Paul Schubert Posted November 16, 2000 Share Posted November 16, 2000 I just received my new computer and have been checking out all of its functions. Anyways, I copied a CD from the computers CD Rom drive(a Kenwood 52X SCSI) directly to its CD writer (a PlexWriter 12/4/32) through Adaptec EZ CD Writer. Finally, after figuring out all of the errors I was able to make a copy. When I compared the copy to the original I found that the copy had lost almost all of its higher frequencies. Is this normal? How can it be corrected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted November 16, 2000 Share Posted November 16, 2000 Hmmm... Another weird "digital to digital" story. The beauty of digital was supposed to be perfect transfers and infinite copies, but seems a lot of people are getting less than perfect clones. At least with analog tape you expected it and planned for it. Anyway, there were some very similar posts on Roger's forum a few weeks ago, maybe you can check there for some ideas, but in theory, a digital to digital copy should be identical. Try this site also for some general CD recording FAQ's: http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/ Miroslav miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted November 16, 2000 Share Posted November 16, 2000 not this again. check rogers forum. the cd is AN EXACT COPY! it either is or isnt [ie it plays or it doesnt play (too many errors)] the best way to copy cd to cdr is to get an image file of the original and burn that. burn it at 2x for the lowest error count. check with your cdr burner manufacturer for the best cdr for that drive, some work better than others. i personally use the cheapest cdr's i can find for mix checks and demos and a better dye for archiving. i have never had a aural problem [i once had a jitter problem but it was the playback machine and not the cd's. apparently older cd players arent able to play cdr's as well as new machines] alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted November 16, 2000 Share Posted November 16, 2000 I wonder if this is a pre-emphasis/de-emphasis problem. Perhaps you have de-emphasis enabled during the copying process? I agree with Alpha, a copy is a copy is a copy. Either there is a problem with the copying or playback process. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2000 Share Posted November 19, 2000 Hi Paul, Try this out. Clean the Blank CD first before making the recording with a good CD cleaner. This will clean off all the crap (that you may not be able to see) that gets deposited on the disc during manufacturing and shipping process. Someone recently showed me this and claimed its possible to make a better copy this way. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted November 19, 2000 Share Posted November 19, 2000 a copy is a copy is a copy. this is digital NOT analog. learn the difference. it either works or doesnt work. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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