What CDR Software do you use?

[theARTiSAN]

Take a look at the list and tell me which software ripping/burning applications you hold dear to your heart.

Be sure to post which version you use, what you use them for and why you like 'em so much :thumbsup:

[theARTiSAN]

I use several of the above - CDRWin for CD+G CDs, BlindWrite for just about anything, Nero for Audio CDs and just about anything and CloneCD for other 1:1 jobs.

Nero Burning Rom 5.5.6.4 (most stable IMHO)
CloneCD 4.0.1.9
CDRWin 5.01.012
Blindwrite 1.2.5

How 'bout you?

[KingXII]

Easy CD Creator 5 platnium = audio cds, and files. Great for crossfading songs but if each song is crossfaded into the other too much the end of the song will be heard over the begining of the first track.
Fantom CD, donno what version it is, but it creates a virtual dvd drive. I use it to back up my website, it is then saved as a cd image on your hard drive, I would create a folder in the image for each substantial update and put everything in it. I think i read from a source on the web saying that cd images don't get infected with viruses.
CDRW do an ok job on back ups but are painfully slow when it comes to rewriting files, and defragmenting a cdrw isn't fun. Plus CDR data life last almost 4 times as longer than cdrws.

[§ereña]

i have easy CD creator but use mainly DirectCD........

:):):)

[advancedflea]

direct CD sucks ass if you want to run the CD in another computer

[jonnycraig]

Nero kicks a$$ everytime......EasyCD Destroyer is bad in the baddest sense!!

[advancedflea]

"easy CD destroyer" I like it! lol. I use windows XP'S own built-in thing

[zpinmasta]

I use RealJukebox (old version) I don't think they have it available for download anymore...

[advancedflea]

real jukebox used to let you burn cd's? just music or data aswell?

[KingXII]

the burning program in windows xp is designed by roxio, who also makes ez cd creator
advancedflea since you said direct cd sucked then stop using the one that came with windows, i understand the one that came with windows xp used some of the same code.

[advancedflea]

King, you are right in 1 respect. Yes it is made by Roxio, BUT it is nto "direct CD" so-to-speak. it is desigend like easy CD creator. Direct CD allwos you to read/write CD/RW discs like a floppy disk (I.E through microsoft word) where as this one doesn't. this one also allowes you to read CDS in Non-CDR drives or in some older computers who don't have multi-read CD-ROMS. aire go, it is not a "direct CD" application. as "direct CD" is desigend to be read, written and re-written in that particualr drive. you are lucky if you can read it in another computer.

[kleinbergh]

I love Nero, and with my Aopen burner with it's buffer, I never have prob's. So Nero's my choice for my PC.

On the Mac I use Roxio Toast Titanium.

[advancedflea]

i didn't think toast titanium was for the Mac.mmm, shows how much I know. and I have an iBook lap-top with a dvd/cdRE-writer

[theARTiSAN]

Anyone tried the new Version of NERO?
Also - did you know that Blindwrite suite is GREAT for making .ISOs?

[advancedflea]

I got the new version of Nero. it came with my new 40x12x40x (kick ass dude!) cd/rw. It is soo easy to use, even my dad can do it

[theARTiSAN]

What version is it? A few of the newer versions I've tried are fairly buggy...

[KingXII]

http://degster.com/midi/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3683

I think this thread is closely related to cd burner software.

[theARTiSAN]

Piggyback poster

[theARTiSAN]

:: sticking out tongue ::
;)

[advancedflea]

It's nero 5 i think

[deadmeat]

Neroo of course:)

[theARTiSAN]

Flea - the last version of Nero I've personally tried is 5.5.8.2
The latest released is 5.5.9.9 - I think I'm going to DL and try it.
Do you know what (specific) version you're using?

Also - heard of CDMASTER-CLONE?

[advancedflea]

nope and nope

[Diego]

I use Nero for all my files and audio compilations.
I use CloneCD and BlindRead/Write when I only have to make a perfect copy...

[theARTiSAN]

Got and am trying 5.5.9.9 - hasn't blown up yet...

[advancedflea]

hasnt blow up yet??? what?!?!

[theARTiSAN]

Trying latest nero release... Other new ones I've tried have been buggy.
Just saying that I have it, installed it and nothing bad has happened yet ;)

[advancedflea]

ooook

[Xer0cooL]

i use nero 5.5.8.2
i can't burn at 1x speed with the newest nero
i use nero for almost everything i burn, music, data, video

[advancedflea]

dude, why the hell you want to burn @ 1x???

[Ralph'e']

CDRwin (coz my comp came with it),,..

[greenfee8]

I use:
Nero 5.5.8.2 for all my data.
Musicmatch Jukebox 7.2 for my mp3 and music CD, ripping and playing
Clone CD for 1:1 copying
They all work great :thumbsup:

[Ralph'e']

musicmatch is apparently good.. or so i hear

[bendertiger]

Nero, easiest program I have used yet.

[KingXII]

proably psx which is also ps

[QuAcKeR]

on a side note, does anyone know if Nero (since that seems to be the current leader) can do batch burns? Like, say I have 3 different CD's saved... so 3 *.nri files... can Nero be given a "playlist" so it burns CD 1 from 1.nri, then spits out the CD and I put another in and it automatically starts up burning the next file 2.nri etc...?

It would just be more helpful than opening the next nri file and saying "burn" between discs...

[advancedflea]

perhaps artisan will know. i dont

[FlorianapoliS]

Can't go past the in built burning in WinXP.

[KingXII]

FlorianapoliS you have to make yourself clear about your problem or statement. i'm stumped trying to decpher it.

[musukashi]

does anyone have any opinion or suggestion for the best CD burning software for PCs. have been using adaptec but find it lacking.

[Wolvie]

Heyas... Just read your q...

I've used a few hundred different burning softwares...

I'm a muso so I need a good program too..

I've found that nero is probably stil the best one out there after all these years... Nero burner (http://www.ahead.de)






Wolvie

:boink:

[rounty]

I argee to that - Nero isn't bad

But I personally like WinOnCD as well, I mean the handling 's better

WinOnCD (http://www.roxio.co.uk/)

[jammo1]

i use nero burning rom for data cds and clone cd for straight copying

[tavenger5]

::moves thread::

Please make sure you post threads in the correct forum next time.

I just purchased NTI Cd Maker Pro. Very good program. I couldn't get Easy CD Creater to work at all. That program is nice but it's always been very screwy.

[koso]

Nero is definately the best/painless burning software for general use (eg. data, mp3, CD-audio)

BlindWrite is great for making "backups" of your games/applications

[advancedflea]

windows XP CD Buring software is easy. just put the disc in the drive, then use "drag and drop" to copy the files over, hit "write these files to cd" then away you go! :thumbsup:

[n3o]

Hi,
I use Nero and Clone CD. Enough for me.

c ya
n3o

[JaWa]

Nero can do any trick..
iso
audio
vcd

easy intuitive interface and if needed a helpfull wizard.
recently the new update can be downloaded

[ade2055]

i use nero burning rom because he works very nice and he doesn't always crash the cd and you can watch a tampon memorie

[dachecka0711]

I think, nero is the best!

[advancedflea]

Originally posted by ade2055
i use nero burning rom because he works very nice and he doesn't always crash the cd and you can watch a tampon memorie

what?????

[KingXII]

i think flea just expressed what he means. I don't think I could add anything to that.

[Mark20]

Nero is ok, yet clone CD makes an excellent copy everytime

[PatGuy]

Nero is good, so is Roxio (Adaptec) Easy CD Creator. I haven't found anything better than CloneCD for one/one copies yet.. will have to look for that other one that was mentioned tho.. BlindWrite, was it? I assume it's similar to CloneCD?

[evansst]

I'd recommend Nero myself. It works well when your hardrive is fragmented to buggery. If you use Windows NT, 2000 or XP, try and have your partiton you copy or burn from, formatted with NTFS (not FAT/32 like Win95/98/ME). It doesn't fragment anywhere as much. If you use Win 95/98/ME, give yourself plenty of disk space and defrag often.;)

[232323]

I think Nero is the best burning software.

[duvel33cl]

Nero burning ... is the one !!!

[day]

Nero has got to be one of the best, one nice thing it can do that not a lot of people know is allow you to add extra data to a cd at a later date but only when you do a data disk and select mutisession, its great.

[KingXII]

:mod merge tread with http://midibuddy.net/board/showthread.php?threadid=2559 :

[kannibal]

Nero is the one i use. And i like it cause it's easy but still you can do everything you wan't with it..

[audigeridoo]

www.ahead.de/

Nero!

[y2jay]

Nero Express 5.5.9.9

[KingXII]

For some reason I don't like nero. I hate it's interface i guess.

[freedloader321]

Nero's interface is hard to get use to, but it roxs..hehe

[MindYOs]

I like using Nero, just for the simple fact that the wizard helps you when you trying to burn different formats....i felt like a genius when i first created my 1st VCD......and told everybody when i did it, i had to format it, reduce the size......blah blah blah......LOL......kinda felt like i knew what i was doing......

[MindYOs]

Imma agree wit most of the people on this thread, Nero is the software.......but depending on whats going to get burned, you might want to try some other programs like disc juggler (games and apps), clone cd, also cdr-win........

[advancedflea]

lol, yeah, Nero came with mine and me dads new CD RW drives (LG 40X12X40X) and its so easy even he can use the wizzard

[Sebastian11182]

A good burning program is Nero...but for bin files you might burning with cdrwin!

[pfrsucks]

The only bad thing about Nero is that it extracts CDs in a weird proprietary format. It also doesn't seem to want to recognize ISOs on BINs or anything.

I'll stick with Roxio and CloneCD.

[theARTiSAN]

Blindwrite suite rips a good ISO - or WinISO.
Nero does alright burning ISO lifes, but rips to NRG files, which several other burning proggys can read/burn.

I have yet to find the "perfect all-in-one" program. I use several depending on what I am trying to accomplish.

[advancedflea]

We get our electricity from NRG :) (Said "Enn-err-Gee")


Spot the guy who is bored and is just itching to post non-sensical rubbish! lol

[KingXII]

:: points at the little small speck on the floor again::
geeez flea even though you are a flea you aren't hard to spot. Here's what i don't get, how do you type. You're not heavy enough to push the keys.

[advancedflea]

I have a touch-pad keyboard (seriousley)

[KingXII]

those are pretty cool but i don't like them because i touch type (that means without looking at the keys), a standard keyboard is wonderful i also hate the ones that are contoured, it's kinda odd but it does help touch typing a bit.

[advancedflea]

its nice and easy to type with, but if u bush over it, the computer goes screwwy

[gelert]

I have Music Match Jukebox now.... I lost the discs for Easy CD creator, and so had to download a freeware CD thing... MusicMatch definitely does not have many cool features, but for $0, it's not bad. Though the annoying little ads for an upgrade that pop up all the time... rgh.

[KingXII]

Originally posted by gelert
I have Music Match Jukebox now.... I lost the discs for Easy CD creator, and so had to download a freeware CD thing... MusicMatch definitely does not have many cool features, but for $0, it's not bad. Though the annoying little ads for an upgrade that pop up all the time... rgh.

i see you are a neopets fan, i was too i had about 1,000,000 np and I got bored one day and left, the last time i checked i was broke, someone proably hacked me.

[i319]

I'm using WinONCD 5 ans in my oppinion it is the best I've ever seen!!!

[advancedflea]

Nah, Not really a neopets fan. More of a catz and dogz 4 fan

[sasha1a]

I use Nero for Burning new stuff and Clone CD for copying.
I really like WinONcd but it conflicts with XP

[Raven]

I'm either boring or lazy or both, but I just use Roxio Easy Cd Creator 5. It works for me and my comp came with it.

[KingXII]

ezcd5plat does what i need

[advancedflea]

Originally posted by Raven
I'm either boring or lazy or both, but I just use Roxio Easy Cd Creator 5. It works for me and my comp came with it.


I thought easy CD destroyer was good up untill the point i got nero

[advancedflea]

what you on about? you are the one that thinks windows XP cant b beaten for anything. much less the CDR software.


BTW, mustard. i MODERATE THIS THREAD :thumbsup:

[advancedflea]

by the way, i thought you hate midis and that they are totaly pointless. why, if this is so, are you on MIDIbuddy

[KingXII]

Originally posted by advancedflea
by the way, i thought you hate midis and that they are totaly pointless. why, if this is so, are you on MIDIbuddy


yeah i'm wondering the same thing, someone requested a song then asked for the non midi version, it was so funny! I should of said go somewhere else if you're not looking for midi's.

[advancedflea]

it is kinda hypocritical

[KingXII]

yeah i can't agree more, i think it's stupid to come up in here asking for a non midi version of a song. It's almost like they are ignorant.

[advancedflea]

forget ignoreant...stupid is more like it

[Psithundara]

NERO is the worst burning software ever invented. It completely screwed my burner drive. GET ANYTHING ELSE.

[evansst]

Originally posted by Psithundara
NERO is the worst burning software ever invented. It completely screwed my burner drive. GET ANYTHING ELSE.

What exactly happened. What OS are using? Give us some info and we might have some answers for you... There's a few tech heads in this bulletin board

[SiriX]

Nero 5.5.9.14 is BY-FAR the best CD-Writing software (Also you'll need it if you've got one of these new-fangled 52x Burners :) )

Regards,

SiriX...

[advancedflea]

Sirinx, your dead right. I have a 40x16x40x burner. Its cool, but the windows XP buring software didnt support it so I had to install nero. It rules ass!

[m4tt8]

it often depends on what your trying to copy, some originals will only copy with CDClone, but for general every day use i found Nero 5.5 or above to the best, especially now it has ISO and CUE/BIN support.

[Grydlok]

depends on what I do,

Mostly nero and fireburner

[urzrkymn]

*Nero for making audio cd's
*Clone CD for copying audio cd's or software without serious protection
*Blindwrite for seriously protected CDs like Securom*NEW*

[egrogsacul]

Originally posted by Diego
I use Nero for all my files and audio compilations.
I use CloneCD and BlindRead/Write when I only have to make a perfect copy... i heartfully agree with you

[egrogsacul]

i also use disk juggler when i'm burning stuff for my dreamcast

[thomasc82]

i used to use strictly cdrwin but now i use nero... ive found nero to be just as useful as cdrwin and a little more user friendly

[advancedflea]

yeah, nero is generally better for user-firlendlyness and ease of use

[GenAnxiety]

:cool: NTI CD Maker 5

[cringer0]

I use NTI CD-Maker Pro to create my regular CDs, and CloneCD to create backups of my frequently used game CDs.

[qwertybo]

i just got a burner........ and it looks like nero wins.....ill get that

[00O00OoO]

direct cD

[brc 103]

have you got all night - lol

some progs are better for some jobs.

here we go...I use

easy cd creator 5 platinum
clone cd (playst.. gms)
cd copiers (games)
cdr win (cdg discs)
copernic 98 (highly underrated)
disc juggler
feurio
fireburner
hotburn
& ;;takes a breath;;
nero



the best.....

one on one cd copy- clone cd
other... - nero
cdg... - cdr win

the worst.... (I'm gonna get flamed for this, lol)


adaptec easy cd creator

[ltrain4219]

nero is the best ive used ever

[advancedflea]

Originally posted by brc 103
have you got all night - lol

some progs are better for some jobs.

here we go...I use

easy cd creator 5 platinum
clone cd (playst.. gms)
cd copiers (games)
cdr win (cdg discs)
copernic 98 (highly underrated)
disc juggler
feurio
fireburner
hotburn
& ;;takes a breath;;
nero



the best.....

one on one cd copy- clone cd
other... - nero
cdg... - cdr win

the worst.... (I'm gonna get flamed for this, lol)


adaptec easy cd creator

I gotta agree, Adaptec easy CD destroyer isnt that gr8

[Insilentio]

Clone CD
Cd Mate
Easy cd creator Platinum

[MartindZ]

For "self-compilations" I use Nero, for 1:1 copies I use CDClone or CDRWIN.
Lately I have started using Alcohol 120%, which accepts image files form almost all other applications!! It also has a virtual CD/DVD drive included, which works better than the CDClone version.

[jbelcher]

Used to have Easy CD Creator 4 on my desktop, but kept crashing, so purchased Nero 5.5 and has worked fine since. My New machine came with Easy CD Creator 5 but I didn't think much to that and stuck with Nero.

Jon

[glesgabhoy]

nero is pretty good as its ssssssooooooooooooooooo simple to use, even my dad can burn cds using nero

[Gronsaken]

I'm using toast on mac and am a little stuck with a downloaded nero image? any idea how to convert it across so I can burn it to cd!?

[tejarz]

Easy CD Creator 3.5c, came with my dell and they havent released any updates for the version

[Roost 12]

Nero is the best!

[iami]

I use CloneCD for 1 : 1 copys and Nero for everything other.

[generaldusty]

Using Nero 5.5
It came with my cd-writer...

[kurtis]

I use musicmatch jukebox it works really well

[McNutty]

Alcohol 120% is very nice. It can burn all types of images so you don't need to import foreign images into Nero. It can also load a virtual DVD/CD Rom drive on your computer that you can use to run games or whatever you copy to your harddrive.

- McNutty

[spiceboy78]

i use roxio tht came with my laptop...dont have any problems with it i...burns data cds and audio cds without any difficulty...
also have nero but never tried it....:thumbsup:

[advancedflea]

I used to use roxio easy cd destroyer for data cds and windows media for music cds.

[Eversys]

i use nero for audio and video cd's, i use clone cd for images and thats it ;)

[spiceboy78]

does someone know how we can burn vcd using roxio 6 . files im trying to burn are movies and are around 700 mb.

can i burn it using roxio 6 as vcds:confused2

if not what software can do that

[Itchycatfish]

HP Recordnow that came with my computer ...

[larri1112]

i feel that the best of the Cd-r software would have to be.......(drumroll)......................


NERO...i love it been using it for bout 2yrs now....and i doubt that am actually gonna change it.

[larri1112]

by the way how much is the software for nero

[shezzy2k]

Nero 551035
Alcohol 120%
Discjuggler

[elucase]

I have roxio easy cd creator, and it stinks. It freezes and stops responding, songs come out messed up, if at all, you can't copy games, or anything like that, it's horrible.

[thebloke]

Nero is ok for me!

[sOKaLiBoY]

nero to burn data and audio. fireburner to burn bin files

[asapreta]

I use the 5.5.10.28 Enterprise Edition.
It's a good all round burner.
Even for DVD's

[Phriznik]

Nero has always worked well for me. ISO's or direct copying it does everything well.

[TT2k]

I use to use Easy CD Creator but then I found Nero.

[Nookie 3:16®]

i use easy cd creator on windows xp... and if that fails i use nero on windows me.

[lisajkelly]

I like the ingetrated Press Play software. It's cheap & easy:)

[alanschl]

No Mac users here? I like Toast.

[EvoBiz]

Toast on the MAC and Nero on PC

[kwang]

I used to like Adaptec/Roxio Easy CD Creator, but now I use Ahead Nero Burning ROM v6.0.0.19 for burning data CDs, audio CDs, mix mode CDs, ISOs and simple VCD/SVCDs. Sometimes I'll use CDRWin or Alcohol 120% for... other purposes.

[meow811]

To make audio cd i use Nero 6.0.0.19;
To back-up my games i use ClonyXXL -> Alcoholer Multiprofiler -> Alcohol 120% build 1005; ago i used clonecd, the last version;
When I need a fast burning whitout many settings i use the windows xp built-in utility.
Never used WindowsMediaPlayer9

[rknrne]

Great poll Art ,,
I tried using the Xp burner after buying a new 'puter thinking why do i need extra software when I have the built in package, so after 3 failed attempts that ruined my brand new disks I stopped trying , thinking I'd get around to it later,
I talked to a tech who said my problem was that I was using black cdr's and xp won't write to them ..

........ so why do they sell the $&%^*%^* things then .......
answer ........ because they are cheaper !
' but they don't work?
.... and your point is ????

so thanks for this opportunity to vent .
I'll be checking out the alternative to Roxio Ez CD Destroyer since I have about 80 gigs of guitar video mpg's now

............... or is it time for a dvd burner ???

[advancedflea]

I use nero burning rom 6.0.0.something now. its pretty good. much better than windows XP'S integrated CD burning software

[GoldenBear]

Nero and CloneCD rule the school. Too bad they aren't making cloneCD anymore.

http://www.elby.ch/en/products/clone_cd/

[uDi_6100]

CloneCD is a personal favourite. Pity it doesn't cover more ground with burning.

[NiTrO_bOiE]

I use EASY Cd Creator. Works fine for me. I use clone cd every once in a while too.

[JohnnyMo]

i use nero and incd which came with my msi cr52-m, lightning drive i tell you

[ieswk]

i use nero clone cd and acholo120
it depends on what i am burning

[ieswk]

oh and another company took over clone cd

[solja]

Best hands down Alcohol 120%
Nero
Prassi Primo Dvd
Once you use alcohol you have no need for clone cd/discjuggler/cdrwin since it burns all those formats and more

[RaZOk]

Nero and Alcohol 120%

[G-man]

I use a few on here I use the Nero 6.0, Easy Cd came with my computer, and I've used Windows Xp... I probably use Easy the most.

[Zandro]

Nero 6.0.0.23 Premiere, of course.

[johnrowley]

Nero 5.5 on Win 98 works superb as Easy CD Destroyer is not good. Will give Clone Cd a go sometime as I have heard it is very good.

[kcupp]

I used DiscJuggler. Works with every CD burner I've tried it with, and it has some great features.

[advancedflea]

Nero 6 ultra eddition. I found the version of Nero 5.5 I had with my old CD/RW wouldnt work with the 52x one I got on my new PC, because LG had made it LG-Specific

[Zandro]

found the version of Nero 5.5 I had with my old CD/RW wouldnt work with the 52x one I got on my new PC, because LG had made it LG-Specific
Replace the original regkey with a universal. I had to when I upgraded my drive. ;)
Nero 6.0.0.23 Ultra here. Easy to use and powerful to boot.

[advancedflea]

actually there was no CD Key with it. It just came on a disc marked "LG CDRW With Ahead Nero CD authouring software version 5.5" I put it in the computer and it worked with no question...untill I got my shiney new PC :)

[nomizzzz]

It's all about Alchol 120% for burning disc images; for music Nero has the most features, and Windows Media player is the most convienient

[neptune7552]

NERO! nothign liek it. burns smooth:cool:

[Durden]

I use Nero for all I do but just started trying Alcohol 120% for disc images.

I find Nero great thogh. Haven't had any problems other than 1 bad burn of a Red Hat cd.

That is not something I can complain about considering the amount of cd's I burn.

Anybody know where I can get a working version of Nero 6 ultra?

[alycia]

I use Nero...it's very easy to use...and very powerful

[dirtbiker245]

nero is the best in my opinion.

[djmythex]

The Software i use are:

Nero 6.6.0.5 (for burning my homebrewn songs as mp3 cds)
Alcohol 120% (as Mount Tool for the Soundsamples)

[BarryC]

Windows XP Built In :)

[DJTranz]

ez cd creater is the best, because its easy for novice people who dont know much about computeres like me

[knitoe]

i personally think nero is the best