Thanks for the information. Company is changing out my desktop, a IBM 1.8GHz, with 512MB RAM, CD/RW and DVD-ROM drives, XP SP2, Office 2003 and I can pick it up for $120. So I may tinker with the software.
Best Regards!
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference. CD/RW Link
also another goodie is deepburner http://www.deepburner.com/
* You can easily create and burn regular data CDs/DVDs
* AudioCD recording functionality is included
* Direct disk-to-disk copying is a cinch*
* Quickly build and burn ISO Images
* Burning Video DVDs is no problem*
* Create awesome, personalized photo CD/DVD albums*
* Rest assured with the full-featured backup utility*
* CD/DVD burning from the command line for you pro's*
* Drive and media information utility included*
* Supports IDE/EIDE, USB, SCSI, and Fire Wire CD/DVD writers
* Overburn function
* Buffer underrun technology "Burn-Proof"
* DAO, SAO and TAO Writing methods support
* Support for CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-RW / DVD+RW / DVD-RAM
* Create Multi-session CDs
* Bootable CD/DVD support
* Dynamically adjustable drive buffer size
* High Performance File/Disc Caching
* Supports Long File Name (Joliet) File Systems
* Creates ISO (100% DOS/Windows) compatible data CDs/DVDs
* Supports multiple simultaneous recorders
* Easy to use wizards help you create any type of burning project
* The Autorun Wizard makes it easy to create effective autoruns for your CDs
* You can even easily make your own cover, booklet or case insert
* Multi-language interface, of course
both software are good...
Dimension 8300 | P4 2.80GHz | 2x512 PC3200 | Sparkle 6600GT OC | Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (retail) Sennheiser HD555's | Leadtek DV2000 tv tuner | Seagate SATA 120,160, USB2 external 200GB | NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD, Pioneer 16x DVD+/-RW DL DVR-109 | Dell E152FP 15" LCD | D-link DSL-G604T Router, D-link DWL-G122 wireless adapter | HP deskjet 3550, HP PSC 1310 all in one | Wacom graphire3 4x5 | PCI Cooler | 80mm hdd fan | 3dmark03=8446 | 05=3498 | 06=1821
I got a new Dell Dimension E520 desk top last week, with XP Pro installed on it.
The CDr/DVDr drive is a HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31N
I have burned data CDs with no problem.
I have burned audio CDs with no problem as long as the 2 second gaps between tracks is not a problem.
I have tried to burn gapless audio with both of the free applications mentioned above, as well as an installation from original disc of Nero Burning ROM v.5.
Not one of them seems to be able to burn audio without gaps. I used the same copy of Nero on my old PC and using the Disc-At-Once method it was simple to do this. Both of the above applications have the facility to burn using the same method, but when choosing Disc-At-Once in CDBurnerXP Pro it brought up an error stating the drive does not support this method, and DeepBurner would burn the disc but there would be gaps there anyway!!
Nero would not burn ANYTHING, audio, data or otherwise. It would bring up the burner dialogue, and the progress bar would complete in about a minute (much too quickly) but the CD would still be totally blank.
Windows Media Player doesn't even have the option so that's no help at all.
Having failed to use 3 well known applications to perform a standard task, I decided it must be a hardware problem. I spent half an hour on the phone to the Dell technical support team, and the only thing they were able to tell me was that it's not possible to burn audio without 2 second gaps. Useful info, considering I've done it thousands of times and it's a standard feature on most burning applications.
Anyone got any ideas of how to fix this? It's the way I normally burn audio CDs, since I record my own DJ mixes and need to split the tracks out so the CDs have index points but no gaps in the audio.
Predator
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October 15th, 2006 12:00
Hi John,
Thanks for the information. Company is changing out my desktop, a IBM 1.8GHz, with 512MB RAM, CD/RW and DVD-ROM drives, XP SP2, Office 2003 and I can pick it up for $120. So I may tinker with the software.
Best Regards!
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.
CD/RW Link
Majestic
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October 15th, 2006 13:00
klbf
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October 17th, 2006 10:00
* You can easily create and burn regular data CDs/DVDs
* AudioCD recording functionality is included
* Direct disk-to-disk copying is a cinch*
* Quickly build and burn ISO Images
* Burning Video DVDs is no problem*
* Create awesome, personalized photo CD/DVD albums*
* Rest assured with the full-featured backup utility*
* CD/DVD burning from the command line for you pro's*
* Drive and media information utility included*
* Supports IDE/EIDE, USB, SCSI, and Fire Wire CD/DVD writers
* Overburn function
* Buffer underrun technology "Burn-Proof"
* DAO, SAO and TAO Writing methods support
* Support for CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-RW / DVD+RW / DVD-RAM
* Create Multi-session CDs
* Bootable CD/DVD support
* Dynamically adjustable drive buffer size
* High Performance File/Disc Caching
* Supports Long File Name (Joliet) File Systems
* Creates ISO (100% DOS/Windows) compatible data CDs/DVDs
* Supports multiple simultaneous recorders
* Easy to use wizards help you create any type of burning project
* The Autorun Wizard makes it easy to create effective autoruns for your CDs
* You can even easily make your own cover, booklet or case insert
* Multi-language interface, of course
both software are good...
Dimension 8300 | P4 2.80GHz | 2x512 PC3200 | Sparkle 6600GT OC | Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (retail) Sennheiser HD555's | Leadtek DV2000 tv tuner | Seagate SATA 120,160, USB2 external 200GB | NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD, Pioneer 16x DVD+/-RW DL DVR-109 | Dell E152FP 15" LCD | D-link DSL-G604T Router, D-link DWL-G122 wireless adapter | HP deskjet 3550, HP PSC 1310 all in one | Wacom graphire3 4x5 | PCI Cooler | 80mm hdd fan | 3dmark03=8446 | 05=3498 | 06=1821
Message Edited by klbf on 10-18-2006 12:49 AM
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June 1st, 2007 20:00
The CDr/DVDr drive is a HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H31N
I have burned data CDs with no problem.
I have burned audio CDs with no problem as long as the 2 second gaps between tracks is not a problem.
I have tried to burn gapless audio with both of the free applications mentioned above, as well as an installation from original disc of Nero Burning ROM v.5.
Not one of them seems to be able to burn audio without gaps. I used the same copy of Nero on my old PC and using the Disc-At-Once method it was simple to do this. Both of the above applications have the facility to burn using the same method, but when choosing Disc-At-Once in CDBurnerXP Pro it brought up an error stating the drive does not support this method, and DeepBurner would burn the disc but there would be gaps there anyway!!
Nero would not burn ANYTHING, audio, data or otherwise. It would bring up the burner dialogue, and the progress bar would complete in about a minute (much too quickly) but the CD would still be totally blank.
Windows Media Player doesn't even have the option so that's no help at all.
Having failed to use 3 well known applications to perform a standard task, I decided it must be a hardware problem. I spent half an hour on the phone to the Dell technical support team, and the only thing they were able to tell me was that it's not possible to burn audio without 2 second gaps. Useful info, considering I've done it thousands of times and it's a standard feature on most burning applications.
Anyone got any ideas of how to fix this? It's the way I normally burn audio CDs, since I record my own DJ mixes and need to split the tracks out so the CDs have index points but no gaps in the audio.
thanks!