Question on burning tracts to a CD

[dev]

ECLiPSE 2002 said:

The instructions in Windows XP home edition for burning music tracks
states..." you'll need a CD-RW and a supply of blank writable audio
CDs.

My question - what is meant by writable audio CDs - I have a supply
of CD-R and CD-RW disks - will these work or do I need to purchase a
different type of compact disk. I have seen compact disks for sale
that have Music CD written on the box but these do not appear to be
for PCs.

Please explain to a newbie what I need to purchase to burn music
tracks.

Read HELP and instruction files for specifics on burner capabilities.

CD-R is a record ONCE medium. It cannot be erased. Depending upon the
burning software and type of file being burned, files _may_ be added from
time to time - or it may be necessary to burn them all in a single session.

CD-RW is a reusable disk. Depending upon the burning software and
protocol being used, an RW disk can be either selectively - or completely
- erased.

Consult the sources mentioned in other replies.

You may be helped by the following article, which describes the
limitations of XP's built-in burning software...
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

 

[ECLiPSE 2002]

The instructions in Windows XP home edition for burning music tracks
states..." you'll need a CD-RW and a supply of blank writable audio
CDs.

My question - what is meant by writable audio CDs - I have a supply
of CD-R and CD-RW disks - will these work or do I need to purchase a
different type of compact disk. I have seen compact disks for sale
that have Music CD written on the box but these do not appear to be
for PCs.

Please explain to a newbie what I need to purchase to burn music
tracts.

Thanks

Frank

 

[Carly]

Hi-yes those disks you have should be fine. I think when
they say you need a cd-rw they mean a cd writer on your
computer. Any cdr should be fine to record onto. Hope
this helps

 

[Jason Haynes]

The CD-R's you have fit the bill. You can use the CD_RW's, but some cd
players won't play audio tracks on them.

 

[CWatters]

The instructions in Windows XP home edition for burning music tracks
states..." you'll need a CD-RW and a supply of blank writable audio
CDs.

My question - what is meant by writable audio CDs

You have CD's designed for recording data. These will also work fine for
recording music (I only buy data CDR).

My understanding is that it's also possible to buy "Audio CDR". I believe
these are generally lower quality then "Data CDR's" but that's ok _for
audio_ because a few error on the disk isn't critical to audio quality. You
shouldn't try and use "Audio" quality CDR for data though.

 

[ECLiPSE 2002]

Much obliged to all responders for the assistance.
I have another question - how does someone post a message in my name
on this newsgroup. I noticed another sick post with a girl scout
subject that was attributed to me!! Not so.
Frank

 

[David]

ECLiPSE 2002 said:



Read HELP and instruction files for specifics on burner capabilities.

CD-R is a record ONCE medium. It cannot be erased. Depending upon
the burning software and type of file being burned, files _may_ be
added from time to time - or it may be necessary to burn them all in a
single session.

CD-RW is a reusable disk. Depending upon the burning software and
protocol being used, an RW disk can be either selectively - or
completely - erased.

Consult the sources mentioned in other replies.

You may be helped by the following article, which describes the
limitations of XP's built-in burning software...
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

This had nothing to do with his question. He was asking about Audio CD-
R disc as opposed to regular CD-R's

--

David

Programmers write "Help Files" for a reason. use them.

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

http://www.HeroicStories.com/
http://www.thisistrue.com/

 

[Mike M.]

You can set your "user name" and reply address to anything you like. They
probably looked at another post by you and hijacked your info. It is
usually not a good idea to use your real emaila address. Spammers will pick
it up from here and send you a lot of informative email. <g>