Hi Thomas, Two suggestions, neither of which are sure fire. How about adding the "-pad" option to the cdrecord command along with "-audio"? Does that help? The other suggestion is how about blanking the disk before writing on it. I have found this to be essential when rewriting data to a cd-rw. I have used the "blank=fast" option to permit overwriting existing data. Maybe this will help for audio tracks as well. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (4% of Full) So visit me sometime at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh