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the fact that you've downloaded realplayer should have nothing to do with its effectiveness as a tool, as it's basically meant to be freeware. it's possible your version is too early, though. i've got real one player v2, which at least has the function you're after. in the tools menu is an option that is in fact clearly marked "burn cd". whether or not it's going to work is another matter altogether, as mine never has. (should probably uninstall and reinstall, but it's realplayer so i'd be tempted to avoid the second part of that.)

if you can at least play the files, i recommend you get something like total recorder (try download.com -- it's freeware), which needs you to play back the files in real time and it'll record them into wav or mp3 or whatever other formats it supports. these can then be made into a cd using nero -- and you've got the added flexibility of being able to tidy up the sound, etc, before you do.

in all, i've got to say that although the real audio format is one of the better ones we could be using in terms of quality:file size ratio, the interface and compatibility do absolutely suck!

a quick question, darran: what's gone and happened to your usual login? didn't you used to appear as "knight" or something? if you've forgotten your password or what have you, i'm sure matt will be happy to point you in the right direction for information recovery.

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I've got a program called Sound Forge XP 4.5 which looks like the sort of thing you're talking about - but how do you get it to record off Real Player?

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if it's the sound forge created by sonic foundry, it won't do the trick at all, alas.

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I got Total Recorder downloaded too but couldn't figure that out either. When I play the file in Real Player and start recording on the other one I just end up with blank nothing being recorded, so obviously whatever it thinks it's recording has nothing to do with what is happily playing away in the other window.

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there's one more trick to it. you've got to go to control panel, then "sounds and audio devices" (or nearest equivalent), then change your sound settings from whatever the sound card default is to total recorder. (these should be the only two settings available.) you need to do this in playback and record. then, after you're done total recording, switch them back so you can use your sound card again.

all of this assuming you're running windows, of course.

am still looking for that converter james mentioned, btw, but it no longer seems to be available anywhere. (as in there are loads of sites saying "you can't get this anymore, go away".)

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Think I might give up soon, it just doesn't seem worth the bother, but if you have any other hints then that'd be cool.

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the only other thing i can suggest is to uninstall and reinstall real player, and make sure you're got real one player (which isn't real player 9, or such is my understanding).

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Yeah I forgot my password. Tried to get the info sent to me via email from the log in system but they never sent the email like they were supposed to.

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so it's not just me! i tried twice to change my email addy today (what's the point of sending messages to my old one when it no longer exists), but i'm still waiting for the confirmation emails which supposedly have my new password. which means that if my system ever forgets my password settings for this forum, i may have to become a guest as well.

i dunno -- you put money in the kitty, and still ezboard sucks in some areas! like my sig now, it seems... (if you have no idea what i'm talking about, then at least one thing has fixed itself!)

btw, as this thread has turned into tech talk, i'm going to shift it into the "general discussion" area.