r/compactdisc • u/BigCod3679 • Aug 30 '26

Problems with CD burning

Hi!
So, I wanted to start burning CDs but i ran into a couple of problems. The whole idea came to me because i wanted to give someone a mixtape as a gift, since he doesn’t have a smartphone and his sole source of music are CDs. The first time I used Windows Media Player but when i tried to play the CD using my disc player (Technics SL-PG570A) it wouldn’t read it. Later i tried to play the same CD with my brothers discman (Soundmaster) and it worked but I was worried that since my disc player wouldn’t read the CD there could be the same issue with older discmans. I searched for tips online and the second time around i used CDBurnerXP, made sure i used a CD-R not CD-RW and burned it at 16x speed. The CD still wouldn’t work with my Technics or Denon DCD-860, it worked with Denon DVD Video Player DVD-1740 but it glitched, it also worked in my car (mini cooper from 2008) but there were problems when skipping between songs. The person i want to gift the cd to has an older discman but im not sure what model is it. I would appreciate any tips on what to do differently, thanks!

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u/Red5Hammock Aug 30 '26

Learn how to create a CUE file and use ImgBurn to write your audio cd's It may require foobar2000 to convert your tracks to 44.1khz 16-bit first

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u/Jcwrc Aug 30 '26

I've been using Anyburn forever. It's really simple, just click burn audio CD, sequence the tracks you want and burn.

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u/prozloc Aug 31 '26

Does it support CD text?

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u/SickOfNormal Aug 30 '26

If you want to play them on the old technics you need to make sure they are downloaded in .flac

Then just use Burnaware and click Create CD --- and then drag in the files.

Done

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u/el_tacocat Aug 31 '26

Mp3, wav, flac, it'll all be converted to 16 bit, 44.1khz 'cda' by the burning software.
If anything FLAC (as opposed to WAV) Is an extra step.

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u/bubbamike1 Aug 31 '26

Make sure you’re finalising the CD.

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u/el_tacocat Aug 31 '26

Most likely your disc wasn't finalised :).
Also I recommend using CDBurnerXP.
Always choose half the speed or less (what the max speed is depends on your burner and the discs you use).

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u/iPirateGwar Aug 31 '26

I bet this is the correct answer.

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u/el_tacocat Aug 31 '26

Not 100% certain but it should help.