Just yesterday I tried copying MP3 files over to a minidisc. In the past I have had problems with track marks being placed randomly during songs. It appears that it happens when the hard drive has a read error, like if another program accesses the drive during playback.
In yesterday's case I had 38 songs (in LP2), but 190+ track marks. Even if I delete the trackmarks, the "skips" remain and the recording sucks. I know the source file is not flawed. I have tried defragging the drive, shutting down all non-essential programs, etc. but nothing works.
I have used Winamp, MusicMatch Jukebox, Sonique, and Windows Media Player. They all "skip". I have turned off the screensaver and the computer is not touched during this 2-3 hour process.
Any suggestions?