Using Macbook Optical Output to record MDs?

I was trying to use Macbook connected to a MD player with optical line to record MDs.
I used iTunes to play the music at full volume.
However, although the MD should be receiving digital audio, but the tracks weren't separate automatically. Therefore, the whole CD with 15 tracks were recorded as only 1 track on the MD.
I tried using a CD player with optical output before, everything was perfectly done.
Is there anyway I can do it with the Macbook too?
Thanks a lot!

Hi,
when digital connecting a CD-Player and a MD-Deck then the CD-Player also transmits start-song/end-song information to the MD-Deck.
iTunes (and/or maybe Macs) don't seem to have that ability, so that the MD-Deck could only know a song has ended through the 'silence' between two songs.
But this 'silence' usually has to endure some seconds (at least on my Sony MD).
So other than playing only one song at a time, waiting for the MD-Deck reaction before starting the next song, I don't know other solutions.
Regards
Stefan

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