Audio recording
 

I am transfering my 33 1/3 LP's to CD. I've had good sucess so far, except the CD's have gaps when I try to play them on my car CD player. The same CD plays fine on my computer or on my home CD player. Even the car player works until the CD "heats up". Comments please. Am I using the wrong type of blank media?

What brand media are you using?
Hardware?
Software?

I had similar problems in my car. I started using better media and it solved the problem. I am not 100% but I think my problem was related to 2 factors:

1) I have the original (read "cheap") CD player that came with the car

2) I had first quality no-name CD-R (read "cheap") blank media.

The problem was almost 100% corrected when I bought first quality branded CD-R that I use just for my car. It must be related to the fact that there are lot more vibrations so having better media (harder, thicker, ...hum better) media makes it easier for the reader to "sync" with the media.

Worked for me!!!

I've experienced the problem with both Phillips CD-R's and Memorex. My son has suggested that I try TDK, but I haven't done that yet.

I have sucessfully backed up all of my originals including some of the newer stuff.
I used a Sony 24x/10x/40x with NTI CD Maker 2000 plus, with Imation CDr's burning at 16x speed.

**Note:** on some i had to switch software to Roxio 5 and also Nero.
Just depends on the stubborn cd's. Some have to be recorded using Sound Blaster Live MP3 software, and then backed up from there.

You may have a bad backup, or you may need to clean the laser in your car.
Try cleaning it, destroy the first back up and then re-burn it.
I have never had one heat up and quit on me. However I have had a bad burn before and it would play partially and then skip,
quit, or not read at all.