My goal is to correctly archive my CDs to flac w/cue as some are getting nearly 20 years old and I think will be subject to degradation of the materials at some point. Most are out of print copies, and I wish to save them before it is too late.
However I am a bit concerned about copies (obtained elsewhere) which were made using EAC and show a successful log file (as far as AccurateRip reporting tracks are accurately ripped with a confidence level) - yet when a CD is burned and reripped using Hydrogenaudio recommended settings, AccurateRip Test/Copy CRCs match each other but are different from the original log file, and AccurateRip reports that it cannot find the tracks in its database. It does not seem that the copy made from the EAC cue and flac files is an exact copy as it should be. What is upsetting is that this seems to be the case with about 75% of the CDs that were ripped by someone else.
Yes, I have done the obvious and determined/checked my write offset several times and have written disks using two different drives.
Yes, I can rip CDs myself using EAC (verified by AccurateRip), write the files to a CD using a different drive, and then rerip - getting exactly the same AccurateRip results.
Problem is..... do I believe my own rerip test? Will I find out later that I cannot regenerate my own CDs for some reason like using a different computer or a different version of EAC?
It occurs to me that if EAC settings are screwed up by multiple people who submit them to AccurateRip - then AccurateRip becomes inaccurate. Is this true?
Am I expecting too much to have copies of CDs ripped by someone else be able to generate the same AccurateRip results when I rip them? Any ideas? I have carefully configured EAC using the Hydrogenaudio wikis on the subject. Can anyone verify my EAC settings as correct?
Examples of my log and cue files are attached.
Sony DRU810A is the drive use to rip both original CD and the copy CD
Lite-on LH-20A1H with Write Offset of -6 is used for writing the copy CD
Here is my cue file:
REM GENRE Rock
REM DATE 1988
REM DISCID 760A1309
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb5"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
TITLE "No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)"
FILE "01 Miracle Man.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Miracle Man"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "02 Devil's Daughter.wav" WAVE
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Devil's Daughter"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "03 Crazy Babies.wav" WAVE
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Crazy Babies"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Breaking All The Rules"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 00 04:12:65
FILE "04 Breaking All The Rules.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "05 Bloodbath In Paradise.wav" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Bloodbath In Paradise"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "06 Fire In The Sky.wav" WAVE
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Fire In The Sky"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "07 Tattooed Dancer.wav" WAVE
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Tattooed Dancer"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Demon Alcohol"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 00 03:51:63
FILE "08 Demon Alcohol.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Hero (Bonus Track)"
PERFORMER "Ozzy Osbourne"
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 00 04:26:10
FILE "09 Hero (Bonus Track).wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
Here is the original log file:
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 22. May 2010, 19:08
Ozzy Osbourne / No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)
Used drive : SONY DVD RW DRU-810A Adapter: 0 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 618
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -5 %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:43.35 | 0 | 16759
2 | 3:43.35 | 5:14.32 | 16760 | 40341
3 | 8:57.67 | 4:14.38 | 40342 | 59429
4 | 13:12.30 | 5:12.60 | 59430 | 82889
5 | 18:25.15 | 5:01.72 | 82890 | 105536
6 | 23:27.12 | 6:24.30 | 105537 | 134366
7 | 29:51.42 | 3:53.23 | 134367 | 151864
8 | 33:44.65 | 4:27.32 | 151865 | 171921
9 | 38:12.22 | 4:47.33 | 171922 | 193479
Track 1
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\01 Miracle Man.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 3C0D0131
Copy CRC 3C0D0131
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [795FBDFA]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\02 Devil's Daughter.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 6E18D2D3
Copy CRC 6E18D2D3
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [C7A2176A]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\03 Crazy Babies.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7FEE2E8A
Copy CRC 7FEE2E8A
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5840D52A]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\04 Breaking All The Rules.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.48
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 9B161DBB
Copy CRC 9B161DBB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [EB3D1772]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\05 Bloodbath In Paradise.wav
Peak level 96.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 588640E7
Copy CRC 588640E7
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5021D6A5]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\06 Fire In The Sky.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E45D26DB
Copy CRC E45D26DB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [326958AF]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\07 Tattooed Dancer.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC DA622A2B
Copy CRC DA622A2B
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [6D519138]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\08 Demon Alcohol.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.35
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0A95002B
Copy CRC 0A95002B
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [55E13120]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename D:\Ozzy Osbourne 1988 No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)\09 Hero (Bonus Track).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.22
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5D640D31
Copy CRC 5D640D31
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [357FCA8E]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
Here is the rerip log file:
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 1. June 2010, 19:39
Ozzy Osbourne / No Rest For The Wicked (1995 Remaster EK 67241)
Used drive : SONY DVD RW DRU-810A Adapter: 0 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 618
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:43.35 | 0 | 16759
2 | 3:43.35 | 5:14.32 | 16760 | 40341
3 | 8:57.67 | 4:14.38 | 40342 | 59429
4 | 13:12.30 | 5:12.60 | 59430 | 82889
5 | 18:25.15 | 5:01.72 | 82890 | 105536
6 | 23:27.12 | 6:24.30 | 105537 | 134366
7 | 29:51.42 | 3:53.23 | 134367 | 151864
8 | 33:44.65 | 4:27.32 | 151865 | 171921
9 | 38:12.22 | 4:47.33 | 171922 | 193479
Track 1
Filename D:\Test\01 Miracle Man.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 3C0D0131
Copy CRC 3C0D0131
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [795FBDFA]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename D:\Test\02 Devil's Daughter.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 6E18D2D3
Copy CRC 6E18D2D3
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [C7A2176A]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename D:\Test\03 Crazy Babies.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7FEE2E8A
Copy CRC 7FEE2E8A
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5840D52A]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename D:\Test\04 Breaking All The Rules.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.48
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 9B161DBB
Copy CRC 9B161DBB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [EB3D1772]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename D:\Test\05 Bloodbath In Paradise.wav
Peak level 96.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 588640E7
Copy CRC 588640E7
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5021D6A5]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename D:\Test\06 Fire In The Sky.wav
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E45D26DB
Copy CRC E45D26DB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [326958AF]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename D:\Test\07 Tattooed Dancer.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC DA622A2B
Copy CRC DA622A2B
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [6D519138]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename D:\Test\08 Demon Alcohol.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.35
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0A95002B
Copy CRC 0A95002B
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [55E13120]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename D:\Test\09 Hero (Bonus Track).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.22
Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5D640D31
Copy CRC 5D640D31
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [357FCA8E]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report