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From: RobertB 

FYI. I tried a new brand of CD-Rs. These are Memorex. Burned it at 4x. Still
won't play in my CD player. Plays in the computer fine.


In article ,
 RobertB  wrote:

> In article , "Glenn Meadows"

> wrote:
>
> > Nope, a RedBook CD is actually one continuous data file, beginning to end
> > of
> > the recorded area, with markers embedded in the data that is read.
>
> Ahh, OK, but is it actually a "data" CD? Well, I guess from a certain
> point of view, it's all data, since it's all digital.
>
> >
> > When you look at a CD in an explorer mode in Windows, you SEE the
> > individual
> > tracks as Track 1, Track 2, etc, because the Table of Contents is read, and
> > the start points are determined.
> >
> > In iTunes there is an option to select "Audio CD",
instead of the various
> > file formats (MP3, AIFF, Apple Lossless).  That's when you extract tracks
> > to
>
> That's in Preferences>Advanced>Burning. The Importing menu lists the
> following:
>
> AAC Encoder
> AIFF Encoder (currently checked)
> Apple Lossless
> MP3 Encoder
> WAV ENcoder
>
>
>
> > the hard drive, or into iTunes.  When making a CD, you create a playlist
> > with the tracks you want, then select BURN, having set the BURN option in
> > the Preferences/Advanced/Burn area to Audio CD.  (I looked prior to posting
>
> Yeah, I've done that many times.
>
> > the last message).  iTunes will take any supported file format (AIFF, WAV,
> > Lossless, MP3), and convert on the fly to 44.1/16bit
"RedBook" audio CD
> > format, which should make a disk that's playable on any CD player.
>
> Well, you can select the burn speed, which can have an effect on whether
> a not a CD will play in certain players.
> >
> > Still sounds like you've selected one of the data file format recording
> > modes, that will make the files into whichever format you've selected, but
> > it burns a DATA disk with those files on it, instead of a normal Music CD.
>
> Nope. Under Burning, it's set to Audio CD. Maybe I can send you a screen
> shot. I think it's either the player or the media. Can I attach a binary
> to this message? I'll see if this works (it's a Uuencoded TIFF).
>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Glenn M.
> > "RobertB"  wrote in message
> > news:missinglink-B1CA7A.18062626122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > > In article ,
> > > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote:
> > >
> > >> AIFF is NOT RedBood CD.  AIFF is an individual file based system,
> > >> similar
> > >> to
> > >
> > > Are you sure? 'Cause I read that AIFF is, in fact, not a
file system at
> > > all, just a series of tracks. It is only displayed on a computer that
> > > way for convenience (so you can find the beginning and end
of a track).
> > >
> > > Also, there are no other encoding options in iTunes. It's either AAC,
> > > Apple Lossless, or AIFF (or MP3, which I don't want).
> > >
> > >> individual WAV files.  It's probable that your sister's
CAR CD player
> > >> can
> > >> read data CD's, and treat audio files as playbackable. 
Older CD players
> > >> can't do that, the entire CD must be a full Redbook spec CD, not a
> > >> collection of individual files.
> > >>
> > >> Look in iTunes and check the burning options, and make
sure you have
> > >> selected in the Preferences/Advanced/Disk Burning
section to Audio CD,
> > >> and
> > >> not DATA CD.
> > >
> > > Oh shit. I'm going to scream. Please beleive me when I tell you it was
> > > set to Audio CD from the get go, from day one in fact. The
PREF settings
> > > is not an issue (at least not that one!).
> > >
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Glenn M.
> > >> "RobertB"  wrote
in message
> > >> news:missinglink-FE5E09.10561826122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > >> > In article ,
> > >> > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Do the CD's play on other CD players?
> > >> >
> > >> > The AIFF encoded CD plays on my sister's car CD
player, not on my home
> > >> > CD player.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Are they full "Audio CD's" and not data cd's?
> > >> >
> > >> > Yup. They are full "Audio CDs."
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I've got 7.02 running on a bunch of systems at
the office, and nobody
> > >> >> has
> > >> >> had any complaints of non-compatible burns.
> > >> >
> > >> > Could it be my JVC system?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Glenn M.
> > >> >> "RobertB"
 wrote in message
> > >> >> news:missinglink-DDD49F.11132425122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > >> >> > Hi all.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I cannot seem to get iTunes (on a new
core2duo) to burn a CD that
> > >> >> > my
> > >> >> > old
> > >> >> > JVC component system will read. Now, I
managed to get this to work
> > >> >> > on
> > >> >> > my
> > >> >> > older G4 (after a bit of fussing and
several trashed CDs), but it
> > >> >> > worked
> > >> >> > --  eventually.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I've tried importing as AAC, Apple
Lossless, and AIFF. All the CDs
> > >> >> > play
> > >> >> > in the Mac but none of 'em play in the
JVC. The CD spins up then
> > >> >> > spins
> > >> >> > down and appears to be unrecognized. Now,
part of the problem may
> > >> >> > be
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > JVC, which is at least 5 years old and
does not recognize MP3 CDs
> > >> >> > and
> > >> >> > whatnot. But it does read burned CDs. I
know since I have some and
> > >> >> > they
> > >> >> > play. I've checked my iTunes Preferences
several times. They're
> > >> >> > definitely set to burn "Audio
CD". Can't figure it out.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Blanks are Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-Rs.
The same ones I've used
> > >> >> > (successfully) in the past. What am I missing?
>
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