How to Change Burn Speed on Windows Media Player
Many of the different CD burners available on the market support many different write speeds, which are controlled by your CD burning software. If you are experiencing problems when burning audio CDs, such as failed burns and inaudible successful writes, the CD burner may be trying to work too fast. Often, changing the speed at which your burner records will fix, or at least ameliorate, issues with the burn process. Burn CDs successfully with Windows Media Player by changing the write speed of your CD burner.
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Instructions
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Open Windows Media Player by selecting the program from the Start menu, or by double-clicking the Windows Media Player shortcut on your desktop.
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Create a new playlist and add to it the songs you wish to burn to an audio CD. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into your CD writer.
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From the windows Media Player menu, select "Tools" and click "Options." Windows Media Player will open the options window and display the preferences that may be changed.
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Click the "Burn" tab to display the CD burning preferences. From the first drop-down menu, you may select the write speed at which your CD writer should record. You may also turn on or off Audio Leveling (normalizing the volume of the songs on the disc) from this preference panel. When finished, click "Apply" and close the options window.
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Click "Burn CD" and your CD writer will record the playlist selected at the speed you specified in the options menu.
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Tips & Warnings
The default write speed setting is "Fastest" and it usually provides the best performance. The burn speed should only be changed if you experience problems with the default settings.
