I have a somewhat general question whose answer may seem obvious.

Is there any difference between ripping the Original Audio CD to mp3 and ripping a copy of the Original Audio CD you have made using Roxio CD Copier or some similar program? I realize the two should be a bit for bit copy, but can the fact that you are ripping off of a CD-R affect the process?

Thanks.

I'm not familiar with Roxio CD Copier, but if it can extract digital audio correctly the copy is identical to original and the ripped mp3s will also be identical. I recommend copying audio cd's in future with EAC and you can be sure you have good copies.

Thanks for the reply. On my last system when I tried to rip a copy (or copy a copy for that matter) I ended up with a sharp static spike (about .25s) at the end of each track. Was this just a result of my crappy CD-ROM?

It could be because of the drive, but it could also be caused by bad ripping program. Things like that should not happen with EAC, even with not-so-great drives.

I had the same thing (the sharp spike) on CD's my dad copied for me. The brand didn't matter (that was my first suspicion). Could be his copying program (don't know what he uses), although my drive has something to do with it as well. The problem (ripping with EAC) is much worse on my LG 52x CD-ROM than on my LiteOn 16x10x40x CD-writer. And often, it only happens on certain tracks. I have no what's causing this, and how to prevent it. If anyone has any hints, let's hear them!

if you use eac or cdex to extract, and something like nero or cdrwin to record, and high quality cdrs to burn onto, there should be no problem.

a problem arises when you use sheitty cdrs [personal experience...the damn things just wouldn't read well...the disc wasn't scratched and it took 3x as long to extract].

also, i would bet that generation copies of a program like ez cd creator would begin to produce inferior copies, even if the disc wasn't scratched...

hope it helped
mike

You copies are maybe burned in TAO mode : with a click at the end of each track.
Tell your dad to burn in DAO( Disc At Once).