How to copy disk to disk, step-by-step instructions. DVD Copying: THG Guide Duplicate Driver CD

Copying audio CDs (CD-DA discs, or audio discs) is a stumbling block in the field of modern digital audio. Reading various magazines, including audiophile ones, and participating in online forums, you can come across completely opposite opinions. Some argue that copying such a disc is no different from copying a regular file - inserted and rewritten, while others believe that it is impossible in principle to copy an audio disc exactly. CD-DA discs are often compared to CD-ROM discs, despite the fundamental differences in their formats and ways of working with them.

This article will focus on creating exact copies of audio data from CDs. The unit of copying is, as a rule, a track on a disc, and not the disc as a whole, because exact copying of a sequence of tracks and pauses between them is a much simpler process than exact copying of the contents of the tracks themselves. If necessary, you can make an exact copy of the entire disk, preserving the unique code inherent to this particular disk, which is used to identify disks in a centralized database (CDDB).

Structure of information on a CD-DA disc

In general, we can assume that the information structure of a CD-DA track is two-level. The top level of information - the stream of amplitude values ​​(samples) of digital sound - represents the sound of the track. When making a disk from a stream of samples by encoding and interleaving (“spreading” over the surface of the disk), so-called frames are formed, which are recorded on the disk in the form of a sequence of reflective and non-reflective spots (pits). The sequence of bits represented by the pits on the track is the lower information level, and it represents the information carrier.

The transformation of data from the upper level to the lower level is one-to-one, that is, the same data stream of the upper level, when encoded, will always produce the same data stream of the lower level. The inverse transformation, due to correcting codes, is generally mutually ambiguous, that is, when individual bits and their groups are distorted or dropped out, the same upper-level data stream is still obtained (unless, of course, the number and density of errors does not exceed the correcting ability code).

In light of the above, the term “exact copy” is correctly applied only to top-level information. Obtaining an exact copy of information at the lower level requires ultra-precise technologies and is practically unrealistic, and most importantly, completely meaningless, since it is necessary to create a copy of the sound itself, and not its material carrier.

The difference in the sound of the original and the copy

It should be noted that even obtaining an absolutely accurate digital copy of the top-level information on a disc cannot guarantee that its sound will not differ from the sound of the original in various disc players (CDP). The fact is that playing a disc is a kind of interpretation of the digital information recorded on it, and not all CDPs can do this technically correctly. Due to defects in pressing (for stamped discs) or recording (for CD-R matrices), information at the lower level can vary significantly, however, within the margin created by the redundant code, audio frames at the upper level are restored equally. Technically, a well-designed player should completely reject low-level differences without them affecting the sound, but in practice many CDPs do not do this (for professional CD readers/writers, see the sidebar “How to Burn a Quality CD.” You can also get an idea of ​​the prices for this type of device - Ed.).

The process of creating copies can be compared to making a certain mixture according to a recipe. If the same recipe text is printed on paper of different colors, in fonts of different types and sizes, then these differences can affect the emotional state of the person preparing the mixture, as a result of which he may undermix, overmix, etc., even while observing the proportions of substances with sufficient accuracy. And just as through careful analysis it will be possible to detect the difference in the composition of mixtures, so an experienced “listener” discovers the difference in the sound of the original and a copy of the same disc, while the average listener does not notice this difference at all.

To be fair, it should be said that most listeners do not even notice the difference in the sound of the original disc and the compressed MP3 file made from it, and there are cardinal differences in the encoding of digital information. This suggests that it makes sense to engage in exact copying only in cases where the utmost accuracy of information transfer is extremely important and listeners are able to detect its violation.

Difference between CD-DA and CD-ROM discs

The CD-DA format is the main, primary format from which a whole tree of CD formats grows (CD-I, Video CD, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, etc.). This format determines the way information is encoded on the disc and its structure - up to 99 tracks, each of which usually represents one piece of music.

It is a very common opinion that CD-DA supposedly has no protection against reading errors and that, like on a gramophone record, any speck of dust or light scratch leads to disruptions in the audio stream, which can only be corrected by smoothing (interpolation), which spoils the sound quality of the disc. They also say that only CD-ROM provides normal error detection and correction.

In fact, there is protection against errors in the CD-DA format, and it is quite serious: the information is, as it were, spread out across the disk, and blocks of actual sound data are collected when reading from completely non-contiguous low-level frames, and most of the errors that occur are corrected (corrected) ) using special redundant code capable of correcting both single and multiple errors. The redundancy (the share of additional information in its total volume) of the Reed-Solomon correction code in CD-DA is 25%, and the 8/14 channel code is also superimposed on top of this code, so that the final redundancy is 57%. In other words, more than half of all information on the disk is taken up by verification and correction data.

Addressing audio blocks (frames) in CD-DA is performed by labels in the so-called subchannels, which are encoded along with the audio information. One frame is 1/75 of a second long and holds 2352 bytes of data (588 stereo audio samples).

The CD-ROM format is based directly on the CD-DA format. In addition to the correcting ability of CD-DA, CD-ROM has another level of error protection and error correction (an additional 12% redundancy), due to which the reliability of reading CD-ROM significantly increases. However, this also does not provide any guarantee, which is clearly visible on many Chinese disks, which are reliably readable only in the first few months from the moment of release. And then the “sophistication” of the drive ceases to play a noticeable role, and the disk is not reliably readable anywhere.

Addressing data blocks in a CD-ROM is performed using special address headers, which are written in each CD-DA frame. The search for a block occurs first roughly, using labels from the address subchannel, and then precisely, using the address header from the frame.

How to read from CD-DA and CD-ROM

Reading information from CD-DA and CD-ROM are both very similar and fundamentally different processes. When reading a CD-DA, a frame (2352 bytes) is restored, which is immediately fed to the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) - in the case of playback, to the controller data line - in the case of direct, so-called raw, reading. When reading a CD-ROM, the reconstructed CD-DA frame is fed to an additional decoder, which extracts 2048 bytes of data, 288 bytes of correction code and 16 bytes of address header from the frame and, if necessary, corrects possible errors in the data area using these additional bytes of correction code.

The drive's tasks are fundamentally different for different disk formats. When reading a CD-ROM, it is necessary to ensure an absolutely accurate reading of a previously written data block, even if this requires a series of repeated readings, which are often accompanied by repositioning (the drive characteristically jerks). If the drive cannot read a block within the set number of attempts, it returns an error flag, and then the reading program does not try to use the received data, even if only one bit is actually corrupted.

The situation is completely different when reading CD-DA in playback mode. In this case, the task of the drive is to try not to create pauses in the sound of the disc, even at the cost of replacing several erroneous samples (which could not be completely corrected) with those calculated from adjacent, correct samples (interpolated). On disks of normal quality, readable in a good drive, interpolation occurs rarely, but on low-quality or damaged disks, as well as in low-quality drives, it occurs almost constantly.

Thus, a well-built CD-ROM drive that reads a CD-DA disc in the “robbery” mode should work according to a completely different algorithm than in playback mode, and the operating logic should change in the primary decoder of the CD-DA format, and not in the secondary CD-ROM decoder. Unfortunately, not all drives can correctly read CD-DA in direct reading mode (Digital Audio Extraction, DAE) and, as a result, either lose synchronization between frames or send blocks with interpolated samples to the bus, without informing the controller in any way about reading errors. You can catch such errors only by repeatedly (3-5 times) reading the same disk tracks, followed by comparing the resulting files.

Subtleties of the direct sound reading process

Despite the fact that the addresses of CD-DA tracks in the disc table of contents are indicated with frame accuracy (1/75 of a second), different drives are positioned differently at the beginning of the readable section, as a result of which playback or reading does not start exactly from the beginning of the first frame, but at some part of the frame earlier. The reasons for this phenomenon are not clear enough, since manufacturers do not disclose the exact operating algorithm of the controllers in their drives. This may be due to the fact that frame decoding occurs gradually, by assembling code blocks scattered throughout the lower-level data stream into one. With different assembly algorithms, the moments of restoring the frame address mark will be different; If the drive starts sending out the audio data accumulated in the internal buffer as soon as the address mark matches, then the reading program will receive some part of the previous frame that has not yet been covered by the data of the current frame.

When listening, the resulting shift will not be noticeable, but when reading into a file using different drives, the resulting files differ in size and content of small (several kilobytes) initial and final sections. It’s good that usually a particular drive makes an error by the same amount and therefore all copies of the track obtained with its help have the same length.

For the same reason, many drives lose track synchronization between reads. Reading from a CD is performed in blocks of integer frames, and the drive's internal buffer is continuously filled with data read from the track, periodically feeding it to the reading program. If the program pauses (to write a block of data to disk or due to being preempted by another program), then the drive buffer may not be large enough to save the data until the next request from the program; in this case, the drive is forced to position itself again, and due to the inaccuracy of the positioning itself, a repetition or loss of a series of readings occurs. Only a few common drives can reliably maintain synchronization.

To combat synchronization violations, a software solution is used - reading blocks overlapping, when the program requests each next block of data with a lag and determines where the next required sequence of frames begins (Sync Read mode). This allows you to at least work with incorrect drives, but reduces the reading speed several times.

Is it possible to accurately copy sound from a CD?

It is possible, but it may require a significant investment of time to select and configure the copying system. It is necessary to select the correct equipment (CD-ROM and CD-R drives) and software to work with them and correctly perform all the necessary procedures.

In order for the audio disc tracks to be copied accurately, the following conditions must be met:

• The surface quality of the source disk must be sufficient for it to be read reliably in this drive. In other words, all low-level errors that occur during the reading process must be completely correctable through correction code;
• The drive used for reading must have a reading system quality level that is sufficient to confidently read the disc. For example, over time, lasers in drives become damaged, the photodetector lens becomes dirty, the accuracy of the beam following the track deteriorates, etc.;
• the reading drive must be correctly and reliably synchronized to a sequence of audio frames, or a software synchronization mode must be used;
• the reading drive should not read the data with an offset, or this offset should be compensated by the reading program;
• A recording program that converts a set of WAV audio files into an audio disc image should not make any changes to them. It happens that some programs may attempt to arbitrarily remove clicks, cut off silence at the beginning or end of a track, and also quietly smooth out the phonogram so that the copy is not accurate and copyrights are not violated too clearly;
• The recording drive must accurately and accurately record the audio data supplied to it by the program onto the matrix, without making the slightest changes to them, without making unnecessary pauses at the beginning/end of the track, etc. Most record drives, for some unknown reason, create an offset between the address information and the data, causing a shift in the starting addresses of the audio tracks. It is advisable to compensate for the offset with the writing program, and if it does not support this, then do it through the reading program.

The criterion for correct copying can be the coincidence of all WAV files (“grabbed” from the copy) and the original files (from which the recording was made) or the original and resulting images of the entire disk. In this case, the copy quality is considered ideal. The mismatch is most often caused by data offsets in the read and write drives, which cannot be compensated by software; in this case, the copy will be accurate in sound, but the duration of the beginning/end pauses on Track-At-Once (TAO) discs and the moments of track junctions on Disk-At-Once (DAO) discs will differ by several hundredths of a second. This can be neglected, but it must be borne in mind that when copying copies, the resulting differences will be aggravated and, in the end, sequential copying along the chain will lead to such an accumulation of errors at the junctions of the DAO disk tracks that will be perceptible by ear.

Selecting drives and programs for copying

To achieve good and repeatable results, the entire set of hardware and software must be correctly selected and tested. The most critical component is the writing drive (recorder), since even if the reading drive does not guarantee accurate reading, in some cases this can be achieved by simply repeating and then selecting one of several matching files.

Recorders are usually able to read audio discs well. For example, my Teac W54E copes with this perfectly, but when working with the HP 6020 at one time it was impossible to achieve repeatability by any means. However, the W54E writes with a constant offset, and the HP7010 wrote DAO discs absolutely accurately.

Generally speaking, after testing a number of drives for read/write accuracy, there remains a feeling that their manufacturers tried to make it as difficult as possible for users to create exact copies of disks, and in a very strange way - by reading and writing with an offset. That is, if the task was to exclude exact copying of sound, then equipment manufacturers could introduce interpolation, repetition, or discarding individual samples. This, of course, changes the sound throughout the entire track, but the data itself is almost always transferred accurately, but their positions “float” by hundredths of a second, and it is extremely difficult to combat this phenomenon.

Among conventional reading drives, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony, Teac, and Plextor brands always gave good results. As a rule, they reliably maintain synchronization, but suffer from deviations in the initial positioning, due to which a file read on one drive may differ in length and content of the initial section from a file read on another drive. Among drives produced before 1997-1998 (models up to 12x), many brands, including those listed above, were not distinguished by good quality of direct sound reading, but today they have become much better and even brands such as Samsung and Asus can usually be trusted. The Mitsumi and especially BTC brands, as well as other little-known manufacturers, have remained, although cheap, but unpleasant to operate drives.

The most famous reading programs are AudioGrabber (http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/), Audio Catalyst (http://www.xingtech.com/), Exact Audio Copy, or EAC (http://www .exactaudiocopy.de/), Easy CD-DA Extractor (http://www.poikosoft.com/cdda), WinDAC (http://www.windac.de/). Most of these programs include encoders for MP3/AAC/VQF/WMA etc. formats, but for solving our problem this will be absolutely unnecessary. Personally, I use EAC 0.9 preBeta 9 - a compact and convenient program that does not have any “beauties”, but provides the ability to compensate for displacements introduced by drives, as well as many other useful functions. According to the developer, the EAC program was created specifically for extremely accurate copying of sound discs and so far remains the only one of its kind.

Checking the accuracy of reading audio data

First of all, it is necessary to achieve accurate and unambiguous reading of audio data from the disk. To do this, take a good quality disc, fairly new, with a clean and undamaged surface. Several audio tracks from this disk are read in succession into files with different names, after which the length and binary content of the resulting files are compared.

If the file lengths are always the same, all that remains is to compare the contents. For these purposes, use the FC program with the /b key, which is launched from a DOS window, the Advanced Compare function in FAR, the Wave Compare function in EAC, or something similar. Discrepancies will indicate that the drive either makes a mistake when reading, or “deliberately” mixes almost inaudible noise into the read sound in order to prevent receiving an exact digital copy.

In cases where, with the same file lengths, there is no repeatability or the disc is read uncertainly, with repetitions, you can try to clean the drive lens. It is best to entrust this to a qualified specialist, but if you have technical skills, you can do it yourself. Carefully open the drive and wash the lens with a piece of natural cotton wool soaked in warm soapy water, then just as carefully and gently blot it dry with a piece of soft absorbent cloth. There should be no visible traces of contamination on the lens and it should remain freely suspended from the magnetic system.

Another way to get rid of mismatches is to enable software synchronization mode in the reader. This will slow down the reading significantly, but can save the day and ensure repeatability. In EAC, this mode is set in the Drive Options and is called Secure Mode, as opposed to the fast Burst Mode.

If the lengths of the files read are different, this means that the drive is not able to even start and stop reading at the same addresses, and therefore it is better to replace it. You can, of course, use the search and comparison method to determine whether the main, middle parts of the tracks match, but this is a very difficult and tedious task.

Calculation of displacement introduced by actuators

The best way to determine the offset introduced by the drive when reading is to use the specially designed EAC function, called from the drive parameters form. To do this, you need to get at least one, or preferably two or three reference CDs, a list of which is given in the eac.txt file from the distribution archive, as well as in the eacdoc.pdf file, which can be downloaded separately from the site. It is better to take original discs (their output brand codes are indicated in the list). Having inserted the reference disc into the drive, you need to start analyzing it using the Detect read sample offset correction button. If the disk is successfully identified, EAC will try to find a reference fragment (passage) on it, the address of which is known in advance, and calculate the offset introduced by the drive.

For reliability, the operation must be repeated several times with each reference disk and then select the most plausible displacement value. The resulting offset is entered into the drive parameters using the Apply button or manually. A positive offset means that the drive starts reading earlier than necessary, adding extra samples to the beginning of the fragment, a negative offset means that it is late, losing the initial samples.

If reference discs cannot be found, you can burn several test WAV files with known content somewhere on a drive that is known not to introduce address errors. Then the difference between the address of the beginning of the fragment in the file read from the disk and its beginning in the source file will give the offset value in bytes, and the number of samples is obtained by dividing by four. You can use the Wave Compare function in EAC, which itself will determine the amount of offset.

And finally, if you do not have access to other recording drives, you will have to use the combined offset value, calculated by comparing any reference WAV file recorded in the drive with the file read from the recorded disk. However, in this case, subsequent copying of discs must be performed entirely on this drive: first reading and then writing. Using another drive for reading is incorrect. The total offset is entered in the Combined read/write sample offset field, to activate which you need to switch the correction mode to Use combined read/write sample offset. In this case, the EAC will adjust the read offset and position the write address marks so that the resulting read and write offsets are offset by the specified value.

You can automate the process of determining the total displacement using the CDSpeed99 program (http://www.cdspeed2000.com/), which has the function of creating a test disk with subsequent analysis. http://www.goldenhawk.com/). In principle, EAC also contains all the necessary tools for writing discs, but this part of the program is not yet debugged enough and often freezes after the end of recording or erasing the disc (although the disc is written or erased completely and correctly).

There are two ways to copy audio tracks from disc to disc. In the first method, the selected tracks of the source disc are read into a set of WAV files on the hard drive, after which the resulting files are fed into any audio disc recording program in the usual manner. With the second method, one continuous image (image) of a continuous audio track is formed, for which an index card (CUE sheet) is created, where the addresses of the beginning of each of the individual tracks on the disk are indicated. Essentially, any recorder writes a continuous track to disk, which is then provided with an index (table of contents, or TOC). Another thing is that most recording programs themselves generate the TOC, without giving the user access to this process.

The most reliable is the second method, in which the entire source disk image is read into a file at one time and also written to the resulting disk at one time. All that is needed in this case to compensate for offsets is to adjust the address marks, which EAC will automatically do when creating the CUE Sheet. When copying discs without pauses, when the tracks are joined without breaking, it is better to use this method. When copying regular discs with pauses, you can use any method, but it is advisable to set the offset value as accurately as possible for compensation.

“Removing” the image and index map from the source disk is performed in EAC using the Copy image & Create CUE sheet function. The result is a WAV file containing the audio data of the entire disc (with or without pauses, depending on how the disc is constructed), and a CUE file containing the addresses of individual tracks on the disc. If the disc has been previously identified through the database (CDDB), then the track names will also be written in the CUE file along with the name of the author or the name of the album.

You can burn the resulting disc from individual WAV files using almost any burning program. However, you should be careful with Nero: version 5.0 in my experiments arbitrarily cut off the end of the last track. Good results when recording from ready-made WAV files were always obtained using Easy CD Creator.

Writing from the image and card is performed either in the EAC itself with the Write CD-R function, or in CDRWin. In common programs there is an operation Load CUE Sheet - loading the card, after which all that remains is to specify the speed and start recording. In this mode, recording is always done using the DAO (Disk-At-Once) method, when pauses between tracks are created by the program, not the recorder.

To obtain a copy disc that can be reliably read by home players, it is better not to get carried away with increased recording speeds, limiting yourself to double or even single. Then the chain of laser-formed pits will be clearer and more durable.

If you speak English, try to carefully read the EAC documentation, which may describe important points for your system. In particular, this applies to using the DMA mode when working with a recorder; Sometimes disabling DMA can help get rid of floating errors.

If EAC is configured correctly and all of the above conditions are met, the output will be a disc that, when read, will produce WAV files with exactly the same lengths and content as those read from the source disc. In some cases, there may be a discrepancy in the “tails” - the size and end of the last track, but these differences will be behind the end mark of the track and will not affect its sound. Full disk images in large WAV files obtained through the Create CUE Sheet function will also match. A correctly copied entire disc will also be successfully recognized when querying a centralized database (CDDB), since the query uses a set of addresses and lengths of all audio tracks on the disc, that is, its index map.

At the stages of determining displacements, selecting optimal modes, etc. It's best to practice on CD-RW matrices if you have a rewritable drive. Otherwise, dozens of conventional matrices can be damaged before the system is configured properly. Before recording, you just need to erase the CD-RW matrix in Quick Erase mode, which takes about a minute. Most modern drives can play (Play) CD-RW matrices in the CD-DA format, like other audio discs, and sometimes home players are also capable of this. Thus, it is convenient to check by ear the correct joining of tracks and placement of pauses between them.

If you are plagued by chronic failures (“displacements float”, there is no repeatability, etc.), you can try updating the firmware of the drive. You can find updates on the drive manufacturer's website or by searching the Internet using the drive brand and the keywords firmware, update, upgrade, drive, etc. Before running the found update program, you must carefully read the instructions and follow its recommendations exactly, otherwise the drive can be completely damaged.

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I described to you the process of writing data to a DVD using the free program " AshampooBurningStudio 6FREE" This program can not only write to DVD discs, but also create images from CD or DVD discs and burn images to a CD or DVD disc.

There are situations when your DVD discs with valuable information can be scratched, lost, etc. and you will lose your data that was stored on these drives. To avoid such unpleasant situations, you can make an image (an exact copy) of these disks on your computer’s hard drive in advance, and then write this image back to a DVD disc (blank). Or, for example, you need to make a copy of a DVD disc onto a blank DVD disc. So, in this article I will tell you how to make an image of a DVD or CD and using which free program.

Creating an imageDVDdisk

Where to download and how to install the program AshampooBurningStudio 6FREE"I told in . After installation, launch the program.

Then insert your CD or DVD with data and click “Next”

Choose the path where you will save the disk image and file format. I recommend choosing the file format " ISOFileFormat"as the most common and supported by many programs. Then press the button " Further»

After successful saving, press the button " Exit»

The CD or DVD image has been saved!

Burning a disk image toDVDdisk

So, you have learned how to create an image of a DVD or CD. Now I will show you how this image can be burned to a blank DVD.

In the main program window, click “ Create/burn disk image", then " Write downCD/DVD/Blu-ray disk from disk image»

In the new window, click the button " Review" and select the disk image you want to burn. The supported file formats are ISO, CUE/BIN and ASHDISC. After selecting the image file, click " Further»

Insert a blank CD or DVD and press " Change options»

After changing the recording options, click " Write downDVD»

In the next window we see the process of burning a disk image. For more detailed information about the recording, you can click the " Show details»

The program will show detailed messages about writing to disk with status messages.

Hello, I will briefly state my problem. I have very little experience working on a computer, so don’t scold me too much for asking questions. I recently purchased a laptop with the Windows 7 operating system preinstalled. I know that it does not have a built-in program for working with CDs and DVDs, meaning recording and so on. Accordingly, the question is, the information I need, because there is probably good and proven free software? I tried to use the ImgBurn program, but in my opinion it doesn’t have a function for direct copying of disks at all, or I just didn’t find it? I also want to install Ashampoo Burning Studio, then everything will probably be fine. Dmitriy.
Second letter. I've encountered a problem that I can't fix on my own. I understood the settings of the Nero 8 program and apparently changed something in the Nero Burning ROM application, now instead of rewriting the disk I need to a blank disc, Nero tries to Save the image file on the hard drive.
And in Nero Express I create an image from my files and burn it to disk, but the information on this disk is completely unreadable. Thank you in advance. Vladimir.

How to copy from disk to disk

As you correctly noted, there are quite a lot of free programs that could rewrite almost any CD or DVD you own. Personally, I prefer to work with two free applications Ashampoo Burning Studio And ImgBurn, which have long proven themselves to be good. Well, two paid ones Nero 8 And Nero 6.
Unfortunately, Windows 7 itself can only burn the finished image onto a blank CD (if you hover your mouse over any image and right-click, a menu will open in which you can select Open with, and then select Windows Disc Image Burner).

And very often one of the very first problems that beginners face after purchasing a computer is finding and installing programs for working with CDs and DVDs.
So our freely distributed ones are Ashampoo Burning Studio and ImgBurn. It is very easy to work with them, they are in Russian and even a complete beginner can handle them. How to download and install these programs is described step by step in our article - you can follow the link and read it, I won’t repeat it. In this article I will go straight to working with them. For those who are interested how to copy from disk to disk various information using Nero 8 and Nero 6, and what mistakes may be made, can go directly to the end of the article.
Ashampoo Burning Studio, the main window of the program, as you can see, its capabilities are quite large and it will undoubtedly be useful to you. So, insert the disc that you need to copy or rewrite into a CD/DVD drive.
Choose Copy CD/DVD/Bly-ray disc.

Next you need to select the source drive, those users who have programs installed for working with virtual drives, for example Daemon Tools, must indicate here exactly their real drive, in my case Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S and click next.

We insert a blank CD or DVD, depending on what we are copying. Click Burn DVD

A short recording process occurs and the disc is ready.

How to copy from disk to disk the files we need using ImgBurn. Before us is the main window of the program. This program was originally intended primarily for creating and burning almost any existing images. You can also use it to create an audio CD from files: AAC, APE, FLAC and the like. It is possible to create a DVD video disc from the VIDEO_TS folder.
This program does not have the Copy CD/DVD function directly, but if you do not need to rewrite discs often, you can first create an image of the disc you need in this program, and then burn it to a blank disc.
In the main program window, select Create disk image.

We select the destination folder, that is, where exactly on our hard drive the image will be created.

You can select the desktop and give the image any name, for example My image, then click the Save button.

Press the read button. An image is being created.

Now it’s time to burn this image onto a blank disk, insert it into the CD/DVD drive.
In the main ImgBurn window, select Burn image to disk.

In Select file,

select our image and then Open.

Now let's look at working with Nero 8.
The initial window of the Nero 8 program is Nero StartSmart, from which we can launch the following programs, with which we can copy the files we need and more from disk to disk.
Nero StartSmart- a module for launching your ready-made projects
Nero Burning ROM– a special module for creating images and burning discs
Nero Express– a very simple module, one might say for the same purposes.
Let's start with Nero StartSmart - insert the disc into the drive and click on the Copy Disc button, then Copy.

After a short copying process

insert a blank disc to burn and press Download, in a couple of minutes our disk will be ready.

The same can be done using Nero Burning ROM. Select Launch Nero applications and tools, then Nero Burning ROM.

If we want to rewrite a DVD, then select the project DVD, then DVD-Copy and most importantly, if you intend to rewrite a DVD disc, and NOT create an image, then in the List of recorders item your CD/DVD drive, in my case Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S. Click Copy.

The copying process will begin, then you will need to insert a blank disc.

Nero Express is also very simple.

Image, project, copying. Copy of the entire DVD.

We also pay attention to the fact that Source drive And Receiver drive were specified correctly, click on the Copy button.

While cleaning out my house, I came across my audio CD collection of albums by amazing bands like Pink Floyd, Rush and The Beatles. I got nostalgic and decided I wanted to rip some CDs and listen to some great music in high quality audio format. For those of you who don't know, CD ripping means copying songs from a CD to your computer's hard drive or other location in a different format than the one in which they are stored on the CD. Here's how to rip CDs quickly and reliably in Windows using Windows Media Player.

Step 1: Take the audio CD and place it in your CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drive

You may have an old Windows 7 computer or a new Windows 10 computer that has a DVD or Blu-Ray drive. Take the audio CD you want to rip and place it in your computer's CD/DVD or Blu-Ray drive.

You should hear the disk spinning, indicating that the drive is reading its contents.

Step 2: Launch Windows Media Player and Access Audio CD

The next step is to launch Windows Media Player. One quick way to do this is to use the search function. Type "Windows Media Player" into the search field and click the corresponding search result.

In the Windows Media Player application, click or tap the name of the audio CD you connected to your computer. In my case, I'm going to make a great album that made me fall in love with Pink Floyd: The Division Bell. For each track, you should see its number, title, length and artist.

If you have an ancient audio CD with no track information, you can right-click anywhere in the track list and click Find Album Info. Windows Media Player can help you find the missing information. If this is not possible, you can edit the information yourself, enter the name of each track, etc.

Step 3. Select Audio Format to Rip CD

By default, Windows Media Player plays your MP3 music with low-quality audio settings. You may not want this. Click or tap the copy settings button in the toolbar, go to Format, and select the audio format you prefer.

What is the best format for ripping audio CDs? It depends on you. If you are an audiophile, you should choose FLAC (lossless) as it provides the best sound quality. However, this format takes up a lot of disk space. For most people, MP3 will be the best choice, also because it is compatible with a variety of devices, including car stereos.

NOTE. If you are using Windows 7, the FLAC option will not be available as a ripping format in Windows Media Player. This format is available on Windows 10.

Step 4: Select the sound quality you prefer

If you choose MP3 or a format other than FLAC, you should also set the audio quality. In Windows Media Player, click or tap Copy options, then select Sound Quality and the quality you prefer. For MP3 audio tracks, we recommend choosing 320 kbps as it provides the best audio quality available for this format.

One thing to remember is that the higher the sound quality you choose, the better the music sounds when you listen to it. However, it is also going to take up more storage space. Therefore, it is best to choose the audio quality that provides the best balance between audio quality and storage capacity.

By default, Windows Media Player rips your audio CDs to your music library. You can change the location of your ripped music. To do this, click or tap Copy Settings and then More Options.

In the Options window, under the Copy Music tab, see the Copy music to this location box. It shows the place where all your music will be torn. To change it, click the "Edit" button on the right, navigate to the desired location and click "OK".

The default file name used for your ripped music is the song name. For example, you can copy a track named "11-High Hopes.mp3". If you want file names to include things like the artist name or album title and change the order of the items, click the File Name button in the Options window.

Next, check the information you want to include in the file names: Artist, Album, Track Number, Song Title, Genre, and Bit Rate. Then use the Up and Down buttons on the right to change their order and choose the delimiter you want: space, dash, period, underscore or none. When you are finished setting, click or tap OK.

Click OK again in the Options window.

Step 6: Insert the audio CD into your Windows computer

You have now configured the copy process to suit your preferences. Click the Copy CD button.

The copying process begins and you can see the status for each track. You can stop copying at any time by clicking the Stop Copying button.

In just a few minutes, all your audio tracks should be copied and saved on your Windows computer, in the folder you set. Now it's time to listen to your music collection with high-quality audio settings. Enjoy the nostalgia of the old days when audio CDs were the way you listened to music. 🙂

What audio CD did you rip?

If you have a collection of audio CDs of music you like and want to copy it to your computer, teenagers today will think you're old. 🙂 But that's okay. We are old too and we like our music collection. Before closing this lesson, tell us if everything worked well for you, and most importantly, what kind of audio CD did you record? Was it your favorite band's album? Let's share our musical memories in the comments below. 🙂

Most music CDs are copy protected. By opening the list of tracks in Explorer, you will see files (with the extension .cda), the size of which does not exceed 1Kb. Of course, for music files this is negligible. The fact is that these are shortcuts and by copying them to the computer, they will run as long as there is a disk in the drive.

But there is a way to transfer normal files (mp3). For this we do not need third-party software, but only a standard player Windows Media Player. Let's run the program through the dialog box " Execute". To do this, press the key combination Windows And R. Then, enter the command in the text line wmplayer.exe and click " OK«.

The program will appear on the screen Windows Media Player. Before we start copying music, let's change some settings. In the list " Arrange" select the section " Options«.

In the program parameters window, go to the “ Ripping music from a CD". Specify the format of the music files (best mp3) and increase the sound quality (at least 128 kbit/s, preferably 256 kbit/s). Confirm the changes made using the buttons " Apply" And " OK«.

A list of all music files will be displayed. We check the tracks (tracks) that need to be transferred to the computer. And select the item “ Copy from CD«.

All you have to do is wait until the selected tracks are transferred to your computer.

 

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