Basic Audio CD burning keeps freezing up

WaveLab
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When I go to create a basic audio CD I am getting mixed results even from the same file - i.e. same compilation of tracks. Sometimes it works perfectly, other times it freezes halfway through the operation. Sometimes it appears to have worked and I get the “Successful” message flashing, but then I go to play it back in my conventional CD player and it says “Error. Disc not finalized.”

During the scenario of the writing process freezing I click on “Cancel” the operation; it then takes up to 15 minutes to complete the cancel operation, and when it’s finished I can’t eject the CD. I have to reboot my computer to get the CD tray to open.

I’ve tried changing the brand of CD-Rs but this doesn’t help.

Any clues as to where I should look for a solution? Could I have a faulty CD burner? I downloaded a recent driver for it, and its only 6 months old.

I am using Wavelab 7 in Windows 7 64bit in an up-to-date computer.

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First thing I would try, is another CD burner.

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Thanks for response, Phillippe. If no other posts come up with alternative solutions I guess this will be the course I’ll try.

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Can you not get hold of some freeware or use Windows built in burning engine to test your CD burner?

Jim

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Thanks Jim.

It’s hard to test something that only faults intermittently. I have used my DAW (Cakewalk Sonar) to burn discs with no problem, but don’t do this often. I was hoping that someone on the wavelab forum had experienced the same issue and knew how to remedy it. That no one has come forward yet suggests it’s not a wavelab issue. As disc burners are not expensive I may still go with the idea of a new one.