Burning CDs : questions

Toothpaste. (If you don't have brass).

Polish the disc with it using a soft cloth.

Then try again. If it plays well, make a copy with Clone CD.

Better yet rip it to digital in iTunes for safe keeping then burn a new one.

Bigger question though, how did it get so damaged? Treat for stuff better. Adult harder.
 
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evilstebunny said:
That is just bad advice, mp3 is a lossy format look for the FLAC instead..
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I don't think you can tell the difference between FLAC and ~240+Kbps mp3, 180Kbps is should easily be good enough for most music, especially a car stereo system.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Toothpaste. (If you don't have brass).

Polish the disc with it using a soft cloth.

Then try again. If it plays well, make a copy with Clone CD.

Better yet rip it to digital in iTunes for safe keeping then burn a new one.

Bigger question though, how did it get so damaged? Treat for stuff better. Adult harder.
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Huh??? I have no idea how it got so damaged. Sometimes things just happen.
 
I will be trying the Brasso and toothpaste thing this weekend and will let you know if it worked. Gracias.
 
I also used to use CDs once - giving away my advanced years here. If a CD was badly scratched it could usually be rescued by Exact Audio Copy http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/. This reads repeatedly until it gets as much information as possible off the disc. The slight variations in an optical drive meant that each read was done from a slightly different perspective. Look for a tutorial rather than trying to figure it out yourself.

Badly scratched CDs could also be helped along by filling the scratch with a material that has a similar refractive index to the plastic. To obtain this material you run your finger down the side of your nose (on the outside).
 
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