Ripping Copy Controlled CDs

[Canetoad]

I just bought a 2nd hand copy of The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone. EAC can't seem to rip this cd. Is there some way around this? :scratch:

[Stratmangler]

Is your optical drive firmware up to date?

[bobbasrah]

Is your optical drive firmware up to date?

What makes you think it's a firmware issue Chris? Not disagreeing just puzzled as have never run into that as a problem. :scratch:

Bernie, is the disc ok in that
Does it play on the drive?
Does it play on a CD/DVD player?

[Stratmangler]

What makes you think it's a firmware issue Chris? Not disagreeing just puzzled as have never run into that as a problem. :scratch:



I had exactly that problem with some brand new CDs I ripped fairly recently.
The machine concerned is less than 12 months old.

Holding the Ctrl key whilst closing the optical drive sometimes works too :eyebrows:

[Canetoad]

It has on the back - Copy Controlled. Trademark of IFPI. This disc contains Copy Control Technology.

[Clive]

The Ctrl thing is worth trying, it does sometimes work.

[Canetoad]

I used ImgBurn to create a BIN file and then used it to burn a CD-R. Ripped to my Flac library now. :eyebrows:

Seems like iTunes doesn't have a problem with ripping the original though.

[Reid Malenfant]

You might like to try a little program called DVD43 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD43), it also gets round CD copy protection. I'm sure it's available 43 on the web somewhere :D

Congrats on getting there yourself Bernie :)

[sq225917]

If it hasn't installed some sort of root kit the first item you installed it then just keep shift depressed while you insert the disc until EAC is open.

[MartinT]

Yes - test for root kits which then cripple further playing. Always disable auto-start of CDs to avoid this.

[MartinT]

Just a reminder, chaps, so that we're clear and stay legal here: if you rip CDs for your own use and keep the discs, no-one is going to complain. However, if you sell the CD then you are legally obliged to delete the file. Also, you may not give the file to anyone else for their use.

[Reid Malenfant]

I don't think anyone was condoning anything illegal Martin, good job for reminding people though :)

[WOStantonCS100]

Fortunately, I have not yet come across a CD of which I could not create a backup. My copy of Soul Sessions doesn't have copy control... ...oh wait, it's an LP.

I know, I know, nobody likes a wiseguy. :D

[ninedecks]

Someone mentioned to me that this bit of kit allows copying of protected media for personal use.
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/SRC2496.aspx

[MartinT]

Zero 7 - When it Falls is a challenge to copy.

[Canetoad]

I keep all the CDs I buy and rip, so no problems there. I like owning a physical copy. :)

EAC was copying the first 15 or 20 seconds of each song and then failing and going onto the next one. I tried using the shift key, and CTRL to load the CD but didn't hold either down till EAC had loaded. Anyway, copying an image and using that seems to have worked OK.

[Canetoad]

You might like to try a little program called DVD43 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD43), it also gets round CD copy protection. I'm sure it's available 43 on the web somewhere :D

Congrats on getting there yourself Bernie :)

Where there's a will Mark... :eyebrows:

[WAD62]

I just bought a 2nd hand copy of The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone. EAC can't seem to rip this cd. Is there some way around this? :scratch:

I've found that copying the disk first via Roxio or something similar, and then ripping the copy often works in these instances...but I am using dBpoweramp, so not sure if this works with EAC...:)

[Canetoad]

That's exactly what I did.

[MartinT]

I've found that copying the disk first via Roxio or something similar, and then ripping the copy often works in these instances

Yes, I've used that technique too. It gets rid of the deliberately broken sectors that CD players don't worry over but makes PCs barf. Afterwards, EAC can usually crack it.