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Problem with CD Baby cds

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post.

I just received 6 cds ordered and manufactured, (apparently) by CD Baby.  I opened a couple and played them on my computer.  Worked well.  The next night I tried playing them on my system using my Cambridge Audio CD transport.  I got nothing but "error" messages.  The transport can not read the cds.

Any suggestions?  Comments?  I would like to keep the cds but obviously would like to be able to play them on my system.

Thanks in advance,

Bob
jzzmusician
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jafant
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Bob,

are the CDs burned CD-r discs?
mgreen27
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"I would like to keep the cds but obviously would like to be able to play them on my system."

They're probably not CD's. Look at the music files on your computer and see what type they are. If you see files like FLAC, MP-3, APE, etc..., they wont work with your player. What you need to do, is burn the files to a blank CD and tell your burning software that you want to make a music CD. These will play on your CD player. 

jzzmusician OP
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Took mgreen's suggestion and looked at the files.

The are all 1kb in size and use the file system "CDFS."

The laser lens is very clean and plays all my "regular" cds.

This seems very odd.

Bob
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jond
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDfs

A primer on CDFS, which I'd never heard of until your post. Best option would probably be to rip the files then burn them to a CD-R unless I am reading this wrong.
mgreen27
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"A primer on CDFS, which I'd never heard of until your post. Best option would probably be to rip the files then burn them to a CD-R unless I am reading this wrong."

He's right. Try that next. But make sure you tell your burning software to make a music CD. That way your CD meets all Redbook standards, and it will be compatible.

If that doesn't work, try transcoding the files to something more common like FLAC or WAV. If you can get them to convert, you should have no problem burning the cd from the transcoded files. 

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