Can I use a DVD-R to burn a regular audio CD?

I want to burn a regular audio disk (similar to the pre-recorded audio disks) that can be played in any player, not just a computer, using a DVD-R. Would this work? And, if so, is it safe to assume that I will be able to fit a lot more songs on it than a 700 MB CD? In other words, once I finish burning it, the file format on it should be .cda .

55.9k 23 23 gold badges 168 168 silver badges 215 215 bronze badges asked Dec 21, 2019 at 23:42 Harry S. Anchan Harry S. Anchan 29 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges No, CDs and DVDs require different types of laser. – user931000 Commented Dec 21, 2019 at 23:50

To be clear, when you say "DVD-R", are you referring to the physical disk or the drive used to write it?

Commented Dec 22, 2019 at 8:02

Just a note for you, you usually can write to a CD-R using a DVD-R drive. So just put a normal CD-R in the drive and use your preferred music burning software.

Commented Dec 22, 2019 at 15:54

Thank you to all. Wow! I love this unique forum - so many helpful answers so quickly from caring people! Thanks to everyone. Yeah, I have reverted to a CD to burn the music. Clearly, the DVD does not do the job, though I wish it did. :-) Merry Christmas to one and all.

Commented Dec 23, 2019 at 16:52

2 Answers 2

Maybe you could somehow burn an “audio DVD”.

However, you would most definitely not be able to play it in a CD drive. On DVDs, the information is packed much more densely. Regular CD drives cannot read them.

.cda files don’t exist by the way. It’s just Windows’ way of showing tracks on an audio CD.

answered Dec 21, 2019 at 23:47 64.2k 9 9 gold badges 128 128 silver badges 177 177 bronze badges Actually, I do have a DVD R/W drive. So, would that work? Commented Dec 22, 2019 at 4:13

You can play the disc as if it's an audio disc with a DVD player, but a CD (audio) player will not work if the content is burnt to a DVD.

Commented Dec 22, 2019 at 4:40

Actually, the software refused to burn it to a DVD, anyway. :-) It asked me to insert a CD. That answers my question. Thanks for the help.

Commented Dec 22, 2019 at 4:57

It is pretty difficult to find compatible hardware today, but there actually were multiple attempts to make a way to do this back in the early 2000's. (Even though their goal was primarily higher quality not capacity, capacity was also improved, especially by using double-layer discs.)

Neither of the formats ever gained enough popularity, studies showed that no one could tell the difference in the supposedly higher quality, and both were declared dead around 2007.

answered Dec 22, 2019 at 12:43 Moshe Katz Moshe Katz 3,363 3 3 gold badges 24 24 silver badges 43 43 bronze badges

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