# Used DCC tapes stops recording
**URL:** https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199
**Category:** General
**Created:** [March 16, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199 "2022-03-16T05:20:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Jacarrino\_Dost](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jacarrino_Dost)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199/1 "2022-03-16T05:20:31Z")
A newbie question😬! If I record a Spotify tracklist on a new DCC tape, everything goes splendid. But if I use a used DCC tape, after almost two tracks recording the tape stops recording.
Must I do something with a pre-recorderd tape if I want to overwrite it? Thanx!
Jacarrino
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### Author:  [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199/2 "2022-03-16T06:20:38Z")
Hi and welcome.
Do all tapes do that? How many have you tested?
Are you using a digital or analog input?
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### Author:  [@Jacarrino\_Dost](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jacarrino_Dost)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199/3 "2022-03-16T06:34:17Z")
3 of the old tapes (than I stopped with testing). Optical (from a Xbox - recording Spotify).
With a new tape there is no problem.
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### Author:  [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199/4 "2022-03-16T15:16:42Z")
Hi,
Then the felt pad could be bad. It is easy to replace them. We have them in the shop.
The tape could also be dirty/damaged. You can visually check to see if you can see anything.
You would have slightly rewind the tape by hand on the moment the tape has stopped recording to inspect.
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### Author:  [@Jorge\_Bastos](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jorge_Bastos)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/used-dcc-tapes-stops-recording/1199/5 "2025-07-27T22:44:03Z")
Did you make more records from optical without problems?
When recording the track number update automatically in each music start ?