At what speed do you burn your audio CDs?
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    Default At what speed do you burn your audio CDs?

    I have already googled searched this topic, but am more curious as to what speed you all burn it.

    I have read things ranging from burning it at slower speed (1x - 4x) to low to medium speeds (8x - 16x) as being very common. Today a friend of mine who has been using ds for years said he always burns at the fastest possible speed and has never noticed anything wrong when playing on big sound systems.

    At what speed do you burn?
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    used 'fastest possible' for a year or two but it sometimes spit the CD out mid burn saying it was fecked,
    Never had any problems with 4x which i use now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoodless View Post
    used 'fastest possible' for a year or two but it sometimes spit the CD out mid burn saying it was fecked,
    Never had any problems with 4x which i use now
    Same exact thing here..
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    Just use good quality CDs to start with, the cheap ones will bite you, such as at the gig...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ksandvik View Post
    Just use good quality CDs to start with, the cheap ones will bite you, such as at the gig...
    What brand would you recommend?
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    I consider myself an audiophile, and I personally found Verbatim to be the best so far. Over ten years now and they still play well.

    I've tried all kinds of brands and they've deteriorated and won't play...it's such a shame.

    I also burn my CD's as slow as possible.

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    And if you are using modern CDJs, most of them accept USB and/or SD cards, far more reliable than CDs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ksandvik View Post
    And if you are using modern CDJs, most of them accept USB and/or SD cards, far more reliable than CDs.
    I know, I have USBs ready for CDJ2000s, just that a few upcoming gigs dont have them.

    Thanks Rexx, ill look into that brand.
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    There shouldn't be any sound quality difference in how fast you burn the CD; the problem is faster burning can introduce errors which will cause the burn to fail. But it should either work right or not work at all, unless I'm missing something?
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    To ensure the strongest burn with the least amount of potential errors, always use the slowest possible speed. Period. Using high-quality medium is highly recommended, but you should always use the minimum burn speed.
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