edieraye wrote: 

 

 lunar1963 wrote: 

I considered that but it would mean trying to find 18 CDs - specific CDs - in my not entirely organized (meaning random piles in laundry baskets) CD collection.  That would take a bunch of time and I'd probably not be able to find at least one and the point of making a mix is that it is FUN and that wouldn't be fun so I gave up.  I'm a quitter.  And I'm okay with that. 
  
 
 
But you are right.  It would work.  If I weren't a lazy slob.

 edieraye wrote: 

Ripping them from the original CD's again will work without any quality loss (so number by number). Unless your source was already an MP3.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
6/20?? that's impressive

 maryte wrote: 
Bytes is bytes, shouldn't matter the file size as long as you can keep the total under 675 MB total, that should give 25 MB for the necessary disc leader, text and what not and that is plenty more than needed.  Perhaps the problem is due to a bad batch of blank disks.  Had that problem before with a batch of Maxell's.(4 or 5 years ago, so who knows)  Whole spool, would only start to burn in one particular burner and then they still came out full of errors.  Beeg pile of coasters.  Still have a few, anyone need some for target practice ?

Also burn at the slowest speed possible and burn one at a time.  Don't do a batch setting for 4 at once, funny things can happen after the second burn.  Turn of all other programs and reboot if necessary before burning.  It might be overkill, but it sure beats burnin' coasters.

Hope this is helpful.

 OCDHG wrote: 
By golly! There it is!
 
So I was listening in the truck without the track list to help me so it's going to be interesting to go back and go Ah! that's who that is. I could only sing along and I use the term sing very loosely I could only sing along with 6 out of 20 and didn't want to skip any so I think that's what makes a really great disc.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Did you notice you got Soddy Daisy on your map?

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
You are a loner and a rebel dotty! 

 Manbird wrote: 
Hmm. Well no this is the Dead Kennedys' version.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Didn't the law win in that scenario, though? 

 Manbird wrote: 
TFL. I fought the law, baby.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Unfortunately the rules state you have to return it to the sender at your own expense without copying any of the files. Sorry. 

So I'm not in her "pod" but DHG sent me a copy of her mixdisc and My God it is Great.
 
That is all.

 
 
 
edit: okay that is not all. Welly's CD was thoughtfully prepared to accompany a lovely evening of cooking and dining so I thought I'd save it for that but swear to god since her disc came in it's been nothing but hot dogs and rice. I guess I'll just put it on. But not now because I haven't heard Bela Lugosi's Dead yet.

 edieraye wrote: 
 

I think it's your car player.  Spin one of those coasters in another machine.  

Rainy Day Music mix, eh?  I would love to hear that....  
 

 Zep wrote: 

  No. It started off with 18 songs which I thought was pushing it but the CD burned without an error and played back on the computer without any problems so I figured I was golden.  But (after burnig a bazillion copies) when I tried it earlier today in the car I was rudely awakened to the fact that it wouldn't play anything after song 14. (It wouldn't play songs 15, 16, 17, and 18)  I took out a song and still, only the first 14 played.  But I continued to experiment which is when I discovered that if I took away a longer song I could get it to play 15 but not 16-18.  Somewhere in there I decided to see just how many minutes and size - because iTunes does NOT give you the info.  And even when I got the numbers down to what I consider to be ample wiggle room it still didn't work.  I am now moving on.  The Rainy Day Music mix is officially RIP.  Sunshine only from here on out!

 edieraye wrote: 
strange.  I have worked and worked on mine. I still don't sit right with it, but they all seemed to fit on the disc... I am playing it in my car today to see if i hit the same issue. 
 

good luck!  

One other thing to check... the CD plays in a computer, but not in another CD player.  Do you have yet another player you could try? Seems like the one player is flaking out. 

Send it to me and I'll whip it in shape.  

It's 72 minutes or 80 minutes, depending on the actual disc capacity. 

Lemme see if I understand....

With 15 tracks, it borked the end of #15.

With 14 tracks, it borked the end of #14.

With 14 tracks, it comes in at 62 minutes, right? 

When you went from 15 to 14, did you keep the same track at the end?  Which track was removed?  The last one, or one before it?  
 

 edieraye wrote: 
True.

 phineas wrote: 

I don't think it is a number of tracks either - I'm guessing it wants more wiggle room.  By taking out one of the longer songs I got it to play 15 so I'm sure that if I delete a few tracks everything will be peachy.  Its just, you know, I worked out the mix.  You can't just yank a few songs out...messes with the flow.  All of a sudden there is too much country or not enough groove or it becomes drowsy instead of mellow.  Might as well start from scratch.