itunes won't burn audio cd

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itunes won't burn audio cd

itunes asked me to update so here i am version 10.6.3.25 i'll

be reluctant to upgrade in the future... IF i can resolve this error!!

it now fails to burn audio cd's. previous version had no problem.

before anyone says anything about my cd burner... since the upgrade

i've used nero to burn itune files to an audio cd just fine. it's

NOT the burner. also after the upgrade itunes imported a prerecorded cd

with no problem.

now whenever i select "burn playlist to disc" itunes status appears "preparing disc"

then error popup comes up "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured (-3)"

i also tried burning WITHOUT "Include CD text"

i could use nero but prefer itunes for burning cd's... can anyone help?

running itunes idagnostics on CD/DVD drive gave the following:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)

Gateway FX530XV

iTunes 10.6.3.25

QuickTime 7.7.2

FairPlay 1.14.43

Apple Application Support 2.1.9

iPod Updater Library 10.0d2

CD Driver 2.2.0.1

CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1

Apple Mobile Device 5.2.0.6

Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0

Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)

Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502

Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115

Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143

Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45

iTunes Serial Number 0013A36C0E594A68

Current user is an administrator.

The current local date and time is 2012-07-26 14:07:20.

iTunes is not running in safe mode.

WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.

HDCP is not supported.

Core Media is supported.

Video Display Information

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

**** External Plug-ins Information ****

No external plug-ins installed.

iPodService 10.6.3.25 is currently running.

iTunesHelper 10.6.3.25 is currently running.

Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently not running.

**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****

LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),

UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),

E: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20, Rev 1.02

Audio CD in drive.

Found 10 songs on CD, playing time 30:47 on Audio CD.

Track 1, start time 00:02:00

Track 2, start time 02:50:27

Track 3, start time 05:37:34

Track 4, start time 08:45:54

Track 5, start time 11:49:41

Track 6, start time 14:37:24

Track 7, start time 18:09:28

Track 8, start time 21:42:02

Track 9, start time 25:11:37

Track 10, start time 27:43:55

Audio CD reading succeeded.

Get drive speed succeeded.

The drive CDR speeds are: 8 10 16 40 48.

The drive CDRW speeds are: 8.

The drive DVDR speeds are: 8.

The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8.

Writing CD text is turned on in the preferences. If you’re having problems burning CDs, try turning this preference off.

Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.

The last failed audio CD burn had error code -3(0xfffffffd). It happened on drive E: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20 on CDR media at speed 0X.

Windows XP Pro

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 12:18 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 26, 2012 6:24 AM in response to ggrover1

im having this issue too.

"the attempt to burn a disc failed. an unknown error occured (-3.)"

however its only with selected few albums ive downloaded recently on iTunes... i can burn certain albums and others I may not?

Apple do we have any resolutions for this??

Apple Mac Mini (Mid-2011) i5 2.3 ghz duo intel w. Mac CD/DVD RW Super Drive.

iTunes Ver. 10.6.3 (25)

Thanks,

Derick

"Love his Mac Mini" 🙂

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Answer 2

Aug 26, 2012 6:37 AM in response to Deerock0729

I Figured it out!!!

After doing some more extensive research on forums/communities. all it was a corrupted song within the album that i downloaded of iTunes.

Simply goto iTunes and your playlist delete ALL the songs that you were trying to burn and getting this following "error the attempt to burn a disc failed. an unknown error occured (-3.)"

Afterwards, just redownload all the songs that you had deleted, remake your playlist and Burn your playlist and it should work!

Worked for me! 🙂

Enjoy!

Derick

"Love his Mac Mini" 🙂

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Answer 3

Jan 24, 2013 6:45 AM in response to ggrover1

I looked into Deerock0729's fix and it worked for me. Exception is, I didnt delete and redownload the songs, I just watched the songs that it said it was preparing to download before the burn was cancelled and unchecked them then restarted the burn and it went through! There was a corrupt song or songs in my playlist so I will end up redownloading those songs. Thanks! 🙂

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Answer 4

May 28, 2013 11:11 PM in response to ggrover1

I'm having a similar problem, but without any error message at all.

I have a number of audio files that I created myself using garage band. These were converted by Quicktime to .mov audio files and loaded into my iTunes library. Before I upgraded to Snow Leopard, I was able to burn audio cds from playlists containing these audio files with absolutely no problems.

After upgrading to Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.8) my software update told me that I also needed to update my iTunes. What a mistake that was!

Now, when I select a playlist and tell it to burn an audio cd, it asks me to insert a blank disc. Then it looks like it's starting to prepare the disk image - at least for a couple seconds. Then it just quits and goes back to the state it was in before I attempted the burn. The cd is still inside the drive and the only way I can eject it is to quit iTunes.

I might add that, since all these files are my own original creations, none of them are protected in any way, so there is no reason for iTunes not to allow them to be burned on as many cds that I want.

I know my disc burner is working because I am able to burn audio disks using the 3rd party software called "Burn."

The audio files are also OK, because I can play them in both iTunes and with Quicktime.

I really hope someone has an answer for this. I need to burn a lot of CDs. My church choir members use them to practice their singing parts. The "Burn" application I am now forced to use works, but it is very awkward to use. I wish I had never "upgraded" my system. I GUESS IT REALLY WAS A DOWNGRADE!

Help!!!

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