Burning Audio CD's using Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 3.0 results in bad
static/interference on the newly burnt CD. The CD plays on my home
stereo system OK but on Portable CD Players a lot of background static
is heard rendering the CD useless, nor will it play AT ALL on my Car
CD.I have recently updated my PC to Windows XP Professional/MAGIX
AUDIO CLEANING LAB 3.0 (Previously: Windows ME/Magix Audio Cleaning
Lab[NOT 3.0], all of which worked perfectly). The problem has only
arisen since I upgraded to XP/Magix 3.0 etc. My CD-ROM drive is (D:)
Samsung CD-ROM SC-152C which Magix shows a screen saying "Your CD
Drive is not supported" each time I try to use it to IMPORT an Audio
CD, but I do not think this is the problem as I get the static even
when I am not using the CD-ROM drive. My CD-RW burner is (E:) Philips
DVD/CD-R/RW-PCRW 804 which is definitely compatible with XP but ???
with Magix. Could somebody help me solve this problem as My CD's must
be made to play on a Portable CD Player for I use them as
accompaniment for my singing engagements. Many thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by endo-ga on 13 Jun 2003 06:58 PDT

Hi,

Have you tried burning the CDs at a lower speed, such as 4x? Or trying
another brand of CD-Rs?

Are you creating these CD-Rs from original music CDs or some other
source?

Thanks.
endo

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Clarification of Question by birdsnest-ga on 14 Jun 2003 21:53 PDT

Hi! Will attempt to clarify your comments.

1) I burn my CD's as slow as possible. Nearly always @ 1x

2) I create my CD's from 2 sources:
     a] By playing an Audio Cassette, using various portable CD
players (Sony Stereo Walkman - Sharp Stereo Portable Cassette Player),
into Audio Cleaning Lab 3.0 IMPORT section, then editing
(cleaning-altering pitch-speed etc. as necessary) and burning it with
Magix EXPORT CD burning section. I get the same result whether I
Edit/Clean and/or leave the cassette recording in it's original state.

     b] I infrequently use CD to CD burning (Copy CD) but still end up
with the same imperfect CD's. For this operation I use Roxio Easy CD &
DVD Creator Version 6 as I do not find it necessary to edit when
direct CD copying. Also, Magix states - "Your CD Drive (D: Samsung
CD-ROM SC-152C) is not supported!" - so I cannot use the combination
of D: (Samsung) + Magix to copy CD's direct to Magix ACL 3.0 IMPORT as
the action is rejected.

3) I use varying quality CD-R blanks ranging from cheap to expensive
(1-12x up to 1-40x), but still with the same bad results.

I had burnt flawless CD's for 3 years using Adaptec Easy CD Creator
v4.02c+Direct CDv3.01c (Version 00-07), it is not compatible with XP,
and Magix AC Lab (nil version number), which always played well on any
CD Player (Car/Portable/Home Hi-Fi etc.), but I am now getting duds
everytime since updating to: 1.) Windows XP [with Service Pack 1 & all
available updates] - 2.) Magix AC Lab 3.0 - 3.) Roxio CD & DVD Creator
Version 6 (ex Adaptec).
 
Thank you very much for your kind enquiries and hope my answers help
you to solve this problem for me. It is very frustrating.

                      Yours Sincerely,

                                        birdsnest-ga

Hi,

Just a thought, but are you using CDR or CDRW media? Many portable
devices, and indeed many older hifi systems can't cope with
rewriteable discs. If you're currently using CDRW rewriteables, try
basic CDR writeables instead.

Poe

Hi!
I am apologising just in case, as I do not want to seem ungrateful if
I did not answer to you. I had 2 replies, each requiring
clarification. I replied promptly, as I thought, collectively, to the
2 enquiries, but now I feel I may have answered only 1. So will reply
again as previously, with apologies if necessary.

Clarification:
1] I always burn my CD's as slowly as possible - viz. 1x (approx. 99%)
2] I create my CD's from 2 sources:
   a) By playing an Audio Cassette via line in, (using various
portable CD players: Sony Stereo Walkman & Sharp Stereo Portable
Cassette Player) into IMPORT Section of Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 3.0,
then editing as necessary (Cleaning-Altering Pitch- Altering Speed
etc.) and then burning the edited WAV. music file using Magic AC Lab
3.0 Export (CD burning) Section. I get the same result (interference
etc.) regardless whether I Edit/Clean and/or leave the cassette tape
recording in it's originally recorded state.

   b) I infrequently use CD to CD copying, but when I do I still end
up the same type of imperfect CD's. For 'Copy CD' operations I use
Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator, Version 6, mainly because I do not find
it necessary to edit when direct CD copying. Another problem I
encounter when trying to use the combination of Magix 3.0 Import
Section/CD-ROM Drive D: is that Magix displays a sign stating - "Your
CD Drive is not supported" - thereby recjecting that option.

My 2 CD Drives are:
1) CD-ROM (D:): Samsung CD-ROM SC-152C CS05
   and
2) CD-RW (E:): Philips DVD/CD-R/RW-PCRW 804.

My PC Specifications are:
Pentium III
2x40 GB Hard Drives (C:) & (F:)
512mb RAM

3]I use varying quality Blanks (CD-R only) ranging from cheap to
expensive (x12, x16 up to x40) but all end up with a similar bad
result.

I had burnt flawless CD's for approx. 3 years using - Adaptec Easy CD
Creatorv4.02c + Direct CDv3.01c (Version 00-07) and Magix Audio
Cleaning Lab (nil version No.) which always played well on any type of
CD player (Car/Portable/Home Hi-Fi etc.) but I am Now getting duds
everytime since updating to: Windows XP Professional (including
Service Pack 1 & all available updates installed) - Magix Audio
Cleaning Lab 3.0 (incl. update) - Roxio CD & DVD Creator, Version 6.
(Note! Roxio is ex Adaptec)

Thank you very much for your attempt at helping me and hope my answers
help you to solve my problem. I wish you well.

Yours Sincerely,

                              birdsnest-ga

Hi! 

I had a client that had a Dell computer that had similiar problems
with his audio popping whenever he used played music on his computer.
The following tips solved his problems.

Advance Settings to tweak with.

1. Digital Audio Input. 
Go to Device Manager (right click my computer, properties, hardware
tab, device manager). Double click on DVD/CDrom drives, right click on
the Samsung/Philips CDrom properties and enable digital audio.

2. DMA transfer mode.
Go to Device Manager. Double click on IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Do
this for both Primary and Secondary IDE Channels. Right click for
properties and go to the advance settings tab for both device. Set the
tranfer mode to DMA if available.

A few other things: Make sure the firmware on your cdrom are up to
date. Some new CDs have audio copy protection that creates noise on
the CDr you burn, try copying a very old CD as test reference.

Good Luck.