Ripping problem

Posted by: Scotty on 05 September 2014

Hi all,

I've just come across a curious ripping problem (HDX) that has me flummoxed.

I popped the new "Lorde" cd into the HDX and I get the "no cd detected" message. Fair enough.

I restarted the HDX, router, switch, NAS, etc. but this made no difference.

I saw others had posted with issues due to buffer memory being filled up on their HDX or network issues, and at first I thought that this was the problem here. It isn't. I tried another cd and it ripped fine.

Music stores and shares on the NAS all look fine from the DTC software too.

I then tried to rip the new "The 1975" cd and encountered the same "no cd detected" problem.

Then I got really worried....... perhaps the laser had failed on the HDX....not the case. If I switch from "rip" to "play", I can play both of the troublesome cds! Weird.

So, I thought there must be some sort of protection on these cds. Nope, this is not the case either as both rip with iTunes.

As a workaround, I can rip lossless in iTunes and copy files to my music download folder (a Naim music share) and access the music on my NDS from there but I'd love to know why I have this problem, and more importantly, gain some confidence that I am not going to see it again with the next new cd that lands on my doormat.

I would love to know if anyone else has come across this? Does anyone have any ideas I could try?

Thanks in advance!

Scott.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by GraemeH

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Hi all,

I've just come across a curious ripping problem (HDX) that has me flummoxed.

I popped the new "Lorde" cd into the HDX and I get the "no cd detected" message. Fair enough.

I restarted the HDX, router, switch, NAS, etc. but this made no difference.

I saw others had posted with issues due to buffer memory being filled up on their HDX or network issues, and at first I thought that this was the problem here. It isn't. I tried another cd and it ripped fine.

Music stores and shares on the NAS all look fine from the DTC software too.

I then tried to rip the new "The 1975" cd and encountered the same "no cd detected" problem.

Then I got really worried....... perhaps the laser had failed on the HDX....not the case. If I switch from "rip" to "play", I can play both of the troublesome cds! Weird.

So, I thought there must be some sort of protection on these cds. Nope, this is not the case either as both rip with iTunes.

As a workaround, I can rip lossless in iTunes and copy files to my music download folder (a Naim music share) and access the music on my NDS from there but I'd love to know why I have this problem, and more importantly, gain some confidence that I am not going to see it again with the next new cd that lands on my doormat.

I would love to know if anyone else has come across this? Does anyone have any ideas I could try?

Thanks in advance!

Scott.

When I had the HDX and a similar issue I made CD RW copies of the originals and the HDX ripped those.

Strange, but true.

G

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Hi all,

I popped the new "Lorde" cd

Scott.

I wouldn't spend any time on that one. We bought on it's reputation as being something "special" but disappointingly it is just typical, terrible pop music.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by Scotty

Agreed....but I am guessing you don't have a teenage daughter?

S

Originally Posted by winkyincanada:

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Hi all,

I popped the new "Lorde" cd

Scott.

I wouldn't spend any time on that one. We bought on it's reputation as being something "special" but disappointingly it is just typical, terrible pop music.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by Scotty

Winkyincanada,

You are a star.

I made a copy of the cd and it ripped fine.

I would never have thought of that.

Thank you very much.....from me and my daughter!

Scott.

Originally Posted by winkyincanada:

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Hi all,

I popped the new "Lorde" cd

Scott.

I wouldn't spend any time on that one. We bought on it's reputation as being something "special" but disappointingly it is just typical, terrible pop music.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by Cbr600

Maybe its just a bad copy. I bought the lorde CD a while ago and it ripped with noisdues on my HDX

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by Scotty

Originally Posted by Cbr600:

Maybe its just a bad copy. I bought the lorde CD a while ago and it ripped with noisdues on my HDX

Let's hope so....I was thrown by the fact that it ripped fine with iTunes.

I am much relieved that the HDX is ok.

Thanks.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by GraemeH

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Winkyincanada,

You are a star.

I made a copy of the cd and it ripped fine.

I would never have thought of that.

Thank you very much.....from me and my daughter!

Scott.

Errr....that was me I think.

G

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by Scotty

Originally Posted by GraemeH:

Originally Posted by Scotty:

Winkyincanada,

You are a star.

I made a copy of the cd and it ripped fine.

I would never have thought of that.

Thank you very much.....from me and my daughter!

Scott.

Errr....that was me I think.

G

Oops! So sorry GraemeH. You are quite right and a gentleman.

Apologies and thank you!

Scott.

Posted on: 05 September 2014 by GraemeH

Glad it worked Scott.

G