Hi All Apologies for this message,i posted a similar one yesterday but didnt describe the problem well enough. I'm really getting concerned over this problem and hope somebody can help. I use a Pioneer PDR609 recorder with TDK CDRXG 70 min discs, on quite a few of my recorded discs there are blank gaps in the middle of songs. This happens 2-3 times per disc. The source CD is fine and all connections seem ok. Can somebody please explain what is happening. Cheers Rich
Some details are needed to find out what's happening: - Are you recording on the fly (direct copy source CD in one drive, other drive burning) - or do you extract audio 1st to .wav file(s) or some .image? - In case you extract to .wav/image: Have you checked with some playback software (for images CDMage) if the .wav/image file(s) contain the gaps too? - What software are you using? - Does this happen with all CDs you try (also ones bought before 2001 that can't contain copy protection)? If it only happens with some CDs, is there a sign that they could contain copyprotection (missing CDDA logo on the case, 2nd small outter ring visible on data side of the cd, some "will not play in PC"-ish messages on the cover/booklet? - How do you know that "The source CD is fine"? - Do the gaps occur on standalone equipment only or also when playing back on PC (try with foobar2000, special installer - free, no spyware, registry changes or similar - you can do a totally clean uninstall later if necessary) - can the source CD(s) be played back witout problems on PC?
Tigre Many thanks for your reply. The Pioneer deck i use is a seperate CD Recorder (HiFI seperate). The source CD is placed in an Arcam cd player which is connected via an Optical cable to my Pioneer recorder. The source CD is ok as there is no gap or skip in the places that the copy skips. I have tried playing the copy back on many players and the gap is always there. Hope you can help. Cheers Rich
Oh, I didn't realise that that this is a standalone recorder. I don't have any idea how to improve the results with such standalone equipment... besides by using a PC in case you have a drive capable of writing CDs.
