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Burning Cd's

For burning CD's, is there any program that I should use or any particular speeds that I should select for "optimum" quality or anything?

i use nero and u should really be burning cds at the slowest speed possible.

I also use Nero.
i decode them to wav using lame and then burn them @ 12X speed, works really good for me.

I use Nero and burn them at the fastest speed possible. Doesn't make a difference.

Nero is one of the best programs out there!

Nero here

Nero 6. I decided I didn't want to wait forever for a CD, so I think I burn around 16 or 12x (drive supports up to 24x).

My drive sometimes has problems reading data CDs I burn, so I scale back the speed.

Toast 8

nero 4x

do you think using one software ends up with a better quality burn than another? i know if you use some shabby software that's buggy it can be an issue. but other than that, it shouldn't really make a difference to my understanding?

Does having a good soundcard make a difference when burning?

I use Toast 8 at Maximum speed. No problems.

As far as I know, software shouldn't make too big of a difference, provided that it can burn correctly.

However, there are different types of CDs, each with their own burning profile. I'm talking about more low-level than just CD-R, CD-RW, etc. The different profiles depend on the manufacturer, the type of dye used in the disc, and a variety of other variables.

Good burning software will have the right profiles available for each type of CDs.

** Most of this is based on information collected through casually skimming through articles that touch on this nature. Perhaps someone could elaborate further/expand on the details.

I use Nero 8 and Burn at 48x

Only had one dodgy burn out of maybe 400.

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Does having a good sound card make a difference when burning?

not that i am aware of. because it processes the burn as data to not as audio, therefore would not require any decoding within a sound card.
(note. its late so i hope that makes sense)

Also like stated above the different burning software doesnt really make a difference. hardware on the other hand can.

The three major factors, that i know of, are disc quality burner quality, and write speed.
Most people don't think write speed has an effect on a burn, they are correct in most cases. but when playing cds on various hardware you can encounter problems. the main being the player may not support that speed, thus skipping segments of data.
basically the faster you burn the more dye you have to affect, at fast speeds this dye can be changed incorrectly or not at all, resulting in corrupt/incomplete data on the cd.

The reason i state burner quality is that i have a spindle of burnt cds that my friend lent me, they all skip and sound shit when played in my car stereo. the only reason that i could think of for this is burner, he bought it for AU$50 like 4 years ago in japan, and its slowly failing. Could be laser or motor issues, all lead to dodgy burns

Disc quality from what was stated above. quality of dyes ect. but most discs are set to a standard of quality control so there is little problem in that area.


In answering the question. i burn using NERO at 24x or below depending on the use.
Audio - 12x
Data - 24x

British

people usually only run into software problems with burning programs when they pirate them. I know a lot of them will mess up your burnt cd if a pirated serial is detected.

I use Nero version 7.

sound cards won't make any difference to you burning. you can have no sound card at all for that matter... all you are doing is burning data to a cd.

i gots nero 8, works a treat.

usually burn at 24 speed no probs.

Just don't burn at 48x otherwise you may get glitches

Should I enable "No Pause Between Tracks" in Nero 8?

i hate burning fucking cd's, labeling and then organizing them. It takes too much freaking time


But yea i use nero 8 also

oh and i see no point in enabling no pause between tracks since you are a dj

no pause is good when you lets say play a cd on your walkman

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Should I enable "No Pause Between Tracks" in Nero 8?

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Should I enable "No Pause Between Tracks" in Nero 8?

its up to you

I've always wondered this too esp since Nero has gotten so bloated lately. I just decode w/ lame (unless I buy the WAV) then use Nero and burn at the lowest possible speed which is usually 4x.

In Nero, is it better to use "Disc-At-Once" or "Track-At-Once"? Keep in mind I'm burning CD's to play on CDJ's.

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