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by chester peterson 1 view

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I have a MSI CDRW 40x12x48 on Cel 500, 128 ram, 6gb hd, Win 98.
When I drag and drop my music files onto a cdr it works fine, but if i want to add more music to the ? empty cd it says I must have a cdrw.
I know u can do this with data, is there a way to do it with music files or do they need to be converted or am i doing the whole process incorrectly?

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by dmiles

Thr CD-R does not allow you to add music files after you have performed a copy of the other files to the cd,it mentions CD-RW because it gives you the the option becuase of read write
Do the process by copying all files to be loaded on the CD-R onto hard drive and then burn cd

by thechas

When you create a music CD, most CD burning software closes both the session, and the CD.

Once a CD is closed, you cannot add files to the CD.

The reason for doing this for music CDs is compatability with audio CD players.
Most audio CD players cannot read a CD that has not been finalized and closed.

For further information on CD standards and technology check out www.osta.org

Chas

by cg it

First off, what software are you using to burn CD's? Roxio or Nero? Nero allows multisessions which [as Chas pointed out, keeps the session open so you can "add music". If you close the mutlisession, thats it, no more writing. [note: Roxio also has the mutisession capability ]

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