burning discs

good evening,

I've been experiencing some problems with burning discs. I'm using a 15" powerbook running Logic Pro 7. Last week I tried to burn an audio cd in waveburner using TDK's CD-RXG blanc disks (suitable for audio). The burning process appeared to be normal and the disc, as I could see, was written on to. However, it wouldn't play on any playback system. Not even the power book itself, it would just eject it! Today I tried again, using some very cheap data cd's (with a very ugly design), and everything worked just fine. Is there anyone who recognises this problem? If I by blanc disks, which ones do I have to choose?

grtz,

maarten

Hi,

for many people, Waveburner doesnt work right, its really beta.

you might find it works, but not for me.

try using toast or even itunes to burn cds.

nigel

I never had problems burning pretty much any brand of CDs but Memorex. But then again I don't use Waveburner.

Taiyo Yuden are generally considered to be the best among the industry, and you can still find them for pretty cheap.

There are 3 potential problems here:

1. Waveburner - As mentioned, it is buggy software. Try something else such as Toast or even iTunes.

2. Cheap CDs - As mentioned, you are asking for trouble with cheap s#!+.

3. Powerbook - I've had nothing but trouble with Powerbook Superdrives. I've had one drive replaced 3 times and it still has trouble reading CDs.

Also, CDs are quite old-fashioned now. Consider using the so-called "internet" instead to distribute your music, or use a "hard drive" for backups.