Yes, I do mean CD's for final copies. Regarding firmware, no, I don't mean the driver that the burner is using. I mean the actual CD burner. You can sometimes find firmware updates. A firmware update, updates the actual CD writer hardware. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions URL: www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Eagle" <deagle_889@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: cd burning problem > Thanks Phill! > I will try using two cds my friend gave me as hopefuly these will be a bit > more reliable. I don't know if I can update my driver. I think I tried that > before. > I assume when you say cd masters, you mean for final copies? > > thanks > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:03 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: cd burning problem > > >> How do Dave!! >> >> You could look at upgrading the firmware on your CD burner. What CD media > are you using to burn >> audio CD's? I have always used CDR's here for duplication houses. In > fact, the duplication house >> recommended CDR's over audio disks. I use Taiyo Yudon disks. they > recommended them or, HHB disks >> for creating CD masters. >> >> Regards, Phil Muir >> >> P J Muir Productions >> URL: >> www.philmuir.com/ >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Eagle" <deagle_889@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:44 AM >> Subject: [ddots-l] cd burning problem >> >> >> > Hi! I have a problem with my cd burner. When I put a cd in, nero will > only allow me to burn at 4x. >> When it tries to write a cd at this speed it fails at about six per cent. > When I take the cd out it >> goes to the maximum I can burn at with my laptop cd burner, 24x. Everytime > I can burn sucessfully at >> 24x but not 4x. similarly, when I use a propper audio recordable disc > instead of cdr, it always >> burns at 16x and then fails. The problem has got increasingly worse. I > think my cd drive has gone >> totally wrong now. I just wondered if any one knew what I could do to get > audio cds successfully >> burning again. I've finally finished recording my album and its all on my > laptop waiting to be >> burned to cd and the damn thing won't do it. >> > I find it quite weird to think that I can record and produce a whole > album on a computer but then >> not do something simple like burn on to cd. The world truelly is weird! >> > But nowhere nearly as weird as my dream I had last night! >> > cliff hanger! >> > >> > Dave >> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > ** and in the Subject line type >> > ** unsubscribe >> > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> > ** immediately-following link:- >> > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> > ** or send a message, to >> > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > >> > >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq