** Burning Audio CD **

[Bill Lane]

Hi All:

I hope I'm in the right place to post this.

This is the first time I've tried to burn an Audio CD.

I have an Acer CDRW 12x8x32, I didn't install the Adaptec software that came with it because I thought WinXP Pro was already set up with software to burn Audio or files.

Anyway, I selected the music that I wanted to burn ( it's in wav format ).

WMP 10 converts all the music okay, I click Burn, it starts the burn, the red writing led on the CDRW comes on, then off, then the Burn List says Closing Disk.

I'm using Memorex CD-R Recordable 52x 700MB, 80Min media.

Can someone point me in the right direction to get this set up to work?

Thanks ahead of time, your help has always been appreciated !!!

Bill Lane

[glc]

Check the properties of your IDE controllers for DMA. If the drive is running PIO, that's going to cause problems.

[xMedai21]

Try Using Nero

[Bill Lane]

Hi glc:

Not sure what I'm looking for, but in Device Manager, IDE ATA / ATAPI Controllers I found the following ...

Primary = Ultra DMA Mode 5

Secondary = Multi-Word DMA Mode 2

I didn't see anything showing PIO under any of the Tabs.

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

Are you sure that it did in fact burn the disk.... Did you try to explore the burned disk to see what was on it after the burn..?

The sequence of lights maybe normal for that burner...? post back

[Bill Lane]

Hi xMedai21 & MaxRat:

I don't have Nero, do you mean buy it? Don't WinXP have the ability to write to the disk without installing the software that came with the drive ( Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.02e ).

Yes I checked the disk and there was nothing on it.

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

yes xp does and it's very basic....do a yahoo or google search for Free burners... You can try to see if nero still offers a trial version...

I know that burn4free is a free burner and so is burnatonce....but they don't detect all drives....I would try this to see if your not having a software problem....

I have used media player 10 to burn a cd and it did just fine.... I ripped all the cd's I had into the library and then made a favorite playlist and then burned that back to the cd....in cd format....without a hitch...

EDIT: sorry I didn't see you had software....Install it and try it...

[doctorgonzo]

CD Burner XP Pro is another freeware CD burner.

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

It won't install, I get an error message telling me to go to Roxio, but I don't see an upgrade there, they want me to spend $70.

I would just like to use WMP if possible.

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

do you have the latest version of media player...10...?

If not try to update it...either windows update or do a yahoo search for it...

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

I just upgraded To Media Player version 10.00.00.3646 yesterday.

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

Okay....

how many disk have you tried and what brand are they... are you sure your not getting some bad disk...M/P10 should have no problem comunicating with your burner...?

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

I'm using Memorex CD-R Recordable 52x 700MB, 80Min media, I've tried two brand new disks, and in fact while I was waiting for a response from you, I again downloaded Media Player 10, but I get the same results.

Bill Lane

P.S. I tried a new disk ( third disk ), but I still end up with it saying "Closing Disk" before it finishes burning the first track.

[MaxRat]

May try another brand or try to slow down the burning speed...this can be done in the burners properties....(my computer)

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

I set it to 1x write, put in a new disk, still won't work.

What brand of disks do you reommend?

I downloaded the CD Burner XP Pro That doctorgonzo recommended, so I'll give it a try.

I'll let you know what happens,

Bill Lane

[Bill Lane]

Well the CD Burner XP Pro didn't work for me either.

Here's a picture of the error I received while trying to burn an audio CD...
http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane2...e-error-01.jpg

Here's a picture of the error I received while trying to burn a data CD ...
http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane2...e-error-02.jpg

The only disk I had for the data write is a Smart and Friendly CDRW ReWritable 74 Minutes, 650MB.

On all of my Memorex disks when you hold them up at an angle to the light, the leading edge looks discolored / flawed, at least it's not the even look the the rest of the disk area has.

Bill Lane

[glc]

That's a pretty old and slow burner - why don't you just buy a new one? DVD burners are down to $40 now, and they come with software that *works* with XP.

[Bill Lane]

Hi glc:

That sounds like a good idea!

I'll let you know how it turns out when I get one and get it installed.

Thanks,

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

I have only had trouble with memorex disk myself...With your second error measage I would be more inclined to say the burner itself maybe bad....

I prefer verbatim disk myself...But I have used Ridata with no problems....I have even used those cheapo staples disk from the local staples....you may try another know brand just to see if it isn't a problem...?

But glc is right that looks to be a pretty old burner... Do you have access to another pc you can pop it in temporarily to check it...?

When you run into trouble the first thing I do is: make sure the drive is the only drive on that channel (to make sure it's not conflicting with another drive) check with different jumper setting...Master/Cable select with a 80wire cable...some older drives just don't play well with others...

On one instance to get the drives to work correctly I had to un-install the IDE controller in the device manager and re-install the "windows standard dual-channel" IDE controller...this fixed it for me...some older drives just have the wrong codecs and just won't work right....

If you figure your time and then put a price on that time....you'll be cheaper just buying a new drive and not messing with it...but if you like you can try all those things I listed and see if it fixes itself....

For a new drive I highly recomend the Nec 3550a it's a dvd/rw burner and they are 38.00 at newegg...

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

Well I ordered a new unit and disks before you posted, so I hope the following stuff will work ....

http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/lite-on-info.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/memorex.jpg


If not, we'll figure something else out :-}

Thanks, I'll let you know sometime next week when my order gets here.

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

Bill... Those will work just fine....

Please post back with results....

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

I would like to keep things as simple as possible, so can I try WMP without installing Nero when my new DVD burner arrives, or do you recommend using the Nero software?

Thanks again,

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

if you are just fooling with mixing music..media player will work just fine....I have had no issues using it for that....

At my shop I have 200cd's all loaded into the pc and I use media Player10 for that....I can edit the play list and burn a "greatest hits" cd with ease...

The only thing I realy use Nero for is for copying cd's on the fly....make an exact copy of another cd...OR using it to make a ISO back-up or to make a bootable cd....

Hope that helps...

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

That's all I was planing to do "mixing music", but now I see where I'm going to need Nero too because I do want to be able to copy a CD.

If Nero is installed, will WMP still work for "music mixing"? I'm pretty sure your answer will be yes, but thought I'd better ask.

Thanks again,

Bill Lane

P.S. My order was shipped today.

[MaxRat]

yes they will play well together...Just update Nero to the latest version via there web site...

Just open nero after you install it and find the update part...when it opens the web page to the updates....close nero and proceed...

[h2s04]

I've had pretty good results with DeepBurner....another freebie....

[Bill Lane]

Hi All:

I installed my new Lite-On DVD+RW IDE drive set to Master, and my CD-Rom set to Slave on the Secondary IDE of the motherboard.

I put in a new blank disk, selected the tracks that I wanted to burn, it converted them, burned them, Closed the disk, and ejected the disk.

I took the disk and put it in my CD-Rom, WMP opened and started playing, but some of the tracks have blank spots and played choppy.

The music in the computer is in both wav and mp3 format, and they play great with WMP.

I put the disk in my AIWA CX-MMA545 stereo and it seemed to play a little better, but it still had the blank spots.

I put a second new disk in the new burner, again it converted the tracks, burned the tracks, closed the disk and ejected the disk, but it's blank, no tracks, no music, no nothing. I put it back in the DVD Burner and it was blank, nothing on it.

Any ideas what I should be looking for now?

I haven't installed the Nero software yet, I wanted to get this working first.

My regular store bought CD's work just fine in the CD-Rom and the new DVD Burner. They both open the WMP and play just fine.

Anyway, I hope someone has some thoughts on this problem.

Thanks,

Bill Lane

[MaxRat]

Bill...

when you go into the device manager do you see any conflicts...? can you also check to make sure the drive ir running in DMA mode...

try disconnecting the cd-rom...and running just the dvd/rw by itself on the ide connection...

can you list your complete system specs...and everything you have plugged into the pc and how....?

[Bill Lane]

Hi MaxRat:

I don't know if I'm giving you what you ask for, but here's what I have.

Don't see any conflicts in Device Manager.

Here's the DVDRW http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/dvdrw.jpg

Here's the DVD http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/cd-rom.jpg

Here's the Sys. Info http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/sys-info.jpg

Here's what's running http://home.earthlink.net/~billlane271/hijackthis.log

I haven't disconnected the DVD player yet, or tried to make a third burn.

I used Hijack This to try and get what's running, if I'm in the wrong place, let me know how to find out what's running and system specs.

Bill Lane

[Bill Lane]

Well I disconnected the DVD player, and burned a new disk, after it ejected the disk I closed it and it opened the WMP and started playing track 7, when it finished that track I clicked track 1, it started to play real choppy, and hung up, I had to use ctrl-alt-del to get out. I tried it again with track 2, nothing, zero, but the progression bar moved across to the end and stopped, it wouldn't go to the next track.

I put the disk in my stereo and the first track played okay (track 1 ), but tracks 2, 3, 4, and 5, nothing played, 6 through 16 played okay.

I have no idea what's wrong. is it the WMP, maybe I received a bad burner?

Sure hope someone can help me get this thing to work right.

Thanks,

Bill Lane