such as Nero, they are converted from whatever their source to standard cd music files during the burn process. If mp3s, wavs, etc are burnt to a disk in their original format the disk them becomes a data disc, where the data stored is in the form of compressed music files. It is this compression that requires specific software/firmware in the player to decode it and play it. A 700mb disk can hold around 7-10 complete albums if the files are burnt directly as mp3s, this gives an idea of the compression involved.
As stated in previous posts, I believe that pre 2007 models cannot play cds that contain mp3 files, but the new system in the 2007 range can.
Steve.

yep. exactly what he said. ^