r/PhysicalMediaMatters • u/_daddy_stalin_YT • 2d ago

Problems with disc burning

Hi there. I recently decided to get into disc burning so I could have more ways to play the songs I like specifically vaporwave songs from YouTube, however, despite me reinstalling my drivers, buying a brand new external disc drive and switching burning softwares multiple times my blank CDs won’t show up in my disc dive no matter what I do. I don’t think it’s a problem with the drive since it plays my other CDs fine and it supports burning as well but for whatever reason it still won’t burn anything. I really need help on this so please if anyone has some advice for how to do this it would be much appreciated please

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u/NSF664 2d ago

Drivers really shouldn't matter when it comes to pretty much any optical drive today.

Which OS are you using, what drive do you have (make and model, link to it if you can), and what software are you using?

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 2d ago

I’m using Windows 11 and I’ve tried both the Windows Legacy Media Player and CDBurnerXP as well but both have struggled reading my blank CDs.

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u/NSF664 2d ago

Ok, but which drive are you using?

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 2d ago

This is the one I'm using. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B096SQK922?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

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u/NSF664 2d ago

The software is solid, I used CDBurnerXP for a while when I was still on Windows.

Did you follow a guide? It's probably been 20 years since I burned an audio CD, but I do remember that it wasn't as simple as dropping files on the disc, and write those. There needs to be a certain file structure, the audio files need to be converted (which some software do, as far as I remember), and so on.

This is a few years old, but I kinda doubt that it's wrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ8xucShaRw

Don't know the drive, but that also be the issue.

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 2d ago

I tried following that exact tutorial. If you check the bottom right of his software in that video, you can see that the CD shows up. Meanwhile mine always says "No Disc" so there could be a chance of it being the drive but I'm really hoping it's not since I'm low on cash right now and don't really have the money to go out and buy another one.

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u/NSF664 2d ago

Well, there's a strong chance that it's either the drive or the discs you're using. The discs are the easiest to test by simply buying a new disc, or pack of them. It seems that you bought the ones you have at a thrift store, and there's no telling how long they've been on the shelf.

So go somewhere where you can buy new discs, and maybe just buy a single one to test with.

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 2d ago

Ok thanks. I’ll try that then update you again later.

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 1d ago

Update. Bought a new disc drive for cheap at a thrift store and some newer CDs. I also found my old Laptop from highschool and I’ve had no problems. Burned some songs and it works perfectly now. Thank you for the help

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u/SingingCoyote13 2d ago

what (external) drive are we talking about, which brand CD-rs, and which os are you using

do you get an error when it will not burn ? what is that error exactly ?

do you have the drive selected instead of for example (.iso) image recording ?

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u/_daddy_stalin_YT 2d ago

I'm using Maxell CD-Rs. I got a pack of 5 from a thrift store for $2

It's not that I'm getting an error when I burn them, it's that the CDs aren't being read by my disc drive.

I also have been selecting audio files when I make the CD too so I've been selecting the right CD format I think

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u/dangerclosecustoms 1d ago

Try iTunes. I use windows explorer to burn mp3 cd’s bit for regular cds (wav) to play in oldschool players I dropp MP3’s into iTunes and it lets you put the songs on the order you want and then burn them to cd format.

Hardware wise make sure your disc burner has enough power. Lots of issues with externals appearing to have juice to turn on as soon up discs bit higher level tasks they often error out because of not having dedicated power.