CD-Rs I burn on my iMac skip when played back

Hi there, when I create songs in Garageband and then "send to iTunes" and burn the disc, many of the songs skip randomly. I've tried playing back the disc in multiple stereos and computers, and it's the same thing. The discs are not scratched. What could be the problem?

Two things to try:
Unless you're using a high quality brand, change the brand you're using (the Superdrives are very finicky about the media - mine only likes Verbatim), and
burn at the slowest speed available (which cuts down on burn errors).

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