is there any cd-r that still uses the blue dye?
 

seems all i can find any more is the green dye cd-rs and every time i burn a cd the music skips i never had a problem with the blue dye discs. are blue dye discs still made and what companies use it?

these green tdk discs i have here suck

You should try another brand of media, verbatim, sony or something else also could be a problem with the lasser of your equipment maybe need some cleaning