Wave files distorted after burning to CD-R
#1
11 Jan 2003 @ 14:58
wbullard
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I am an amateur guitarist having trouble burning my music to CD-R's. I have a digital multitrack recorder that exports 44KHz 16bit stereo wave files to my PC. These files sound great when played directly off my hard drive, but when I burn them to a CD-R, the resulting playback is very distorted and much louder than the original wave. If I normalize to -6db (using SoundForge) before burning, the resulting file sounds good on the CD. Some of my songs only require -2.5db normalization to burn clean. What is causing the level increase when I burn to a CD and the resulting distortion? Reducing the level by normalization eliminates the distortion but each different songs seems to require different normalization settings which is a pain. I am running Windows 2000 Pro SP3, EzCd Creator 5.3.2.34, Sony CRX-145E CD-RW, and Fuji 80 minute media. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Wbullard
Wbullard
#2
14 Jan 2003 @ 13:54
Well, thanks for nothing. What a lame message board.
I fixed the problem myself.
Next time I'll look somewhere useful for help.
I fixed the problem myself.
Next time I'll look somewhere useful for help.
#3
15 Jan 2003 @ 14:06
try using feurio to burn the cd...use the wave editor to balance the volumes.. go to www.feurio.com to get the program and go to http://entiendo.gotnet.net to see how to balance to volumes...it will do it without affecting the original track..
#4
15 Jan 2003 @ 14:35
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your taking the time to respond.
I found that the waves that I burn to CD only sound distorted when played back from the CD through my computer speaker system. The same CD sounds normal on a car or home stereo. I am confused about this as a factory music CD sounds good through my pc speakers as do my waves when played from the hard drive. My main worry was to get good sound quality through a car or home stereo, so I will chalk up the poor CD sound quality through my PC as a quirk of the sound card.
Thanks again,
Wbullard
I found that the waves that I burn to CD only sound distorted when played back from the CD through my computer speaker system. The same CD sounds normal on a car or home stereo. I am confused about this as a factory music CD sounds good through my pc speakers as do my waves when played from the hard drive. My main worry was to get good sound quality through a car or home stereo, so I will chalk up the poor CD sound quality through my PC as a quirk of the sound card.
Thanks again,
Wbullard
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