I am a complete novice when it comes to burning CD/DVD's so please bear with me.
I am having problems playing back MP3 music that I have purchased and downloaded that I have burned onto CD-R disks.
I am using Nero software and a Sony DRU-530A DVD-R/CD-R. I also have another Sony CD drive on my computer, am running Windows XP Pro.
It seems to complete the burning process just fine but when I try to play back the music using MusicMatch it will either show the disk with music on it but will not play. I can switch the burned disk into my CD only drive and it shows empty. WhenI move it back to the DVD-R/CD-R drive it will then show empty in that drive.
I have successfully been able to copy music from a manufacture recorded CD and have it play with no problem.
After reading a bit on this forum, I did confirm that my settings are set to DMA.
Unfortunately, I wish it was that easy. I don't think that is the case. I am using the Nero "Startsmart" wizard and am selecting "make audio disc" which then brings up the "Make Audio CD" screen.
Thanks for the input anyway. Any other suggestions out there?
Hmmm ... intreseting hehe. When you finish burning the cd, put it back in the drive and press the play button on your drive (if it has one). If not, try Windows Media Player? (might have something to do with digital audio mode? i'm not an audio guy so i havnt the foggiest)
Thank you for your input, I have resolved the problem!
Turns out my media was bad. For some reason the batch of CD-R's that I was pulling from were bad. They were inexpensive (read cheap) and were purchased years ago.
Coincidence? Who knows? I purchased some Sony CD-R's today and they work just fine.
Is there really a benefit to purchasing the more expensive name brands or was this just a fluke?
For the average Joe, it's probably just a fluke but if you are highly concerned about data integrity every bit counts. As the basic precaution against corruption and general "messing up", try to limit your burn speed to a maximum of 24x. Above 24x and you cant really trust that the data is 100% intact
As for your "Sony" disc, to my knowledge, Sony doesnt make discs and a simple ATIP check will verify this. CDRIdentifier allows you to read the ATIP on a blank cdr(w) (ATIP is essentially a code embedded into a CDR(W) that allows you to identify what company actually manufacturered the disc (as opposed to what company marketed it). For more info visit http://www.cd-rw.org/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/cdridentifier.cfm Now as for what brands are good, have a visit to http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/12824 for specifics however in general Taiyo Yuden, Mitsubishi, Moser Baer India and Ritek are very reputable brands.
