> Sometimes recording at slower speed will make up for failings in you CDRW > and *also* for less-than-stellar CDRs. I only make coasters (at 24x) if I > use dime-store CDRs. yeah - thanks this is another one I knew and forgot about :) - that and trying different brands of media - in fact, I JUST got done writing an article, and in the first draft was advice to try different media for cd burning!!! *laugh* sometimes I just need to talk to somebody I guess > Also, the CD-Writing howto has all the info you need for writing CDs, > although it sounds like you've done your homework. yeah but asking this list is yielding a lot of great information that I didn't know and reminding me of stuff I'd forgotten - I'll be taking it all to the studio with me and see if I can't get this puppy goin! :)