Need help copying cds

KP is right. When I use ahead Nero 5, I also use the cddb function on the disk at once. This gives me a copy that has cd text written into it. This helps a lot when you use a player that is cd text enabled. In many respects, I prefer the cd text copies to the originals.

Maybe you guys can help with some questions:

I have made backup recordings at 40x,32x, 24x, and s8x. The high speed recordings seem to sound fine. I use an athlon 1800 w/512mb, EAS 52x cd, tdk 40x cdr, 15K scsi hd, and Nero 5, windows 2000 pro, and norton antivirus. I copy to hard disk before writing.

1. Why do I get these 'static' patches on recorded cdr's ? One person commented that it could be that you can get this when you use your computer (which I occasionally do) while recording. It happens on perhaps 2% of my recordings. Some at high (40x), and some at low(8x) speeds.

2. These drives supposedly can make a cd in under five minutes, yet I seem to take 8-10 minutes, even at the highest speed and even when copying on the fly from cd to cdr.

3. Is it true that if you first copy to hard disk then to cdr you will have a better copy ?

4. Does recording speed have much of an impact on sound quality ? I haven't done exhaustive comparisons, but the 40x recordings sound good to me.

John,

Do you use any of the advanced options in nero? Such as 48k, jitter correction, remove silence, or digital audio extraction? Do you enable auto-protect in norton or disable it when burning? Which asapi version are you using, is your scsi controller adaptec?

Patrick

Some older burners do not have the option to change the automatic placing of time between tracks

Hi Patrick,
1. I just use copy to copy without any of the mentioned options.
2. Adaptec 39160 controller with adaptec 3960D Ultra 160m driver. Two scsi drives for os, and two ide's for storage.
3. I leave norton virus protection on at all times.
4. I don't know the isapi version. I'll check at home. I always apply all os and crit update service packs.
Thanks,
John.