hi
when i try to burn a cd it keeps asking me for new cds and they are new why wont they burn?

coonsanders

ps they are cdr 52x80 700 mb

No idea, you have given no information other then my car won't start.

If you want somebody to help you, you will have to supply some information.

Start with things like, what type of CD you're trying to create, Audio or Data, and what part of the application you're trying to write with, Creator Classic, directly from the EMC9 "Home" page... What version of Windows? What make and model of drive? What brand of blank disc? Has it worked properly in the past, and what might have changed since then?

That sort of information will get us started.

hi
well audio cd......tdk and or memorex,windows xp.its a sony dvd rw dru 8304.i was using sound editor to save
the contents of the cd.there was a song on the cd that i wanted to eliminate so i tried to delete it by making a
copy of it with out the song in question.well they were tdk cds this time...ill try and be more though with my info
in the future....thanks..

coonsanders

You still haven't given the information that's needed.

Are you saying "it keeps asking me for new cds" because you are closing the disc after recording and the program wants a fresh CD each time you go to record ??
OR
Are you saying "it keeps asking me for new cds" because your drive won't recognize the presence of a fresh CD inserted and keeps demanding that you insert one ??
OR
Neither of the above - in which case please explain further before we have to get out Big Jim's crystal ball.

ok
when i inserted the cd and got it to start after a few seconds it asked me for a new blank cd after i inserted a new one in the driver.this is all before it starts to record....i just did a firmware update and test and my dvd drive is working normally...

lenny

hi
i think i found the problem.......i was using a multisession cd to make a copy from...i think thats why it said
please insert a new blank cd into the drive over and over again.i hope this is the problem.how do u make
a non mulisession cd?i used to have nero and at first i thought it was dam hard but nero had many issues
so i got roxio and damed more problems again...lol

lenny

You need to put in a brand new disc off the spindle. If, when you put it in, something pops up offering to "format" the disc, don't let it! If it starts doing that automatically, then as you put the disc in, press and hold the "Shift" key till the drive settles down, hopefully that'll keep it from doing an auto-run. See if that helps.

hi
is this a problem with the software?it sounds like it...and they cant fix it?this happenes automatically?gawd..i
cant win.........thats how you make a non multisesson cd?i might as well quit now...it doesnt ask to be for-
when i do this...

lenny

There is no problem with the software - you just have to learn how to use it.

Well, you have still never told us everything about your system! We just found out that you had Nero installed, and it's possible that it installed a program called InCD, which is a Packet Writing program, and it's possible that that is still installed. It's a different way of writing to CDs, which formats them first. So, you need to stop that from happening.

Now, slow down a little too. What does, "...it doesnt ask to be for- when i do this..." mean? It's not a complete sentence, or at least it seems to be lacking in completeness.

As much as all the CD writing packages make it sound like writing CDs is as simple as writing to a hard drive, it's not. You need to know what "else" may be accessing the drive, like possibly InCD, or even possibly Direct CD (another part of EMC 9). So, look for InCD or DirectCD and try to disable either one if it's installed. Check the icons in your system tray, right-click and see if there's an option to disable them.

Hope that helps.

Let's get back to basics.

How are you making a "multisession disc"?

Are you using a layout that you add things to, and then hit 'burn', or are you just dragging the files over to the burner drive and "letting the program do it"? Those are two different functions - and the latter could be done thru WinXP or Roxio.

You aren't giving any clues that would enable anyone to be more helpful.

Lynn

hi

how im making it im not sure...i opened up the cd contents in one of the options that can do that and it said that the disc is mulisessioned.whats the procedure for making a non mulisession cd?thanks

lenny

I already told you. Use a brand new disc, and make sure nothing else on your system tries to format it or do anything to it before you try writing your files.

Which option did you use to find out about the multi-session message?! I'm sorry, but you're being lazy and not giving us the details we need.

Please answer the question(s) that have been asked at least three times. EXACTLY how are you trying to write your disc? Tell us what program you click on, what is it's exact name. Give us a click-by-click-and-drag detailed description of how you are trying to get your files onto your disc. There's not much more we can do except keep guessing while you keep asking questions we can't answer.

hi
i used music disc creater i hit add audio tracks then i hit burn.....thats where it keeps saying insert a blank cd
and where i have the trouble....i tried a bland dvd and it processed the job..so i think its the cd brand thats the
issue...

lenny

hi
what brand is a good match for suite 9?memorex isnt good nor is tdk appaernalty

lernny

hi again

well the verbatum cds are ok they burn but when i saved the songs to the computer they were saved as cda files....i used the easy capture...i had the format on wav.i started the tape hit record and when the song was over i hit stop.it asked if i was done i hit yes when i was done.....

lenny

Your posts make absolutely no sense, whatsoever! You did not capture anything as cda files, from Easy Capture!


Cda files are files on a commercial music CD. They are pointers to the .wav files, which you can't see. You did not SAVE the CDA files to your computer, you COPIED them.

If you want them to be of some use to you, you use Music Disc Creator, and click on Import from CD/DVD. But, you have been told to do that, before.

Yes, Memorex discs have often been problematic for many. Verbatim has been a reliable brand for many years and for most people. The problem isn't compatibility between the program and the disc, it's between the drive and the disc.

Glad you've been able to make a good disc.

And your computer specs are? This was asked of you several times and you have failed to answer any of them. I'm starting to believe that you are here asking questions just to ask questions. You are starting to frustrate more than me.

If you are texting from a cell phone, stop it and use a computer. Bad things may happen if you keep ignoring advice, not telling us the whole story, and are ignoring requests for information.

at this point i have no idea how to use this software..........ill do it on my own them

You're missing the point... we're willing to help... you've gotten quite a bit of time from us, but it's a two way street here. We aren't looking over your shoulder, so you have to tell us everything. That way have enough information intelligently help you, not just guess at what you might have done, might have tried, might be trying to do.

But, you've indicated you're using Music Disc Creator. For creating an Audio CD, that's the best choice. It sounds like maybe you're using another CD as the source... also a reasonable choice. We know you're running Windows XP.

Beyond that, we've determined that you may or may not have some application that is possibly trying to format your blank discs when you insert them. You may have some discs that simply don't work well because they're Memorex/TDK, but Verbatim discs seem to work.

So, like I say, we're very willing to help you, but you have to help us help you, and that involves taking all the time it takes to fully describe what you see, on the screen when something happens, exactly what applications you're using (there are many parts to EMC 9, and usually there are 2 or 3 ways to accomplish the same task), and answer our questions! The questions are to guide you in helping us help you. (Proper punctuation and capitalization is also appreciated, though we can usually work around that.)

But, if you're done trying to get help from us... then good luck.

hi
let me say sorry for all this mess.....im really trying to give you what u ask 4....i have windows xp home edition
version 2002 service pack 3 with a celeron r cpu 2.53ghz 1.00 gb of ram.the drive is song dvd rw dru.830a.ok
i just made a cd and it burned it very well no problems on that score.....then i tried to play it with vlc and it said
cant open cda files....im trying to record both 78s and cassette tapes into my computer.i want to seperate the
tracks of the tunes from the cassette into seperate files and i did that so far.it took me a very long time to get
the hang of nero.....there support sucks.but it had problems galore so i went to roxio and here i am.i have my
turntable connected to my computer into the line in on my card....and my turntable connected to my amp.what
else...ill check if i still have incd from nero in my computer...i am using audicity and imburn in my computer so
there might be a conflick there.also this austrailian software called switch file converter....hope that covers it.thanks sorry about all this...

lenny

hi
now an update...i did a nero clean tool uninstall and there were a couple of nero things on my computer.....so
now im thinking i should uninstall roxio and reinstall it...what do u guys think?

lenny

That sort of sounds like you created a Data CD with files that you gave an extension of .CDA to. If you look at that CD in Windows Explorer, what do you see for file names and sizes? If it's a true Audio CD, you should see something like this:

Track1.CDA 1K
Track2.CDA 1K

Because Windows doesn't properly display track sizes, it just knows that there are multiple tracks, (not their names) and gives them a default 1K size. Tracks are not the same as files, similar, but not the same.

So, tell us what you see.

You should be starting with .WAV files going into Music Disc Creator.



Okay, which is it? Is your turntable connected to your amp, or to your sound card? It should be connected to the Phono inputs on your amp, and then you should be taking a Tape-Out signal from your amp to the line-in on your sound card. So, take another look and clearly tell us how you're connecting your turntable to your PC. Your cassette deck can be connected directly to the line-in on your sound card if you want. You may want to consider a program like CDWAVE for the actual recording and splitting out of songs. Then use Music Disc Creator to write the files to CD.

Personally, I'm not convinced there's a problem with your existing installation of Roxio EMC9, so I don't know if I'd recommend trying a clean install.

If you are convinced that you want to uninstall/reinstall, here are instructions for doing a full, clean uninstall.

ok let me break down my connections.......i have my turntable connected to my amp via the imputs 4 my turn
table on the amps rear..then i have the outputs on the rear of the amp going into the line in on the computers sound card..ok i do see thoes cda track 1 and cda tracks when i go to play the tracks with vlc and why they wont play...i made a cd as i said before with the music disc creater.as i put them into the area that shows the songs i added to make the cd i noticed the files were at that point at least wav files.something might be happening from that point on...just not sure what though...o yea i have my cassette deck connected right into
the line in on the computer...

lenny

let me add that the cd i made would not play in my cd player..it said "no disc"when i inserted it into my player

You left off one very important piece of information... what file size(s) do you see when you look at the disc in Windows Explorer?

Otherwise, your connections sound like they're all correct.

Oh, one more question, did you use a CD-R (write once), or CD-RW (erasable) disc?

hi
first i use cdr cd blanks...what are the file sizes do i see when i look at the disc in windows explorer?im not
following u at this point how do u mean?

lenny

In Windows Explorer, you can have it display the size of the file. You may have to click on the "Views" button and change your view to "Details".

It should look like this (I don't have an Audio CD here to use as an example):

Click to view attachment

This is what the track list of an audio CD looks like when viewed through Windows Explorer.

Click to view attachment

Could you please use some proper "grammar" in your post. Sentences without starting capitals, using text messaging etc makes it difficult to figure out what you are trying to say.

hi dewey....
i couldent find the "details"in the "view" above...".my" thoes are the exact files i see in the vlc(which is why it cant play them)dewey is there another way to open it?

lenny

Its time your learned how to use Windows Explorer

On the Windows Explorer menu bar, click Views and then "Details" from the drop down menu

VLC plays the "cda" tracks ona CD just fine.

You're using Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer, right?

Here's a click-by-click way to get what we're asking, I'll assume your CD is in your D: drive, you'll have to select the proper drive.

Right-click on the "Start" button and select "Explorer". That opens Windows Explorer.

At the top of Windows Explorer left-click on "View" and select "Details".

Click on the D: drive (or whatever drive your CD is in). You should be able to see the size reported for each track, which, if it is an Audio CD, should be reported as 1K.

hi Dewy

Im using Internet Explorer 7

lenny

Okay... read this very carefully...

you need to open Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer! We want to look at stuff on your computer, not on the Internet.

Did you even try to read what I wrote before? It gave you explicit instructions on how to do what we want. I've added some appropriate emphasis in the previous message. Go back, try it again.

Ok Eight click on start menu i got the following options...

move or rename audio files
search
open 7-zip
send with pando
scan start menu
scan with adware
properties
open all users
explore all users

Which should i choose?

Do you know at all how to use a computer? I have no idea what you clicked to get the above list
Its time for you to get a "Windows for Super Dummies" book

Ok, go to the Desktop Screen (you know how to get there?)
THen double-click on My Computer" and that opens up Windows Explorer

Looks like it's time to reinstall Windows XP. "Explore" should be part of that list. But, going through "My Computer" on your desktop should work just as well.

You need to LEFT CLICK on the Start button, NOT right-click.

I think you need a computer-savvy friend to help you, because you don't seem to know enough about a computer to give useful informtion.

I suspect the problem is not that EMC 9 is malfunctioning, but that you don't know what it is you are trying to capture or how to burn an Audio CD. (An Audio CD is done in one session, not one track at a time.)

Lynn

To Lynn......i know what i want to do......make cds from cassette tapes and lps....I have made it with other programs...just cant seem to be able to do it with Roxio.....ok im left clicking start...

You would only get that list left-clicking the start button if the settings for the mouse had been changed from 'right-handed' to 'left-handed'.

Lynn

This will be the 41st post on this subject, and we are no farther ahead from your original post.

Would it be possible for you to get a friend/neighbor/co-worker/relative, somebody that has some basic computer knowledge that can assist you with this problem.

Obviously you are lacking in this department, as you can't even find Windows Explorer.

You need help, and we are getting nowhere with you on this forum.

hi
at this point im uninstalling roxio and now im reinstalling it......if theres still problems im going to uninstall it 4 good.thanks guys 4 trying...i appreciate it much..

lenny

Your problem is not with the Roxio software. Your problem is with your total lack of knowledge of the very basics of using a computer.

My advice to you would be to have someone show you how to use your computer and explain how to use software. Once you do that, come back, and let us know what you learned.

Until that time, there is no need to keep this thread running, because it will only run towards oblivion.