On 20 Jul 2003 20:38:46 -0400, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

Is there any hope for recovery of this disk? A PC program that can do
something with the raw data?

I've seen EZCD Creator 3.5c read commercial audio CD's
with unreadable TOC's. Might work. My second try would
be ExactAudioCopy.

Good luck,

Chris Hornbeck,
guyville{at}aristotle{dot}net
question Authority

Mike Rivers wrote:

Nope, I didn't screw up, but a friend of mine who was recording a
concert direct to a stand-alone CD recorder had the power plug pulled
before he stopped the recorder. The disk looks (to his recorder) like
a blank even though he has an hour's worth of material recorded. In
that state, it doesn't even let him try to push the Finalize button.

I went through that with a casual live recording when someone helpfully
pulled the plug on the primary extension cord right in the middle of
finalization . I thought all would be lost. When I repowered the burner
it sat there for what seemed like way too long, on the order of 3 or 4
stressful minutes. Then all of a sudden it kicked into finishing the TOC
and handed me a finalized CDR.

This was an HHB 850 Plus. What burner is the guy using? Is there any
chance that a different burner would see the disc? What happens when you
put it in your PC?

Is there any hope for recovery of this disk? A PC program that can do
something with the raw data?

If you don't have anything to say other than be careful, back up, use
a UPS, and tape all the power plugs in place, don't bother responding.
We already know that. But I also understand human nature.

So you think. g

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audio recording * music production * sound reinforcement
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Scott Dorsey wrote:

In article znr1058739979k@trad, Mike Rivers wrote:

If you don't have anything to say other than be careful, back up, use
a UPS, and tape all the power plugs in place, don't bother responding.
We already know that. But I also understand human nature.

How about using a DAT machine instead?

50K clowns out of work and now you start.

I like clowns... takes the mind off of the condition our business is in.

DM

Surprisingly, out of all the formats supported, it doesn't specify CD-DA,
which I presume the CD writer was preparing on the fly. But it sure looks
like a worthwhile utility to have around. Thanks for the pointer, even
though it was for Mike.

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SirMusic Studio

301-585-4681




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Try IsoBuster - http://www.smart-projects.net/
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"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
news:znr1058739979k@trad...

Nope, I didn't screw up, but a friend of mine who was recording a
concert direct to a stand-alone CD recorder had the power plug pulled
before he stopped the recorder. The disk looks (to his recorder) like
a blank even though he has an hour's worth of material recorded. In
that state, it doesn't even let him try to push the Finalize button.

Is there any hope for recovery of this disk? A PC program that can do
something with the raw data?

If you don't have anything to say other than be careful, back up, use
a UPS, and tape all the power plugs in place, don't bother responding.
We already know that. But I also understand human nature.




--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )

I have had good results retrieving lost stuff with CD-Rx Data Retriever.
Find it at http://www.arrowkey.com/.

Mike Rivers wrote:

Nope, I didn't screw up, but a friend of mine who was recording a
concert direct to a stand-alone CD recorder had the power plug pulled
before he stopped the recorder. The disk looks (to his recorder) like
a blank even though he has an hour's worth of material recorded. In
that state, it doesn't even let him try to push the Finalize button.

Is there any hope for recovery of this disk? A PC program that can do
something with the raw data?

If you don't have anything to say other than be careful, back up, use
a UPS, and tape all the power plugs in place, don't bother responding.
We already know that. But I also understand human nature.

--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )

--
Regards,

Nathan West
Riverwest Entertainment

"Sincerity is everything...if you can fake it
than you've got it made."