The effect of vibrations during CD burning

[audiodrome]

My family thinks I'm a total whacko when it comes to this, so I figured I would put it out there to see what you guys think. Do vibrations, bumps, shakes, etc. affect the burning of a CDR? Examples: road construction, accidentally banging my computer desk, my daughter jumping up and down on the floor, etc. :p

Sometimes when these kinds of things happen, if they're extreme enough and the CD is important enough, I will abort the burning and do it again at a later time or burn a second "safety" CDR. Is this totally neurotic?

If the program says "burned succesfully," is it really safe to say that the vibrations had no affect on the burn? Is the "shock-absorption" of my burner really that good and does buffering really help in this type of situation? I will check the CD afterward for errors and everything is always fine, but I still can't help thinking that it might have some small effect. :crazy:

[proufo]

I avoid bumping and vibration-prone power supplies.

My view on this is that if burned DVDs have no issues then CDs would have none either. And all my burned DVDs and CDs verify OK (Nero) except for the occasional bad media problem.

[Grant]

You're not crazy. I also have concerns about vibration affecting the quality of the burn.

Right now, this late-model Samsung burner I use that says it reduces physical vibration for that reason. It is a real smooth performer, too. I struggle to even hear it as it rips CDs. I have not had one bad disc burned with it as of yet.

DVD creation demands that there be no vibration during a burn anyway.

[JorgeGvb]

Vibration affects burns, rips and playing.

[MichaelR]

Where can I get some of those "Good Vibrations"..???

[terra1]

Vibrations can theoretically affect a burn. But many CD players have some sort of error correction. I suppose it just depends on how bad the vibration was and how good your burner is absorbing impacts.

The test is just listening to the finished CD.

Take for example driving. The CD player in your car can obviously absorb quite a few vibrations and bumps and play but if you hit a pothole you could hear an audible skip.

My burning computer setup is in the basement with a concrete floor not bouncy wood. :)