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CD Burning and Compression

I am burning CD's just for playback on my Harley. What with all the noise inherant in this environment sound quality goes pretty much out the window. The problem I have is the lack of compression. I really need to squeeze the volume down. Any suggestions on a burner with compression or a plug in? Thanks
bassasaurus
rwwear
2,692 posts
 
Use mp3's and not only will you get compression, you can put a lot of music on a CD.
bomarc
501 posts
 
I have a similar problem with some classical CDs in my car--all that great dynamic range means that ppp sections just disappear in the road noise. Never had that problem with cassettes taped off LPs!

I can't say for sure, but my guess is that CD burning software will not suffice for this, and you will want some audio processing software which goes beyond the usual noise-reduction designed to clean up digitized vinyl. Can't help you with specific recommendations, however, as I haven't tackled this one myself yet. Are you using Wintel or Mac?
bassasaurus OP
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CD player will not play MP3's so I would have to add a unit which I have considered given the amount of music I could get on CD. I have a Wintel pc
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