Copy Protected CDs?

[Mike Prager]

I've been having trouble with an EMI Budget Box of Mozart
piano concertos (CDZJ 72930). The discs have occasional loud
snaps and pops. A replacement set has the same problems. My
CD player is based on a DVD transport.

I hear that EMI is agressively protecting their discs and that
that symptoms on incompatible players are similar. There are
no Compact Disc logos on the packaging nor the discs. However,
there is no mention of copy protection, either. Has anyone
here had similar problems? Can anyone confirm whether this
series is indeed copy protected?

I'm trying to figure out whether the problem is a run of poor
pressings or a copy-protection scheme gone wild.

Mike Prager
North Carolina, USA

[Mike Prager]

On 13 Jul 2003 01:51:51 GMT, Bob Olhsson >
wrote:

>In article >, Mike Prager
> wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to figure out whether the problem is a run of poor
>>pressings or a copy-protection scheme gone wild.
>
>Most likely poor pressings unless it's a full price new pop title.

Thanks, Bob. The manufacturer of the CD transport has
received no other reports of incompatibilities, a situation
that also suggests poor pressings. I hope that's it -- I'd
hate to be shut out from buying EMI recordings. They are a
major force in classical music and opera.

Mike Prager
North Carolina, USA

[Porky Pig Jr]

Mike Prager > wrote in message >...
> I've been having trouble with an EMI Budget Box of Mozart
> piano concertos (CDZJ 72930). The discs have occasional loud
> snaps and pops. A replacement set has the same problems. My
> CD player is based on a DVD transport.
>
> I hear that EMI is agressively protecting their discs and that
> that symptoms on incompatible players are similar. There are
> no Compact Disc logos on the packaging nor the discs. However,
> there is no mention of copy protection, either. Has anyone
> here had similar problems? Can anyone confirm whether this
> series is indeed copy protected?
>
> I'm trying to figure out whether the problem is a run of poor
> pressings or a copy-protection scheme gone wild.
>
> Mike Prager
> North Carolina, USA

the simplest thing to check if it's copy protected is to try to play
your CDs on some PC (or MAC). If you can play them, it is most likely
not copy protected. (there are some copy protected schemes which do
not allow to play the original material on PC, but instead play the
'alternate material' recorded with mp3 compression, but this type of
copy protection is very rare).

So - if yhou can play them on PC, it is a poor pressing. You can try
to fix it as follows. Rip the tracks (that is, copy them to PC hard
drive in WAV format), you can use EAC for this task, in a process of
copying EAC in fact may fix some bits, this probably may improve
things a bit (no pun intended). You may also try to use some digigtal
editor to remove the pops and clicks. EAC comes with a simple one.
Finally, burn new CD.

If you can't play them on CD, it is copy protected CDs and as I
understand, the manufacturer did not say that explicitly. You may
consider suing the seller and the manufacturer and however else you
can think of.

[Mike Prager]

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:56:15 GMT,
(Porky Pig Jr) wrote:

>So - if yhou can play them on PC, it is a poor pressing. You can try
>to fix it as follows. Rip the tracks [...], try to use some digigtal
>editor to remove the pops and clicks. [...]
>Finally, burn new CD.

Interesting reply.

It plays on the PC. As to fixing it, I think I'll just send
it back for a new one and let the manufacturer do the work.

Mike Prager
North Carolina, USA