A CD-R can be both a data CD or an Audio CD. It is indeed possible to mix data and audio information but it is probably best to avoid doing this as it can be technically difficult.
Basically you tell your burning software whether you want a data or audio CD and it will copy files of appropriate format. A normal audio CD player will only recognise audio information in uncompressed forma such as the CDA or WAV file types. When you tell your CD burning software to make an audio cd - this is the format it will burn onto a audio CD. Nero for example will uncompress an mp3 track and convert it into a CDA track to burn onto a CD. This is then recognised by an audio player. Most audio players will not recognise an mp3 file for example though increasingly this capacity has been built in. Unless you tell your burning software to create an audio CD then what you will burn will be data which will be recognised by your computer as if it was any other disc drive. So using a CD R for back up is fine also. Regards David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Mccurley Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2007 12:46 To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] confused; Why is it, then, that a data cd will not play in a conventional cd player; if I make a cd or shall I say an audio cd, it will play in my cd players; however, the data cds that I make will only play on my computer and will not play in my players; what's up with that? Dan Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
