Stock Stereo Doesn't Play Burned CD's
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From: Palm Springs
Just a thought....have you tried playing a CD which has been burned by someone else (successfully)? If this one plays O.K. in your S2K, it must something wrong with the way you are burning them yourself. (Bad media, wrong type, wrong music format, or CD not closed.)
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From: Austin
Muz, I read your posts with great excitement... WaveLab has me pretty excited because when other people record songs, they tend to be at different levels and that requires CONSTANT fiddling with the volume to compensate for it from song to song. Where do I get it?
REALLY? When you use Nero, you can do other things while you burn? Sign me up! Where do I get it?
Muz, you're the man!
REALLY? When you use Nero, you can do other things while you burn? Sign me up! Where do I get it?
Muz, you're the man!
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It should play CDR just fine.
However, the quality of your CDR might be in question.
Not every CDR burners are equal in quality and not every CDR media are equal in quality.
I would recommend using good CDR media. TDK works the best out of the 4 brands I use (TDK, Fuji, Sony and HiVal).
HiVal is the worst, but it is also the cheapest.
If you already have the driver, I guess you don't have the choice. However, you should try to record it in 2 speed or even single speed. 4X and up have much better chance of creating a CD that doesn't play in most players or only lasts half a day.
Lastly, the CD player makes a difference as well.
I found CD players in cars are the worse in handling poorly burnt media. I also found most CD ROM drives that comes with the computer (mitsumi, samsung, pioneer or sony) work much better than a $500 cd player in home theatre department.
But of course, you might not have a choice on where your CDR will be played. I would recommend using the best CDR media and the best procedure to burn the CD, since it's not worth the trouble of doing it over and over when it fails.
However, the quality of your CDR might be in question.
Not every CDR burners are equal in quality and not every CDR media are equal in quality.
I would recommend using good CDR media. TDK works the best out of the 4 brands I use (TDK, Fuji, Sony and HiVal).
HiVal is the worst, but it is also the cheapest.
If you already have the driver, I guess you don't have the choice. However, you should try to record it in 2 speed or even single speed. 4X and up have much better chance of creating a CD that doesn't play in most players or only lasts half a day.
Lastly, the CD player makes a difference as well.
I found CD players in cars are the worse in handling poorly burnt media. I also found most CD ROM drives that comes with the computer (mitsumi, samsung, pioneer or sony) work much better than a $500 cd player in home theatre department.
But of course, you might not have a choice on where your CDR will be played. I would recommend using the best CDR media and the best procedure to burn the CD, since it's not worth the trouble of doing it over and over when it fails.
