Cannot Burn Natasha Beddingfield Cd With Md Simple Burner

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Hi people

I have the Natasha Beddingfield - Unwriiten CD & the record label is BMG.

When I try to the load it on my PC (Windows Media Player) it only comes up with 10 secs of each song but doesn't even play thatand most importantly the same when I try and burn it on to my HIMD Walkman with Simple Burner and I need to do this as this is how I listen to most of my music.

If this is how things are going to be I won't be buying any CD's and illegal downloading will just increase, who do these people think they are trying to dictate the way I listen to music that I have purchased and now own.

This is obviously their way of stopping you copying it even if it is for your own use, does anyone know how I can get around this rudeness.

Any advice gratefully recieved.

Many Thanks.

[lewis]

The most obvious way would just be to record it good old analogue style with a line-in.

Digitally, I'm not so sure.

[RichM]

Hi people

I have the Natasha Beddingfield - Unwriiten CD & the record label is BMG.

When I try to the load it on my PC (Windows Media Player) it only comes up with 10 secs of each song but doesn't even play thatand most importantly the same when I try and burn it on to my HIMD Walkman with Simple Burner and I need to do this as this is how I listen to most of my music.

If this is how things are going to be I won't be buying any CD's and illegal downloading will just increase, who do these people think they are trying to dictate the way I listen to music that I have purchased and now own.

This is obviously their way of stopping you copying it even if it is for your own use, does anyone know how I can get around this rudeness.

Any advice gratefully recieved.

Many Thanks.

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I get round this by recording in real-time from the optical out of my Playstation 2, do you have anything with an optical out such as a DVD player, or a portable CD player?

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I get round this by recording in real-time from the optical out of my Playstation 2, do you have anything with an optical out such as a DVD player, or a portable CD player?

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Thanks for your replies so far guys.

I do have optical out equipment which I could use but it would eat space on my HIMD Disc which defeats the purpose for me.

Still

[ROMBUSTERS]

do a google search, depending on the CD (happened to me for Velvet Revolver) you may have to disable a driver or sevice that gets started on disc insert that prevents you from accessing the disc.

[Justin42]

Thanks for your replies so far guys. 

I do have optical out equipment which I could use but it would eat space on my HIMD Disc which defeats the purpose for me.

Still 

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Huh? It'll take basically the same amount of space if you record it via SimpleBurner or optically... (it might be a tiny bit different but nothing major) just set the mode on the unit to HiLP or HiSP before you record.

But you're right, draconian copy protection that keeps CDs from even properly PLAYING only hurts the labels and the industry.

You could try getting a new CD drive, some are better at handling copy protection than others (Which I assume this is)... I have some LiteOn and Plextor CDRW units that can pretty much read anything.

[atrain]

i'd use a ripper like cdex to rip to wav or high end mp3 then transfer it through sonicstage

[LowMD]

Hold the Shift key down when you insert the CD. That will stop Autoplay of their copy-protection "player." .

Or better yet, disable Autoplay completely on your CD drive by going into My Computer, finding the CD drive and right-clicking on it. You should do this anyway given the number of sleazy copy-protection malware programs appearing on CDs and DVDs.

Now Explore the CD, rip the .wav files with dbpoweramp or your ripper of choice, burn to MD with SonicStage.

And go back to your record store and complain that the album is defective. Transferring music you have paid for to another medium for your private use is legal, at least for the moment.

[RichM]

Hold the Shift key down when you insert the CD. That will stop Autoplay of their copy-protection "player." .

Or better yet, disable Autoplay completely  on your CD drive by going into My Computer, finding the CD drive and right-clicking on it. You should do this anyway given the  number of sleazy copy-protection malware programs appearing on CDs and DVDs.

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Yes that mostly works, but you may find digital errors in your audio files once you've ripped them, especially in those tracks from the beginning of the CD.

[marcnet]

Check this site:

http://ukcdr.org/issues/cd/bad/

Its a list of copy protected audio CD's and is updated quite often. Speaking for myself, I have some of the Cd's listed on that site but have had no problems ripping them. I think maybe because I have two good dvd writers. One by LG and one by Liteon. Both companies produce drives that are very good at ripping copy protected CD's

[MDGB2]

I have had problems with "copy protected" CDs on my home deck (MDS-JB920).

Body Language - Kylie, refused to record via digital, so had to record it through analogue inputs (you won't stop me you damned record companies!!! ).

Used simple burner for Hi-SP mode on same album and it worked fine.

A Speedway album gave a message "This disc needs aditional software to play some tracks" with a prompt to install when inserted into CD-ROM drive. Ignored it and transfered it with Simple burner to MD and it's fine.

Strange...

Record companies = evil.

Edited January 30, 2005 by MDGB2