unfortunately, the computer in question is 3000 miles away or i would have
dealt with it by now (he says, confidently!). so i really can't answer what
she's seeing as she's not sure herself.

we know it's burning something because her CD player software opens and
starts 'playing' the songs that are supposedly on the burned CD. they won't
play on a regular CD boombox type of player.

she's using Verbatim disks. i'm having her make a copy exclusively in the
I/O Magic burner as it's been suggested the older TEAC might not be up for
the task.

thanks so much for all these great ideas,

Chuck Finnigan
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rom: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] CD burning problem


> Do the disks that get burned have files on them that have the extension:
>
>                               .cda
>
> If not, you are not burning a traditional AUDIOCD in the AudioCD format.
> Not all stand alone players will play other file formats...
>
> Do these disks play "anywhere"? In computer, stand alone player?
>
> If they "do" have that extension, it could be a burner problem, (weak
burns),
> or a media problem, (media does not "like" burner and the burn does not
record right.)
>
> Pinning down where the problem is (if recording in the proper format) can
> be a real PIA...
>
> Making assumptions about what you said about "had copied...successfully",
> the list needs more info about why you think that.
> What do you "see" when you look at these disks in Explorer on a computer.
> Note: If you actually "see" the contents of an AudioCD on a computer OR
> stand-alone player, all you are "actually" seeing is a listing of the
"table of contents"
> which "should" allow the unit to go and "seek" the place on the disk where
the
> song file actually starts.  Sometimes you can "see" the songs are there,
but
> the unit can't find them to play them...
> This is a major problem with disks that are recorded weak or on marginal
disks
> and/or on a "player" that is slightly out of adjustment (As in drifting
"out of specs".)
> I have one player that I use to test "quality of burn" since it will not
seek to any
> tracks above #10 or so if the burn is weak or has problems.
>
> If they do not play "anywhere", and you are sure you are using "first
class" media,
> I would start to worry about the burner...
> Can you burn "anything" or any type successfully with this burner?
(Example: DATA CDs?)
>
> Thanks for reading this far...
> Do you happen to use Nero? Look in their CD Speed program...
> Look under the "Extra" menu / First selection.
> Make a DAE test CD (tests burn functions) and then run that test CD on the
same computer.
> This can (might) be confusing if only done on a defective burner, so I'd
practice on a known
> good machine with "good" disks, and then use the test disk made on the
"good" machine to
> test he "bad" one...
> Then I'd repeat the test entirely using only the "bad" machine with a new
"good" disk...
> (Lost yet?)           Good luck...
>
>                                                          Rick Glazier
>
> From: "cfinnigan"
> > she is simply trying to copy an audio CD. she's tried both a commercial
> > music CD and one that we burned from songs i'd downloaded from Rhapsody.
> > neither would play the music but had copied the CD's successfully.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rick Glazier"
> > > To record sound, you need to get the sound into the computer.
> > > What type of sound are you trying to record, and how is it getting
> > > into the computer?
>
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