Burning CD from Music for Car Stereo

[Warble]

What should I do to BEST ENSURE that a cd that I burn will play in a "modern" vehicle's cd player?
Attached is a screen shot of what I am seeing.

 

[lostless]

Audio cd is what you need. Maybe change the 2 second gap to 0 to minimize a gap between songs. And add cd text which will show the track titles on your car if your car supports it.

 

[Warble]

Audio cd is what you need. Maybe change the 2 second gap to 0 to minimize a gap between songs. And add cd text which will show the track titles on your car if your car supports it.

Thanks. PREFERRED SPEED should be MAX POSSIBLE?

 

[lostless]

Thanks. PREFERRED SPEED should be MAX POSSIBLE?

In theory the slower the speed, the less potential errors. But I’ve never had an issue at full speed

 

[Warble]

In theory the slower the speed, the less potential errors. But I’ve never had an issue at full speed

Does "speed" simply mean "how short I have to wait for the job to get done?"

 

[ipaqrat]

Does "speed" simply mean "how short I have to wait for the job to get done?"

Not simply. But, Yes it takes less time to complete the burn. HOWEVER... Statistically, slower speeds reduce error rates due to vibrations caused by imbalance in the disc material. The laser beam writing the music data files is very fine, and the beam reading even finer. It doesn't take much variation for the laser to miss the "Groove" where data is written. The reader (player) will try again to read data (filling its memory buffer), but if it fails to track, then the buffer runs out, and the music skips. Sometimes tracks become unplayable.

I recommend no faster than 2X. Accept the time it takes. It will know if you stare at it impatiently. Go change your diesel spark plugs - the disc will be done before you get the first one out.

 

[Warble]

Not simply. But, Yes it takes less time to complete the burn. HOWEVER... Statistically, slower speeds reduce error rates due to vibrations caused by imbalance in the disc material. The laser beam writing the music data files is very fine, and the beam reading even finer. It doesn't take much variation for the laser to miss the "Groove" where data is written. The reader (player) will try again to read data (filling its memory buffer), but if it fails to track, then the buffer runs out, and the music skips. Sometimes tracks become unplayable.

I recommend no faster than 2X. Accept the time it takes. It will know if you stare at it impatiently. Go change your diesel spark plugs - the disc will be done before you get the first one out.

😂🤣😂 Thanks for all of the info. I learned quite a bit. I look forward to your replies in the future. Have a wonderful weekend.

 

[Chuckeee]

It is worth trying if your car stereo cd player can play MP3. Some do and some don’t. If yours does, you might want to consider MP3 CD. There is a is some loss of fidelity but I cannot tell a difference in a car (I can tell the difference with headphones) but a single MP3 CD Will hold lots more music than a traditional audio CD.

For the cost of burning a single MP3 CD, it would be a worthwhile alternative to evaluate.