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Problem copying a CD

I have successfully copied a few CD's I own, but recently ran into a problem doing so with one. On track 10 of a 12 track CD I got an error called "underbuffer". I tried on another PC with other software, no good. Tried at 4x and 16x write, same problem. Tried isolating only 3 tracks (so there was much more tha enough space), same problem. Do I have a defective CD or is there something else wrong here. Both PC's operate fine, copy other CD's.
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ketchup
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if you are burning "on the fly" with the source disc in one drive and the blank in the other... you shouldn't be! this is a big no-no!!!

not only will you get errors such as the one you are seeing, but you can also get audible defects.

to get a good copy you really need to transfer the tracks to your hard drive and burn from the hard drive.

the best program for extracting from the disc is EAC. it's easy to use and it's free.

you can get it here:
http://www.etree.org/eac.html

enjoy!
ketchup
688 posts
 
glad you got it figured out.

EAC would have saved you a lot of trouble, though, as it can sometimes read a bad disc that can not be read by lesser burning programs. what it does is it reads the problematic spot over and over until it gets it right. if it can't, which is rare, it will tell you the exact location of the "suspicious position" and you can either fix it or ignore it... or buy a new cd as you did if it's really messed up.

I would be interested in the results if you were to try EAC with the original bad disc. there's a chance it could have corrected the problem.
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