What causes the sometimes frequent “pops” between written CD Digital Audio tracks?
“Pops” or “clicks” heard between tracks on Digital Audio discs are caused when recording without using the feature “Disc-At-Once”. We recommend writing audio discs using “Disc-At- Once” as the laser will remain powered on between each track and run-in/run-out blocks are written. This is especially preferable when an audio disc will be replicated in a disc factory. The “Disc-At-Once” feature is NOT currently available on some software packages. Please check the manual of your CD-Recording software to see if there is a “Disc-At-Once” feature. If not, you may have an outdated or “lite” version which will require an upgrade. The “Disc-At-Once” feature is selectable through the preferences menu. Another reason you may hear pop’s between tracks, is because the AIFF file was created improperly, or it is corrupt. Some early shareware audio editing software had problems saving AIFF files properly, that caused pop’s to appear between tracks, and at other various points throughout the songs. Thes
