b_vishwajit
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Totaly weird audio cd problem!!!
I have an audio CD which has just one track. It plays perfectly well when I play it on standard CD players. But when i pop it in a computer cd-rom it shows no tracks thought it is recognised as an Audio cd. This track is actualy composed by me(yeha i did it a year or 2 years ago when I was fooling around music editors.)I dont have any other digital backup of this track. Can anyone please tell me whats happening?I realy need to rip this track from the CD. Please help. Thx.
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make sure you are set up to view hidden files in explorer. /my computer
Have you tried using a grabber like => http://www.real.com/accessories/index.html?prod=audiocatalyst&src=rca_xingmp3encoder (it has a trial version) to rip the track to a wav file (or MP3 whatever you prefer)
LucF
LucF
Also, have you tried copying the disk (a 1 on 1) copy to see if it's maybe the cd-rom had his best time. Or try reading it with another computer.
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Ok I have tried everything mentioned above. The OS identifies the CD as audio-cd but windows media player says "No disc in drive x" where x is my cd drive letter. When I open the cd with explorer nothing shows up. No files. Yet the cd plays all 38 minute track on standard cd players. Ridiculous!!!!Never happened before.
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This is weird and irritating!!!!!!I am trying to figure it out myself.Any Guru storage experts here?
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Try to browse the CD in dos mode, use a floppy with CD support, you can also make a image of the CD with nero (if you use that) and then check the image file.
Also when looking at the cd with explorer does the system report 'space used' ?
Also when looking at the cd with explorer does the system report 'space used' ?
The way I see the problem here, b_vishwajit didn't try to copy the CD. Have you, b_vishwajit ? What about ripping? Did you tried?
My first suggestion is to use CloneCD to copy your Audio CD (And I recomend CloneCD before any other CD cloning software)
If that fails and all other solution provided above (INCLUDING CD RIPPING USING AUDIO CATALYST) fail, you should find the proud owner of a Plextor CDWriter and ask him to use the PlexTools that come with the CDburner to read your track. THIS DEFINETLY HAS TO SOLVE YOUR ISSUE
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Kronos
My first suggestion is to use CloneCD to copy your Audio CD (And I recomend CloneCD before any other CD cloning software)
If that fails and all other solution provided above (INCLUDING CD RIPPING USING AUDIO CATALYST) fail, you should find the proud owner of a Plextor CDWriter and ask him to use the PlexTools that come with the CDburner to read your track. THIS DEFINETLY HAS TO SOLVE YOUR ISSUE
best wishes
Kronos
kronostm, I already suggested cloning and ripping (for ripping even the same software)
Good idea on the Plexwriter though (I'm using one, never had those problems)
LucF
Good idea on the Plexwriter though (I'm using one, never had those problems)
LucF
yes Luc, I know, but I have a feeling the questioner didn't try that :D
ok, no prob.
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>> Have you, b_vishwajit ? What about ripping? Did you tried?
I already mentioned that I have pretty much tried everything. I saw my cd on a windows 98 os and the explorer shows track1.cda and it says it is just 44bytes (ridiculous). When I try to rip it, I get a windows media unknown error.Even whenI tried different rippers it said same sort of error. Is it possible that I did not write my audio cd properly?If thats true then why does the whole track play perfectly. Now how can I make another proper copy of it. Some wise suggestions needed. I dont want to lose the cd qwality.Please help.
I already mentioned that I have pretty much tried everything. I saw my cd on a windows 98 os and the explorer shows track1.cda and it says it is just 44bytes (ridiculous). When I try to rip it, I get a windows media unknown error.Even whenI tried different rippers it said same sort of error. Is it possible that I did not write my audio cd properly?If thats true then why does the whole track play perfectly. Now how can I make another proper copy of it. Some wise suggestions needed. I dont want to lose the cd qwality.Please help.
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typo, "imput" should be "input"
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Find a Plextor CDRW and USE PLEXTOOLS !!!!
Try CDEx from http://www.cdex.n3.net/
It's one of the best rippers I've seen, and has worked when I've previously had the exact problem you're describing.
It's one of the best rippers I've seen, and has worked when I've previously had the exact problem you're describing.
You've mentioned you created this cd using music editors. Best bet would be to try to re-open the track using the same music editors. The audio format may be recognized by cd players, but have some strange quirk that prevents the cd-rom drive from reading it.
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rabi. Thx for helping.Your idea doesnot work.
b_vishwajit,
Have you tried the other ways yet?
Have you tried the other ways yet?
Have you modified the default views of Explorer to see hidden and system files?
Have you tried mainstream rippers like MusicMatch?
What was the application you mastered the CD with? (Is it still at your disposal?)
Have you tried mainstream rippers like MusicMatch?
What was the application you mastered the CD with? (Is it still at your disposal?)
b_vishwajit, any feedback please... did you try any of the suggested workarounds??
Glad to help ;-)
Hope everything works fine by now ;)