mp3 music �les
the music compression technology mp3 (mpeg audio layer 3) reduces the digital data of an audio cd signi�cantly while maintaining cd-like sound quality. with mp3 you can record up to 3 hours of cd-like music on a single 8cm cd-rom.
how to get music �les
either download legal music �les from the internet to your computer hard disc or create them from your own audio cds. for this, insert an audio cd into your computer´s cd-rom drive and convert the music using an appropriate encoder software. to achieve a good sound quality, a bit rate of 128 kbps or higher is recommended for mp3 music �les.
how to organize music �les
in order to easily handle the large number of music �les on a cd-rom, you can organize them in folders (�albums�). the tracks of an album will be played in alphabetical order. if you want to arrange them in a certain order, let the �le names start with numbers. for example: 001-ONEWORLD.MP3 002-FIRESTARTER.MP3 003-DEEP.MP3 the albums will be arranged in alphabetical order. If albums are located in an album, they will be played after this album. albums without mp3 �les will be skipped. if there are mp3 �les which you did not put into an album, you will �nd them in the album Various with album number 0. various is the �rst album that will be played. when playing a disc with cd audio tracks and mp3 �les, the cd audio tracks will be played �rst.
