• DVD Clone/Copy/Backup-- DVD Ripper -- Video Format Converter

• CD To MP3 Ripper-- Audio MP3 CD Burner-- Audio Recorder,
• Audio format Converter-- Audio MP3 WAVE editor-- Jukebox

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Supported CD/DVD Recorders
  • ASPI
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  • Burn Failures
  • Playback Failures
  • Win95 issues
• CD Drive Support
• CD Ripping
• Burning CDs
• Music Library
• Burning CD Problems
• Miscellaneous
  

Burning CD Problems

• Burning a CD does not finish.
• My mix CD does not fade between tracks!
• Cuesheet was rejected by the CDROM recorder
• "Read/Write error or bad medium detected"
• Recorded CD does not play reliably or at all in a normal CD player! 

Burning a CD does not finish.  What can I do?

One of the most common problems is that the computer can't keep up with the CD recorder.  The CD-recorder needs a constant stream of data from the computer.  If it is interrupted too long, the burn will fail!  Try lowering your recording speed .  Make sure to not use any other programs at the same time.

My mix CD does not fade between tracks!

If you've created a mix CD where the tracks fade into each other but its not playing correctly, make sure you don't have the shuffle feature turned on on your audio CD player!

I keep getting the following error: "Exception: 'START DAO RECORDING' command failed on device 0:1:0 Cuesheet was rejected by the CDROM recorder [subcode=-312]" .

What do I do? 

This may be because you are burning too much audio to the CD.  This would cause the "Cuesheet" to be rejected and causing the burn to fail.  The reason why you cannot burn the full amount is because along with burning the actual songs to a CD, the "Table of Contents" (which allows stereos to read the CD)  and "CD Text" (if selected) has to be burnt as well.  These things take up space so we recommend to leave at least 30 seconds but to be on the safe side at least 1 minute of free space for these things to be burnt onto a CD.  So in short, don't aim for 74 minutes (or 80 minutes), aim for 1 minute less!!

"Read/Write error or bad medium detected"*** Specific to the Goldenhawk CD Rip/Burn engine only *** 

I keep getting the following error: "Exception: 'WRITE' command failed on device 1:1:0 Read/Write error or bad medium detected (04h 00h 02h 03h 73h 02h) [subcode=-40]". What do I do?

First try to disable Auto Insert Notification.  If that still does not work, you should try a different brand of CDs.  Some media simply doesn't work well with certain CD Recorders.  Also, "no-name" brands are not made at the same quality level as "name" brands such as "Memorex", "Sony", or "Maxell".  Not all CD-R discs are made equally and sometimes even name brand discs do not work with a specific CD Recorder.

In addition you can try doing the following:

1. Disable anything that may cause this such as software firewalls, screen savers, or anti-virus scanners.

2. Try lowering the burn speed to 1x to see if that helps.

3. Change brands of CD-R discs.

Recorded CD does not play reliably or at all in a normal CD player! 

Make sure you are using a blank CD-R disc.  (It is a common mistake to use a blank CD-RW disc.) More help with CD playback problems...