CD-RW

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 08:09:33AM -0500, Mr Chris Aitken wrote:
> I bought a spindle of CD-RWs. I didn't mind that they are more expensive 
> than CD-Rs because I'll get to us them over and over. However, K3B is 
> giving me messages that since it is CD-RW I won't be able to play them 
> in my home or car stereo. And guess what? They are right - I can't. The 
> only home stereo I can play it in is my newset one (that bosts mp3 
> compatibility - not that I'm speaking only about mp3 - I'm also talking 
> about wav and ogg).
> 
> I have to burn a CD to send to RPM today and I want it to be able to 
> play in anything they throw it in. So, do I have to go out and buy CD-Rs 
> again (then what good is the spindle of CD-RWs I bought)? And I am 
> comparing apples and apples (the CD-Rs and CD-RWs are both Staples brand).
> 
> Or is W2K/Cubasis doing something to the file to make it not work on any 
> stereo (when I scp it to a linux box and burn it with K3B)?
> 
> I have to use W2K/Cubasis for now - tried (off and on) for five months 
> to get the emu1212m pci card initialized under linux with only partial 
> success.
> 
> Any suggestions. Just so we're clear: when I burn CD-Rs in K3B they play 
> in anything. When I create a wav from W2K/Cubasis, then copy it to 
> another (dual-boot ubuntu/W2K computer), then boot the dual-boot 
> computer to linux, scp the wav to the ubuntu computer with the CD 
> burner, then burn the wav (and also the wav converted to mp3 and ogg 
> using audio-convert) with K3B, the CD-RW will not play in my older home 
> stereo or my car stereo.
> 
> A long-term solution would be nice, but if you can suggest a short-term 
> (workaround) I would appreciate it. I need to get this CD in the mail today.

CD-RW discs are less reflective than CD-R and pressed CDs.  That's why a
lot of devices can't play them.  Also often CD-RW's are recorded in
multisession and the session isn't clossed at the end, and many players
can't deal with open sessions or even multisession at all.

Single session that is closed is the most compatible, preferably burned
in disc at once (not track at once) mode.  That still doesn't solve the
reduced reflection properties, but it helps.

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Len Sorensen
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