Being the record collector I am (ok I only collect brit-pop but still). I just bought Coldplay's 'Speed of Sound' single (from X&Y). Not the greatest stuff ever but Coldplay b-sides are worth good money (Blue Room EP goes for $200 on average).
Pop it into mah CD drive which was purchased specfically for its ability to copy CDs and got to test and copy in EAC. ERRORS, tons of them, ok must be copy protection. First thing to do is see if it covertly installed any software on my computer... Nope. Open a DAE program to check the integrity of the disc; 50% of the audio sectors are 'damaged'. :angst:
Apparently a rather new one because I've had no trouble copying errorouneous discs in the past. Im still sitting here ripping the first track at 0.03x and getting synch errors.
Strangely their second single (Fix You) isnt copy protected and ripped fine.
So fuck EMI and fuck Coldplay.
Most of all any suggestions other than buying a newer drive and trying again? How do you feel about EMI (they did this with the new Foo Fighters album too, well the european pressing anyway)?
Pop it into mah CD drive which was purchased specfically for its ability to copy CDs and got to test and copy in EAC. ERRORS, tons of them, ok must be copy protection. First thing to do is see if it covertly installed any software on my computer... Nope. Open a DAE program to check the integrity of the disc; 50% of the audio sectors are 'damaged'. :angst:
Apparently a rather new one because I've had no trouble copying errorouneous discs in the past. Im still sitting here ripping the first track at 0.03x and getting synch errors.
Strangely their second single (Fix You) isnt copy protected and ripped fine.
So fuck EMI and fuck Coldplay.
Most of all any suggestions other than buying a newer drive and trying again? How do you feel about EMI (they did this with the new Foo Fighters album too, well the european pressing anyway)?