Using EAC to copy cds

[skeith]

Has this been brought up before.

Some cds have no spaces between the tracks or areas where there are none. I use EAC and Roxio Easy CD Creator and I don't know where the process occurs but spaces are added where they should not be - for example on John McLaughlin's "Extrapolation" album. How do I avoid this?

[relyles]

The spaces are not inserted during the extraction (EAC) process. This typically happens during the burning phase when the writing program burns the disc "track at once" and inserts the two second gaps. There should be something within the roxio options to select burning "Disc At Once" as opposed to "Track At Once".

[sonnymax]

If you're using EAC, why do you need Roxio to burn a CD? You can burn CDs with EAC and avoid the hassles of using additional software.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Shows how to use EAC to copy a CD.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Shows how to use EAC to copy a CD.

Thanks for the info here and elsewhere about EAC, Kevin. I've added it to my toolbox. Until recently I was using CD Burner XP (open-source despite the name - nothing to do with Windows XP) exclusively for the like. It has its plus points and a few minus ones too. It began to be very unstable so I uninstalled and reinstalled it - several times. Still mucked up so I dumped it completely recently.

Most of what I do along these lines is the reverse - sort of - transferring MP3, WAV or FLAC files from my hard-drive to CD-Rs or DVD-Rs.

I'm not much of a computer geek but do wholeheartedly support using open-source software for darned near everything. Anything with a Microsoft connection is on the "don't use it, don't touch it" list for me.

[skeith]

Thanks everyone. I did not have a home pc until about 5 years ago and when I got it and someone helped set it up I did not know about EAC, so Roxio got put on. I later found out about EAC but did not know EAC works also for the burning part and now I will see if I can use that part.

[MartyJazz]

Has this been brought up before.

Some cds have no spaces between the tracks or areas where there are none. I use EAC and Roxio Easy CD Creator and I don't know where the process occurs but spaces are added where they should not be - for example on John McLaughlin's "Extrapolation" album. How do I avoid this?

I use EAC to create the WAV files from the tracks on a CD, then use Nero to write the CD making sure to click the option "No pause between tracks" before burning. I do this even when burning CDs that do not have continuous tracks, otherwise an extra two seconds of silence would be inserted between tracks. Of course, for live performance CDs, it is essential to click on the no pause option, otherwise unnatural silences would be inserted, e.g., break-up of audience applause, etc.

BTW, not only do you get a more accurate burn by first creating the WAV files through EAC, you can, before burning, use a WAV file editor, e.g., WavePad, to either edit out extraneous material from a CD, e.g., excess talking or band set-up noise on a live gig, or create separate tracks to isolate such material, especially helpful when one wants to create a personalized compilation of music.

[skeith]

If you're using EAC, why do you need Roxio to burn a CD? You can burn CDs with EAC and avoid the hassles of using additional software.

Sonnymax

Roxio does have the "disc at once option"

I have tried to use EAC to burn, when I go to "write Cd" in EAC, I cannot access my saved ripped files. Not sure why - would it have anything to do that these have been put on an external memory?

any help is appreciated.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

If you want to dupe a CD using EAC:

Click Action-> Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet-> Uncompressed. Note the file name of the .cue sheet you're creating.

After the disc is backed up to the hard drive, put a blank CD in your burner and then select Tools-> Write CD-R...

This will bring up the CD Layout Editor. In this window, click File-> Load CUE Sheet and click on the CUE sheet you created with the first step. After it loads, click CD-R-> Write CD...

Remember that EAC does not remove files after you make your dupe. You have to go and manually delete them.

[skeith]

If you want to dupe a CD using EAC:

Click Action-> Copy Image & Create CUE Sheet-> Uncompressed. Note the file name of the .cue sheet you're creating.

After the disc is backed up to the hard drive, put a blank CD in your burner and then select Tools-> Write CD-R...

This will bring up the CD Layout Editor. In this window, click File-> Load CUE Sheet and click on the CUE sheet you created with the first step. After it loads, click CD-R-> Write CD...

Remember that EAC does not remove files after you make your dupe. You have to go and manually delete them.

thanks Kevin,that's good instruction for the future, but my question is how do I access the files that I have already created by EAC?