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I get a Burn Error or No Drive is Detected error when burning a CD directly from SONAR

1.

Start SONAR and open the project you are attempting to burn to a CD.

2.

Go to Edit > Select All to select the entire project.

3.

Go to File > Export Audio to open the Export Audio dialog box.

4.

Set Sample Rate to 44100.

5.

Set Bit Depth to 16.

6.

Type a name in the File name field.

7.

Select the Add to Audio CD Track List check box.

8.

Click Export.

9.

Go to Utilities > Burn Audio CD.

If you receive burning errors or your CD-R/W drive isn't recognized under Target Drive, try the following

Make sure the Burn Speed setting in Audio Creator matches the CD-R/W or DVD-R/W settings in Windows. To do so:

a)

Go to My Computer, right-click on the CD/DVD-R/W drive and click Properties.

b)

Click the Recording tab and select the correct Burning Speed setting.

c)

Make sure the Enable Recording on this Drive check box is select.

d)

Repeat steps 1 - 9.

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