Software Quirks

[laidler]

Now we've all heard the stories about SonicStage freezing up in the middle of something and I actually got 4.2 to do something odd last night. This is actually the first occurrence of it's kind for me. One of my CDs, the Broken Arrow soundtrack, has always had an odd quirk of sorts. I first ran into it when using Nero, which actually isn't that bad. It was bundled with my Sony burner from three years ago and actually has the remove gap between tracks function in it. (here we go again, hehe) Anyway, whenever I tried to take only the 8th and last track which is the ending overture, the program didn't want to do anything, so I'd select 7 as well as 8 and it would go through the process of ripping 7 then go through to 8. Odd, but I could work around it by just deleting 7 from the project I was going to burn onto the CD I was making. Now whereas the fairly stable Nero would just not do anything and stay put and operating, SonicStage just outright froze and had to be shut down with the end now button. Fortunately for my sanity, I was able to get around the problem by doing the same thing, selecting both 7 and 8 to be copied. I guess the long and short of this useless diatribe is to try ripping the file right before it so the system kinda gets fooled, or revved up to copy or whatever the heck happens in there. Strange CD. However, if you run into an instance where the first track insists on driving you buggy, one may want to try making a straightforward copy of the CD or using a dubbing deck and music CD-RW to copy the problematic tracks and putting that disc in the computer. Bit of a bugger, but if you're slightly insane or just dementedly determined like myself it's worth it. Still a headache though, lol. Good luck guys, James.

[sfbp]

I note that Nero's CD/DVD writer test insists that the second to last track NOT be under 90 seconds. Some standard weirdness here maybe?

[laidler]

I note that Nero's CD/DVD writer test insists that the second to last track NOT be under 90 seconds. Some standard weirdness here maybe?

Heh, if only. All the tracks on that album are over 6 minutes, and the last one is nearly 8. It's just an odd disc having a bit of trouble with an odd drive. Al workable though.

[Richard]

* Topic moved to Software discussion section

[laidler]

One other thing. This should probably be filed under 'duh' or 'you think?', but I've also found it kinda buggers up the program when one literally turns the program on while a CD is being loaded into the drive. I still can't figure out how I find all these new and exciting ways to destroy things. Must be my talent, lol.