May not be the right group, but I have recorded a wav file onto a RW disk
( creating an audio disk ). However the wav file cannot play on a cd player,
its fine on my pc though. Is it due to not being recorded onto a R disk and
finalised ?

"news" wrote in message

May not be the right group, but I have recorded a wav file onto a RW
disk ( creating an audio disk ). However the wav file cannot play on
a cd player, its fine on my pc though. Is it due to not being
recorded onto a R disk and finalised ?

No, its about being recorded in the CD data format, not the audio format.

news wrote:

May not be the right group, but I have recorded a wav file onto a RW disk
( creating an audio disk ). However the wav file cannot play on a cd player,
its fine on my pc though. Is it due to not being recorded onto a R disk and
finalised ?

CD players don't read wav files. A CD player also needs a table of contents -
which is also not produced by burning a wav file to any type of PC-CD format
media.

Look at the burning options in your CD writer software - there should be a 'make
audio CD' type option. That'll work. It has to be 'finalised' the 'first time
round' though, so decide on the 650MB or so you want to burn first.

Graham

I think the answer lies in your second part answer. I've recorded in an
audio format ( using Nero - make audio that plays on any cd player ) so it
should work. However, as I said, i've tried it on a rw disk first to see if
its ok.

So the reason is :- it has not been written to an R disk and finalised ?

"news" wrote in message
...
I think the answer lies in your second part answer. I've recorded in an
audio format ( using Nero - make audio that plays on any cd player ) so it
should work. However, as I said, i've tried it on a rw disk first to see
if
its ok.

So the reason is :- it has not been written to an R disk and finalised ?



Some player's don't like RW's. Make a copy of a original CD onto a CD-RW. If
the RW doesn't work then the CD doesn't like RW's. Try using a R if that
happens. Learn to write off red book audio CD's first though.

news wrote:

I think the answer lies in your second part answer. I've recorded in an
audio format ( using Nero - make audio that plays on any cd player ) so it
should work. However, as I said, i've tried it on a rw disk first to see if
its ok.

So the reason is :- it has not been written to an R disk and finalised ?

Ahhh - ok in that case you haven't *actually* burnt a *wav* file. Nero sorts
out the CD format stuff for you.

It may well be that your CD player won't read RW media ( very true of older
units especially ).

The disc is 'automatically finalised' in audio CD mode or it wouldn't work
IIRC.


Graham

I'll keep you posted, and try tomorrow with a CD-R. The file by the way is
an answerphone message left for me. Recorded via windows media player I
think.

news wrote:
I think the answer lies in your second part answer. I've recorded in an
audio format ( using Nero - make audio that plays on any cd player ) so it
should work. However, as I said, i've tried it on a rw disk first to see if
its ok.

So the reason is :- it has not been written to an R disk and finalised ?


Doesn't matter if it is a CDR or CDRW, most regular CD players will
not play it unless it has been finalised.

Ian

I know that the 12 month old Numark CD-Mixer
I use at one of the venues I work definately won't
read CDRW ("Error"), but in contrast my
cheapo Goodmans personal CD that I use in
the company van reads anything I throw at it...
For a cheap basic (2 yr old) player it has been
absolutely brilliant.....

Chris