Just a shot in the dark here.  My wife, The Bear, just got back from some crystal gazing, mantra intoning, yert dwelling week of "meditation" in the Rockies.  Now, she's asked me to make two CDs (a short set and a long set) that is basically long intervals of silence punctuated by either temple bell, gong or rainstick.  Which I did.  Since damn X3 wont let you copy empty measures I had to actually use an audio track to record some silence and then copy paste that to the appropriate lengths and then insert my "noises" at the appropriate times.  No probs.
 
Only no matter what burner I use or how I divide it up...it won't burn properly.  The rendered wave files play fine in windows media player and on any other device.  But every CD I've tried to burn is just distorted noise.  Any suggestions.  I'm not used to recording "nothing".  I figure it has everything to do with the silent gaps. 
 
 
go to last post for answer:-)
 
 
 

Simple answer... Don't make it silent.

Either go for something audible but very quiet, like wind in trees or a gently flowing stream with the occasional bird song in the distance..
Or something sub-audible, like a 10Hz sine wave that will at least give the CD burner something to write other than a string of zeroes....

 
Just an idea 'Ol Pal...
 
In your CD burning software, add each sound as a separate track.
 
In the burning options window, see if you can prescribe the length of the 'Pause' between tracks.
 
I usually use Nero to create my CDs, and it gives you the option to select the pause length individually after each track, or to speed the process up, you can select multiple tracks and apply the same pause to all of them.
 
For example, here I've selected nine tracks and set the pause value at 300 seconds:
 

 
 

This is why silence is golden.  It's not as easy to create as it appears! 
 
(Maybe you need a black noise filter?  )

Some say all I should record is silence.
 
I lurves you anyway Straummy.

What a PITA. Ill try your welcome suggestions. Thank you all. She actually paid a tidy sum to stay in 40 degree high mountain temps and clean outhouses, maintain silence for most of four days and sleep in a yert. And now I have to make silence and gongs and rain sticks. Why can't Pork Barbecue be part of this equation??

yorolpal
Why can't Pork Barbecue be part of this equation??

That's part of post-production I believe... 

yorolpal
What a PITA. Ill try your welcome suggestions. Thank you all. She actually paid a tidy sum to stay in 40 degree high mountain temps and clean outhouses, maintain silence for most of four days and sleep in a yert. And now I have to make silence and gongs and rain sticks. Why can't Pork Barbecue be part of this equation??

Simple answer... Don't make it silent.

Either go for something audible but very quiet, like wind in trees or a gently flowing stream with the occasional bird song in the distance..
Or something sub-audible, like a 10Hz sine wave that will at least give the CD burner something to write other than a string of zeroes....

 
Or something like very quiet subliminal whispering:
 
Buy some pork, barbecue pork for yorolpal
Buy some pork, barbecue pork for yorolpal
Buy some pork, barbecue pork for yorolpal
Buy some pork, barbecue pork for yorolpal...

Why am I salivating all of a sudden??

put an audio track in it for the proper length.... then simply use an envelope to pull the volume all the way down.....
 
 
waaa laaa.. recordable silence.  Add rain sticks and gongs as needed.