Question Win Media Player Burning Success, but Playback Failure...

[michaelm101]

So far I've burned 6 CDs of the same burn list in fastest, fast, medium and slow speeds. I've watched the progress.....99% then out comes the freshly-baked silver pie... Success!

HOWEVER, every CD fails to play in my 3 test CD players. "Invalid disc" or simply nothing is what I get...

PLEASE HELP!!!

A BIG thank you to all you amazing people out there who have ALWAYS solved my (ongoing) technical dilemmas!

 

[dwd999]

A little more information would be helpful. What software including version number and hardware are you using to burn these CDs, and do the CDs play back on the device you used to burn them with any Windows based software? What manufacturer/brand are these CDs and did they ever work in the past or are these something you just purchased that's never been tested? What is the format of the files being burned; are these .wav or are these some other format like .mp3s that the burning software is supposedly converting during the burning process? And if they're not .wav files are you sure that the burning software is properly converting them during the burning process; perhaps the burning software is not set properly to convert them. Please walk us through every step in detail for the burning process you used.

 

[michaelm101]

Thx. All worked fine for the last 5 yrs- burning .wav material

CURRENTLY trying to burn FLAC, wav and MP3 onto this CD- maybe this is the issue???

Media player 12.0.19041.4957
Matshita DVD drive+RW
Thd CDs are being burned with the wrong stuff on them: There is a folder of the albums, then a another file: here's a photo:

https://imgur.com/a/ORMroha

View: https://imgur.com/a/ORMroha

 

[JeffreyP55]

Thx. All worked fine for the last 5 yrs- burning .wav material

CURRENTLY trying to burn FLAC, wav and MP3 onto this CD- maybe this is the issue???

Media player 12.0.19041.4957
Matshita DVD drive+RW
Thd CDs are being burned with the wrong stuff on them: There is a folder of the albums, then a another file: here's a photo:

https://imgur.com/a/ORMroha

View: https://imgur.com/a/ORMroha

I have burned tons of .wav, FLAC, MP3 and others to CD's for years. Not so much anymore. When I do it is always .FLAC at optimal settings using EZ CD audio converter or
anchient, not updated or supported for years, IMGBurn. https://www.imgburn.com/

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[dwd999]

Thx. All worked fine for the last 5 yrs- burning .wav material

CURRENTLY trying to burn FLAC, wav and MP3 onto this CD- maybe this is the issue???

CDs were invented to only play .wav files 2 channel 44100 Hz 16 bits. Back in ancient times after mp3s were invented there were special players manufactured to play those although I don't recall any being manufactured to play flac. If you don't have one of those special players with specs indicating it would play mp3s and flac then I wouldn't expect your disks to work.

 

[michaelm101]

That got to be it

CDs were invented to only play .wav files 2 channel 44100 Hz 16 bits. Back in ancient times after mp3s were invented there were special players manufactured to play those although I don't recall any being manufactured to play flac. If you don't have one of those special players with specs indicating it would play mp3s and flac then I wouldn't expect your disks to work.

I thought that was it...Burned the CD entirely with only wav files...went through the motions, 100% complete...
Still got "invalid disk" on the CD players...

 

[rgd1101]

what is the cd player?
does the cd work on the pc that was burning the cd?
what the cd media?

 

[michaelm101]

what is the cd player?
does the cd work on the pc that was burning the cd?
what the cd media?

1) Alesis Masterlink, pro level mastering deck (from 1990s). Plays and burns CDs
2) Sony Boom Box
3) NAD Home Stereo CD player
CD MEDIA: Maxcell and Verbatim Standard CDR

 

[dwd999]

This is especially confusing since it worked for so many years in the past. Three thoughts: perhaps because of its age the Masterlink's laser is weak or failing; perhaps you accidentally pressed the wrong button on the front panel; it should be Red Book, 44.1K Sample Rate, 16 Bit Word Length; or perhaps there's a flaw in the latest Media Player software that you're using. Perhaps you could try the trial version of Nero Burning Rom which historically is probably the best known burning software and see if that helps. But I don't know what the limitations of the trial version are.