advice please

2004-05-17 16:13:54

I tried WMP9 for encoding a CD losslessly, but noticed clicks in the second CD I tried. However with CDex extraction to WAV my CD's tracks were "OK"d but the clicks were there in the same places! And this was with "extreme paranoid" settings! (Now I am paranoid.)

Shall I:
get a better CD-ROM
get better software (I tried downloading EAC, but it didn't work (downloaded latest "prebeta" - no language files, fails to run; downloaded latest beta - "winaspi32.dll not found", fails to run))

Eventually I'd like something that extracts audio perfectly (or at least hides whatever errors come up) and can be played back with windows media player (or some other nice media player; instant aversion to winamp for it's disgusting look and horrible man speaking on first startup). I suppose that restricts me to WMA encoding (apparently EAC can do it)?

Thanks

advice please

Reply #1 – 2004-05-17 16:26:24

Hi,

You may have encountered a CDs which is badly mastered (clipped) or has intentional errors in the tracks. What CD is it ?

Regards

advice please

Reply #2 – 2004-05-17 16:44:00

Actualy it's a CDr, so that could be the problem. (Mozart C-minor mass, Gardiner.) I started making copies of my discs as a first attempt in having my music in two places, but gave up after a few discs, so if CDRs don't work that's OK. Plays fine on my CD player, which is normally terrible at tracking. I'll try some more ordinary discs to see if the problem occurs with them.

For normal well-mastered CDs, will WMP9 be sufficient? And do you expect my DVD/CDRW drive will manage fine?
Thanks.