What could be the reasons for a new car CD player (has the markings: RDS, MP3 and CompactDisc) not to play MP3 files from a CD, that normally is read on every computer or so? The plaser in the car reads audio CDs without problems.
I've tried recording the MP3s on two different brands of CDs, and with two different speeds (16x and 24x; for some reason I cannot get it to record at lower speeds although they are offered in options, it just defaults back to 16x).
I've seen several car stereos that can read MP3 data CDs if they're CD-Rs, but they can't handle CD-RWs. you're using RWs, try an R and see if that works.
Also (from the PC side), ensure you're fully closing the CD/session when done writing, most stand-alone CD players I've run into over the years (auto or otherwise) don't like unclosed/multi-session CDs.
Recording the CD at:
Seemed to solve the problem altogether. Additionally, recording it at minimum speed (in this case 10x, due to either CD/drive/software combination) seems to aid in the reading in the CD player.
CDs can be written to in several modes : audio CD and data CD mode. Audio CD is the one CD players use, and recognize only that one. PCs are fine with either.
From an audacity burning CD tutorial
A data CD containing for example MP3 or WAV files will play happily on your computer but is unlikely to play in a standalone CD player or in-car CD player (note that some modern CD players will play data CDs). An audio CD will play on any standalone or in-car CD player and in your computer and in modern DVD players.
Solution : burn cds in digital audio mode. See the tutorial by the good people of audacity for more info on the format
