Problem making audio CD's

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Hi all,

I'm trying to make an audio CD. I recently got a Memorex CD-ReWritable Drive, bundled with NTI CD-Maker Software.

I've been able to make an audio CD with some .wav files; it plays fine on my computer CD player, but when I try and play the CD in my stereo CD player or my Boom-Box CD player, it says "no disc". What can I do to make the CD playable in all CD players?

Thanks,

- Sydney
 
Sydney,

Don't use CDrw discs, use CDr's. If I'm not mistaken, CDrw's cannot be read by all but the newest audio CD players. If your CD players are relatively new (within the last 2 or 3 years) they should be able to read CDr's.

Other than that, make sure you are burning .wav & not MP3's.

Make sure that you are not creating a data disc as opposed to an audio disk.

I think also that CD burners do not burn as deeply as professional burners & if your CD players are old &/or dirty they may have a tough time reading the CD. I have also had probs with my CD players when they were brand new (both my car & stereo) not being able to read older CD's of mine. Almost like they were too sensitive. After breaking them in though they seem to work just fine.
 
To add to what nattn already said... you can't burn WAVs to CD and have them play back in an audio CD player. WAVs are read by computer operating systems, not audio players.

You need to burn your WAVs as audio files. There is s/w available for this.

Bruce
 
Great info...thanks!

Thanks Nattn & Blue Bear Sound.

A couple more questions building on that...

Do you happen to know if I can burn CDr's in my CD-ReWritable Drive? (this is probably a dumb question, but it's all very new stuff for me)

Also, regarding that software to burn WAV's as audio files, who makes that software and about how much does that cost?

Thanks again!

- Sydney
 
You should be able to burn CD-Rs in a CD-RW drive without difficulty.

S/W that comes to mind is Adaptec's Easy CD Creator - not sure of the price... probably under $50...

Bruce
 
I just looked at the prod specs of the SW bundle NTI CD-Maker that you already have. Read the literature on how to make an audio CD. Your software already has that capability.
 
Most Japanese cd-playerbrands won't play burned CD's.
A better quality cd-player will play any disc without problems.

The fact that you get the message "no disc" shows that the player doesn't notice a disc at all. I've you've done something wrong with your files, and you player can play a cd-r, then he would give another error.

So try to burn a cd and listen it to several music-systems. I've got a Sony and that one doesn't play most CD-R's. But the same cd gives no problem in my Philips-player. (YEAH, a Dutch brand :))
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
You should be able to burn CD-Rs in a CD-RW drive without difficulty.

S/W that comes to mind is Adaptec's Easy CD Creator - not sure of the price... probably under $50...

Bruce
Click to expand...

IN total agreement with Bruce...Easy CD creator, is great!
(Came for free with my Yamaha burner/drive)
 
F_cksia said:
Most Japanese cd-playerbrands won't play burned CD's.
A better quality cd-player will play any disc without problems.

I've got a Sony and that one doesn't play most CD-R's. But the same cd gives no problem in my Philips-player. (YEAH, a Dutch brand :))
Click to expand...

Yeah, well I have a SONY cd player, and it loves CD-r's... So much for that theory:)... It's a problem with the burner, or burning software... probably not finalizing it, if it's saying "No disc"....

Joe
 
One of my basic $200 Sonys plays CD-Rs just fine... it has NOTHING to do with brand names, just a factor of the laser-pickup=assemblies' reading power.

Bruce
 
I didn't make up that. I have been told that, and it's truth for me untill now.
Do you have got another reason for this: I burn a cd, try to play it in my Sony, "No Disc", play it without difficulty in Philips or computer-cd drive.

This Sony plays normal cd's without any problems.

Well...?
:D
 
The reason is very simple - a CD-R is NOT the same as a commerically produced CD.

A higher-powered laser pickup is required to read the lessened pit depth inherent in CD-Rs. Pit depth in commercial CDs is much greater, and therefore easier to read.

I have a 3-year old Sony player, that sometimes struggles with CD-Rs. I also have the exact same Sony model manufactured 2 years later that reads CD-Rs perfectly. The only difference between them is that Sony switched to higher-powered laser pickups in the newer units because CD-R popularity was on the rise.

Bruce
 
Don't Know Where to Start

I have this cd a friend gave me and it is all mixed with no breaks in the music.I was told this is called cross fading.If I knew exactly what I was looking for I would know what kind of software to buy to get the result I want.Can you guys help I'm a newbie and I know what I want to do but I don't know the software to get.I looked at several different brands but all had just about the same features except I didn't know what software would do what I'm trying to do. Please Help!!!!!!!!!
 
The Crossfade Loop dialog helps you to create loops in material that otherwise might not loop well. Mixing sound occurring before the loop start point into the end of the loop can make the transition from the end to the beginning of the loop much smoother.

This bit is directly from the SoundForge 5.0 help files. Soundforge will allow you to do crossfades as well as a whole lot of other things.
 
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