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Re: Tools for dubious audio CDs

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 03:36
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Jock <the-nospam-bloke@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Sounds like you got a coaster there Rod!

Its not actually mine, I was attempting to
copy it for a computer illiterate neighbour.

> Try & get a reburnt copy,

Not feasible unfortunately.

From the label it appears to be someone's compilation.

I'm basically after a tool that can say something
rather more specific about defects per track etc.

CDR Diagnostic appears to be the best on a superficial look.
I was really just asking if there is anything better around.

> no felt tips & see if it's equally affected.


> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote

> : What are people using for looking at dubious burnt audio CDs ?
> :
> : I've got one that has clearly been burnt on a TDK CD-R Audio blank
> : which is fine with the earlier tracks, but wont even play with most of
> : the last half of the tracks, even just with mediaplayer with the CDR
> : in the burner. Cant copy it with EZCD, endlessly rereads track 9 in
> : the very early copy phase where its scanning the tracks.
> :
> : Looks very likely the felt tipped pen used to label the CDR has corrupted
> : the label, you can see a vague image of one large letter of the label when
> : you look in the non label side. While that doesnt occupy half the radial
> : distance, and its only a very small part of the outer circumference, likely
> : there is more affected than you can see by eye and thats the problem.
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