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

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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!
 
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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.
 
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michaelm101 said:
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
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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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michaelm101 said:
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???
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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.
 
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dwd999 said:
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.
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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...
 
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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.
 
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dwd999 said:
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.
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Thx. All my CD playing units will play other cds from the past.
 
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You still have not answered specifically if the CD deck you are using to burn the CDs can play them (also do you run a verify after you do a burn ?). Just for S&G you might try to play them in a DVD player; they are pretty forgiving of crappy DVDs and will usually play mp3s. Regardless it sounds like you need a new burner.
 
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You still have not answered specifically if the CD deck you are using to burn the CDs can play them (also do you run a verify after you do a burn ?). Just for S&G you might try to play them in a DVD player; they are pretty forgiving of crappy DVDs and will usually play mp3s. Regardless it sounds like you need a new burner.
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Yes. I'm playing as commercial CD in it right now. Thx. Upon examining my blank CDs, I notice a foggy haze on the recordable side. Perhaps, this is the issue?
 
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Sorry, I'm not communicating very well. If you take one of the CDs you burned but won't play, can you use Windows File Explorer to see the files on the CD.

"Verify" Usually when you burn a CD there is a verify check box. If you check the box, it will attempt to read the disc you just burned to verify the files are good.
 
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Sorry, I'm not communicating very well. If you take one of the CDs you burned but won't play, can you use Windows File Explorer to see the files on the CD.

"Verify" Usually when you burn a CD there is a verify check box. If you check the box, it will attempt to read the disc you just burned to verify the files are good.
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You'l see that in the 3rd post. or here: You will see that it doesn't state "E: Audio CD" like when I put in a properly functioning audio CD. It appears to be burning the folder of the data files, not the actual CD playing files...
https://imgur.com/a/YyF6pEa
View: https://imgur.com/a/YyF6pEa
 
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onespeedbiker said:
While in File Explorer, click on your CD player Drive on the left menu . That should show what file(s) are burned on the CD. Music files that play on a standard CD player have .cda extension.
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Thanks for your help! I discovered the burn setting was set to Data CD/DVD as opposed to Audio CD, hence the data files seen when E: was examined. I did have to restart to make it happen. Cheers!
 
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