Burned music CD not playing in anything except PC
Question:
I recorded a cassette tape, transferred it to computer thru both Audacity and Sound Recorder. I have burned TDK CD-R discs in MP3, WMA and WAV. They only play on my computer (Windows Vista, unfortunately, HP A6300T, Windows Media Player 10).
I’ve tried playing the cds in an older cd player, a newer cd player that plays MP3 and my cd burner (standalone) that plays mp4. What is the story here please?
Answer:
I’m guessing that your CD burning software on your Windows Vista PC is not doing what we want it to do. If the CD plays on your PC (and, I’d assume, other PCs as well), then we at least have a pretty helpful symptom. Sounds to me like you (or the software) is not burning a true music CD. Instead, it’s burning a data CD. Yes, that data CD consists of MP3s, WAVs, and other files that your MP3 player should be able to play, but those types of players still can’t play a CD that was burned in a PC-format.
The solution: Burn another CD. When you do so, make sure that you’re choosing to burn a “music CD”.
You’ll have a few indicators that you’ve done it right: the CD burning software should give you a minute limit as to how much more music you can burn to the CD. For example, after you select what MP3s you want to burn, the software will report “you have 25 minutes left on this disk”. If you were burning a data CD, you’d instead see a response about file storage remaining on the disk, like “you have 250MB remaining on this disk”. Make sure your burning session is being measured in minutes. Make sure you are burning a “music CD”, and not a “data CD”. And see what happens.
Reader’s response:
Thanks for responding. After an hour and a half with HP on the phone, I was informed eventually that Windows Media Player basically doesn’t work correctly with Vista. I just love being a guinea pig. I was directed to something called Cyberlink. Somehow I was supposed to know that something called Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe was a cd burner too. She had me drag the mp3 file to this burner. The cd I burned actually played in the mp3 cd player. She said she would send me the conversion thing so I could make cds that would play in all players. It has yet to arrive. I am seriously thinking of rolling back to XP and end this nonsense for once and for all. I have problems finding my camera editing program even after installing the new vista driver. I can’t find my printer when I turn it on. It takes me an hour to print a page. Vista is just a nightmare. The only good thing about it is the aurora borealis screen saver.
kimichan:
I’m a new user and have connected cables correctly. I recorded a 15 minute clip to test it – it’s fine. But, my cassette has 45 minutes of songs and I can’t hear when to stop the recording for each song. How can I know when the song is finished before it starts the next one for recording? Thanks.
2 April 2008, 6:52 pmAndy Kaiser:
Kimichan,
Use the “software playthrough” option in Audacity’s Edit->Preferences menu. That will allow you to hear what you’re recording.
Paul Santa Maria:
Hi –
The solution to the OP’s question about burning a music CD on Vista:
1. Go into Windows Media Player
29 April 2008, 11:31 pm2. Click on the “Burn” tab
3. Make sure it’s set to “Audio CD” (vs “Data CD or DVD”)
4. Drag and drop the selections you want to record from the left pane (available music) to the right pane (CD selections)
5. Click “Burn”
Dr Frank A Haniff,MD:
I have Burnt Music CDs using:
8 August 2010, 12:31 pm1. My iTunes Playlist.
2. My Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe.
I have tried and re-tried.
They simply will not play on my CD Player, but on my Windows Vista, they’re fine!