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Topic: "Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times? (Read 6115 times) previous topic - next topic
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"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

That's the case with my Pioneer DVR-109.

From a search, I've gathered that spinning up the drive before extraction usually speeds up the rip time, but it's the opposite on my system.

How can this be?

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #1 –
I have always enabled this option in the past because I thought it was one of those options that should be enabled. And it makes sense to do spin the drive for the first track; but I don't think it is needed for the entire disc. In my experience, once the disc is going, it doesn't slow down until the disc has completed the ripping process (unless there are scratches on the disc).

But I am beginning to wonder if enabling this option is even necessary now. Even with this option turned on, none of my newer disc drives (ie. Lite-On DVDRW LH-20A1S) have actually started spinning until after ripping had already started. Just as a test, I tried turning this option off. A test and copy produced matching CRCs and AccurateRip reported that the rip was accurate.

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #2 –
Ditto.  Use CRC and accuraterip to check.  Only enable it if you need it.  Made a big difference for me in Burst mode with T&C and accurate rip.  I now do perfect 4min rips and go to a second drive configured for Secure Mode if accuraterip lets me down (rare on standard albums)

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #3 –
It's also my experience that it takes much longer to spin up the drive instead of starting the rip immediately. I always use burst with test+copy, and it usually results in a timing error *when* the drive speedsup during extraction, but it never affects the quality of the rip.
Can't wait for a HD-AAC encoder :P

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #5 –
With my recent manufacture Lite-On CD-RW drive, enabling that option results in the drive coming to a complete halt after every track so it can spin-up again from zero before starting the next track.

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #6 –
Do you have 'Synchronize between tracks' ticked too ?

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #7 –
I do. What is the relevance?

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: odyssey on
It's also my experience that it takes much longer to spin up the drive instead of starting the rip immediately. I always use burst with test+copy, and it usually results in a timing error *when* the drive speedsup during extraction, but it never affects the quality of the rip.


I get timing errors either with drive spin up ticked or not.

Looks like I've found out something interesting here. Please, take a look.

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #9 –
Timing problems Timing errors are perfectly normal and have been discussed to death already.

Feel free to search the web.  You just might find something about it on the EAC website.

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #10 –
Quote from: greynol on
Timing errors are perfectly normal and have been discussed to death already.

Feel free to search the web.  You just might find something about it on the EAC website.

Gonna look into it.

Thanks.

"Spin up drive" in EAC results in much longer rip times?

Reply #11 –
There's also the official site for support:
http://www.digital-inn.de/forum271/

...though I think Andre stoped fielding questions about timing problems long ago.