CD-RW question

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i know this isn't really audio specific, sorry dragon, but i've tried a bunch of people and can't get an answer...

i recently got a cd-rw (HP 7200) and i've successfully burned a few audio cdr's and have had no problems (they've played on everything i've tried, etc)... now i got a few cd-rw disks and i want to burn some data from some junk i'm working on... i'm completely clueless of how to do it without closing the disk or whatever else... i'm using adaptec easy cd creator at current cause it came with it... any advice, help, suggestions?
thanks in advance
 
Like any other disk. Except with CD-RW's you have to format them first. Read the help file's in EZCD. After it's format, select the DATA tab at the top in EZCD, drag the files in and burn.

I personally think CD-RW disks are a waste of time. At $1.00/disk for CD-R, and the saved time not formatting (20 - 30 minutes) as well as the safety that your not gonna overwrite something in the future....
 
When you go to burn the disk, just select the option to "Not close the session", or "Do not close the disk"...etc.....

If you don't close the disk, you can keep adding files to it later. You can even retrieve files off of it if it is not closed.

Ed
 
thanks for the info... i've looked through the topics and searched the help file, but i can't find any information on formatting the disk... any ideas?
 
if your drive came with the adaptec software, it may have Direct CD. That's what I use with cd-rw's. it runs in the background, and let's you use a cd-rw like any other drive....copy files, delete files, etc.....once the cd-rw has already been formatted. i believe you can use direct-cd to format the new cd-rw as well.
I know having a program running in the background like that uses resources, but I havent had any trouble with my k6-2 500...and we all know this ain't exactly "high performance". :)
 
be careful using direct cd ... its renowned for stuffing audio setups.. Well a few friends have had problems. But thats only when they have it running all the time . I agree its a great program , espescialy for rw , but i just wouldnt keep it running all the time , only when i need it ... Theres some other great free software , i know of ones like audio grabber (more for mp3s though) and clone cd .... but anyone know of some better free programs...
Spider
 
Spider, now that you mention it, I used a cd-rw to back up some .wav mixdowns i had done for later "mastering". 2 of the files ended having bits "chopped" off the end of the song!!! i thought it was a fluke, but I haven't used cd-rw's any more for a while. Have you ever had "reliability" problems with Direct-cd and cd-rw's?
I think i sorta agree with Emeric about cdr's being so cheap, that there's almost no need for cd-rw's, but if cd-rw's were reliable, they'd still be a nice tool to have.
 
hey mr boogie , howz things?? well i kinda agree with emeric too , cd-r are a little too cheap to bother with the cd-rw's.. Beside i dont usually backup files (i know everyone just went , wooowwwowooo!!!!he doesnt backup!!!!) but i never run out of hard disk space and basically i keep well managed files ... not that that should be any reason not to back up .. but i usually do a job in a few days and i dont find the need to backup.. But i have used them once , and i never did have anyproblems ... i had some errors while recording once and i think it was cos i had direct cd running all the time .. I spose its kinda like having your auto insert notification checked ... it just stuffs your audio around....
i spose the answer mr boogie ... is no , i havent really , ive had more problems with other things .. But i did have something a little weirder happen to one of my audio files , on the end of it was a piece of music i had recorded about two months ago .... someone try and explain that ??? a little freaky huh!!!!!
 
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