Saturn is very loud when reading CDRs.

[Cory]

Hey, my Saturn has a phantom chip installed and I've noticed that it's considerably louder when playing CDRs.

https://www.youtube.com/w/tX84INGot_0

Sounds like this occur when the disc is seeking, such as right before a new audio track. I haven't noticed noises like this when using original discs.

Does anyone know the cause of this, and if I should be worried? Could it just be that my CDRs just aren't high quality enough?

[Ian Micheal]

Mine is not loud loading cdrs at all so ether there bad or burned bad or something else.. but that's not normal maybe the cdr disks have a warp to them or something.

What brand of cdr's are you using i just use img burn and older burner that does slow burns it matters for saturn.. For audio and fmv

[Cory]

Verbatim discs with x1 burn speed.

I ordered some better cdrs off amazon, I guess I'll see if that fixes it.

[Cory]

I think I found my issue, the disc drive in my PC only writes at a minimum of 16x for CD-Rs!

I used an old laptop and burned at 3.5x and the new disc works fine. No more weird seeking noises.

I guess my desktop just has a crummy disc burner. Now I have a real reason to keep this old XP laptop around. Lol!

[Ian Micheal]

I think I found my issue, the disc drive in my PC only writes at a minimum of 16x for CD-Rs!

I used an old laptop and burned at 3.5x and the new disc works fine. No more weird seeking noises.

I guess my desktop just has a crummy disc burner. Now I have a real reason to keep this old XP laptop around. Lol!

Yes that was the problem most times is these new dvd burners lol effects dreamcast as well on bleemcast

[Cory]

I think I'll look for an external cd burner that is able to burn at low speeds. I don't want to have to rely on a 15+ year old laptop.