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Audio CD Ripping Question
I'm not sure if this is the proper forum for this question, so please let
me know if there's another group I should be posting to. I'm having trouble trying to 'rip' audio CDs that are 70 - 80 minutes in length. I've tried on two different PCs, and the results are generally the same. The first PC is an AMD K7 750MHz with 256MB RAM and a TDK 16x/10x/40x CD-RW running TDK Digital MixMaster software under Win98SE. The second is a 2.53 GHz P4 with 512MB RAM and a 48x/24x/48x CD-RW running Musicmatch Plus under Win XP Home. I've also tried Real Player and Windows Media Player, but the results are the same. I can rip the tracks without any problems up to about 70 minutes, but after that point both PCs seem like they can't read the tracks successfully. These are all retail audio CDs that play fine in any audio CD player (e.g. Tommy by The Who), but it seems like the CD-RW drives in the two computers can't successfully read the audio tracks on the outer edge of the CDs. They try to read the tracks, but the read speed slows down to the minimum and then the software eventually gives up. Needless to say, this is impeding my effort to convert my CD collection to MP3. Most CDs record without problems, but I'm unable to record all of the long ones and end up missing tracks. I would appreciate any suggestions for resolving this problem, or pointers to other sources of help. Thanks. Dan |
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Audio CD Ripping Question
Either or both PC drives could have sufficient cleaning / maintenance issues
to account for this, particularly the older 750 mHz model, if the drive is also older. You could try Exact Audio Copy and see if it can recover the tracks you need. Mark Z. -- Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam have rendered my regular e-mail address useless. "Maxwell Smart" wrote in message .93... I'm not sure if this is the proper forum for this question, so please let me know if there's another group I should be posting to. I'm having trouble trying to 'rip' audio CDs that are 70 - 80 minutes in length. I've tried on two different PCs, and the results are generally the same. The first PC is an AMD K7 750MHz with 256MB RAM and a TDK 16x/10x/40x CD-RW running TDK Digital MixMaster software under Win98SE. The second is a 2.53 GHz P4 with 512MB RAM and a 48x/24x/48x CD-RW running Musicmatch Plus under Win XP Home. I've also tried Real Player and Windows Media Player, but the results are the same. I can rip the tracks without any problems up to about 70 minutes, but after that point both PCs seem like they can't read the tracks successfully. These are all retail audio CDs that play fine in any audio CD player (e.g. Tommy by The Who), but it seems like the CD-RW drives in the two computers can't successfully read the audio tracks on the outer edge of the CDs. They try to read the tracks, but the read speed slows down to the minimum and then the software eventually gives up. Needless to say, this is impeding my effort to convert my CD collection to MP3. Most CDs record without problems, but I'm unable to record all of the long ones and end up missing tracks. I would appreciate any suggestions for resolving this problem, or pointers to other sources of help. Thanks. Dan |
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Audio CD Ripping Question
Thanks for the suggestions. What's the best way to go about cleaning a CD-
RW drive? The CD drive in the 750 mHz PC is at least 3 years old, so it probably could stand a good cleaning. But my other PC is barely a year old, so I would expect it to still be in good condition. I will try and find Exact Audio Copy through Google. Dan "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in : Either or both PC drives could have sufficient cleaning / maintenance issues to account for this, particularly the older 750 mHz model, if the drive is also older. You could try Exact Audio Copy and see if it can recover the tracks you need. Mark Z. |
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PC drives are rather harder to clean than standalone home units. One just
removes it from the PC, and starts disassembling until the lens and other parts are visible. The lens can be cleaned using a cotton swab moistened but not dripping with window cleaner or pure alcohol. A dry swab should follow to get any residue. Any visible debris or grunge should be removed from the sled rail or wormscrew. Considering the low price of replacement CD-R drives these days, and the potential extra labor if cleaning doesn't help, I would say that now might be a good time to consider replacement. You can get a DVD player / CD-RW drive for under fifty dollars. Mark Z. -- Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam have rendered my regular e-mail address useless. "Maxwell Smart" wrote in message .81... Thanks for the suggestions. What's the best way to go about cleaning a CD- RW drive? The CD drive in the 750 mHz PC is at least 3 years old, so it probably could stand a good cleaning. But my other PC is barely a year old, so I would expect it to still be in good condition. I will try and find Exact Audio Copy through Google. Dan "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in : Either or both PC drives could have sufficient cleaning / maintenance issues to account for this, particularly the older 750 mHz model, if the drive is also older. You could try Exact Audio Copy and see if it can recover the tracks you need. Mark Z. |
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"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message
... PC drives are rather harder to clean than standalone home units. One just removes it from the PC, and starts disassembling until the lens and other parts are visible. The lens can be cleaned using a cotton swab moistened but not dripping with window cleaner or pure alcohol. A dry swab should follow to get any residue. Any visible debris or grunge should be removed from the sled rail or wormscrew. Considering the low price of replacement CD-R drives these days, and the potential extra labor if cleaning doesn't help, I would say that now might be a good time to consider replacement. You can get a DVD player / CD-RW drive for under fifty dollars. A better group for info on CDRs & CDRWs is alt.comp.periphs.cdr Tearing into a CDR or RW is beyond the skills of most computer users. If you have you PC located in a dusty location you should try cleaning the whole system with a vacuum cleaner. Be careful not to touch any of the components such as the motherboard and addin cards with the plastic or metal cleaner attachments because they could release static electricity. The lenses in CD and DVD players are coated optics and alcohol or household cleaner could remove or damage the coatings. Good luck. -- Chas. (Drop spamski to E-mail me) |
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"* * Chas" wrote in message ... "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message ... PC drives are rather harder to clean than standalone home units. One just removes it from the PC, and starts disassembling until the lens and other parts are visible. The lens can be cleaned using a cotton swab moistened but not dripping with window cleaner or pure alcohol. A dry swab should follow to get any residue. Any visible debris or grunge should be removed from the sled rail or wormscrew. Considering the low price of replacement CD-R drives these days, and the potential extra labor if cleaning doesn't help, I would say that now might be a good time to consider replacement. You can get a DVD player / CD-RW drive for under fifty dollars. A better group for info on CDRs & CDRWs is alt.comp.periphs.cdr Tearing into a CDR or RW is beyond the skills of most computer users. If you have you PC located in a dusty location you should try cleaning the whole system with a vacuum cleaner. Be careful not to touch any of the components such as the motherboard and addin cards with the plastic or metal cleaner attachments because they could release static electricity. The lenses in CD and DVD players are coated optics and alcohol or household cleaner could remove or damage the coatings. Good luck. -- Chas. (Drop spamski to E-mail me) Excellent advice except on the cleaner. I clean lenses all the time, and often measure HF output from the laser before and after. Never seen a problem. Window cleaner works just fine, and although I personally don't favor alcohol, there are professionals who favor Ethanol (Everclear) for everything from nuclear detector amplifiers to microscope optics to camera lenses. Mark Z. |
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