dbminter

I tried that. Doesn't work. Still appends the Artist Name to the file name. In fact, in the help box that comes up, the text seems to say that Artist Name is not affected by editing those fields. Tried out FreeRIP. That seems to work.

At least CDEx detects CD Text. However, can I stop if from adding the Artist field to the MP3 file names? I only want the Track Number and the Track Name in my MP3 file names? It doesn't seem I can. If I can't stop it, I won't use it. Why should I have to rename all my MP3's to remove a field I don't want when I should be able to keep the software from adding something the writer of the software wants me to have instead of leaving it up to me?

EAC is useless for what I need. CD-Text option is grayed out for both my LG and Pioneer drives. I said I needed software to read CD-Text, so it's useless for me!

I think I'll try EAC. Too many things wrong with CDEx. For instance, it seems that changing the Ripping file structure doesn't stop CDEx from naming all MP3's with the Artist name.

I'll keep EAC in mind. I gave CDEx a try. What was weird was my test CD Text disc I made about 10 years ago was not recognized as having CD Text. However, I created a new audio disc with ImgBurn with CD Text and CDEx detected the CD Text. Also weird was it did not detect my Pioneer drive. It detected my LG and all 3 of my VirtualClone drives but not my Pioneer. So, I may have to try EAC for when I get rid of the LG drive and if CDEx does not detect my replacement drive.

Just checked the Features list on the website you linked. It does support CDDB. So, I'll probably give it a throw.

Does CDex also support CDDB or some kind of online database for CD's without CD Text?

Yeah, given what had already been tried and the results, it seemed most likely that the burner in question was the culprit. Glad you got it to work and sorry you need to replace your PC burner.

It's not necessarily weird that a drive would stop working in one particular aspect. The last LG I had to replace still worked fine for reading and writing BD-R and RE, CD-R and RW, and DVD-R, but would no longer write DVD+R DL. Everything else worked fine except for DVD+R DL. And it's not out of the realm of possibility that it worked fine the last time you tried it in November but then stopped working the next time you try it. That's the nature of the beast when it comes to drive failures. One thing you can try is if you can get your hands on an external drive, try burning a copy to it. If the external works then you can pretty much pin the problem on this other drive you've been trying.

Well, if the PS1 still works and you used Riteks before and now they don't work, then if the Sony's don't work, and they probably won't work at this point, the problem is your burner, most likely.

Yeah, Optodisc was once a quality brand around 2002 to 2003. Then, they switched to CMC and their OPTODISC media went to crap as well. However, it is interesting that since all drives use the basic command set, as was detailed in the response, that one piece of software should work and not another. Unless that other software is issuing non-standard commands. I'd recommend trying Taiyo Yuden DVD-R while it's still around or "pure" Verbatim, i.e MCC DataLife Plus brand not Life series CMC brand. See if that helps.

BTW, if you don't mind doing a solid service for your local online community leave reviews on the sites of the products you buy. Copy and paste the MID/DID field into the review text. This will tell others who are knowledgable whether to buy them or not. Since no one else was doing so on Amazon.com, I always leave the MID/DID for product reviews. That way, people can avoid buying CMC crap like I've done.

Well, I know USA TDK BD-RE is CMC. However, TDK makes Verbatim's BD-RE DL. My guess is the only reason is because CMC doesn't make a BD-RE DL. So, it's a crap shoot if you'll get CMC BD-R from TDK or not. When TDK makes its own media, it's usually quality media. However, TDK used to make their own CD-R and I think they switched to CMC. So, TDK is like Verbatim. Both make good media when they make it themselves or in the case of Verbatim, farm out to Mitsubishi, one of the best manufacturers out there. However, both companies will also farm out to CMC, the worst, for a quick buck. Now, this is just my personal opinion, but TDK sort of burned a bridge with me by using any CMC media for its BD-RE. So, I'd be wary of trying their BD-R's. However, you won't know until you actually buy some. Like some JVC BD-RE's I got over the weekend. I knew for the price I paid they had to be CMC and they were. JVC Victor has Taiyo Yuden as one of its brands, and TY makes CD and DVD on par with "pure" Verbatim. However, TY doesn't do BD. It seems they may make BD-R under a That's label, but they appear to be Ritek. I looked for DataLife Plus on the amazon.de site before I posted and didn't find anything there.

Just to cover all the bases, have you tried inserting an actual PS1 game disc and make sure it still plays? Since you tried both a Verbatim CD-R and a Ritek that you know did work before and now isn't, I'd say it's either the PS 1 being the problem or your burner, inferring that you've used this burner before on Riteks that worked in the PS 1. How old is this PS 1? Sony's notorious, IMO, for using cheap parts. I had my 1997 PS 1 stop spinning discs after 4 years. However, I played it a HELL of a lot. I sent it in to Sony for repairs and they replaced the entire laser assembly, I think. It lasted a year or 2 before it stopped spinning again. I bought a PS 2 in 2002. It stopped reading game discs after a year.

Are these the BD-R's you got? http://www.amazon.de/Verbatim-43811-Datalife-Inkjet-Printable/dp/B00DHS99PY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435001961&sr=8-1&keywords=verbatim+datalife+bd-r A possible explanation might be they say DataLife NOT DataLife Plus. In Austria, the DataLife series might be the name for America's Life series brand of Verbatim media, which is the cheap CMC DVD and CD media. Plus, the blue package might be indicative of CMC produced Verbatim. Their CD-R's from brick and mortar stores that are CMC's come in a similar blue packaging.

Here's what's weird. Your Amazon store sells CMC BD-R's. Amazon.com sells these BD-R's http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-DataLifePlus-Single-Layer-Recordable-Printable/dp/B004477BQQ#Ask which I've purchased and they are VERBAT-IMe media. I haven't bought since early October, so they may have switched over their entire production line to CMC. I need to get some soon and, as I always do, I check the MID/DID to make sure they're still VERBAT-IMe and not CMC.

Yeah, supposedly the That's brand that TY is said to have made were actually Riteks.

JVC is so called quality? My ass! JVC Victor BD-RE is CMC Magnetics! The same shit that Verbatim and TDK unload on an unsuspecting public. JVC Victor is supposedly Taiyo Yuden. Hardly.

Can anyone recommend a freeware application that can rip CD's to 320 kbps MP3's and read the CD-Text from the disc to the MP3 tags? Don't recommend that Windows Media Player CD Text plug in. I tried that and it's too buggy. Thanks!

Your log says the DID on those BD-R's is CMC. CMC causes the vast majority of errors reported on this board. When people use CMC media and then switch to "real" Verbatim, their problems usually disappear. Not always, of course. You could be suffering some kind of hardware error. Or your BD drive might not like CMC if you've never tried using those BD-R's before. At this point, I'm stumped. My go to response for CMC is to switch to Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden. However, as far as I knew, Verbatim didn't use CMC for their BD-R. Just their BD-RE. Also odd is the 2x max write rate set for those BD-R's. 2x is the max write rate of Verbatim CMC BD-RE. But, the log returns you're using BD-R. So, I'm sorry, but I've reached a wall insofar as I know what to tell you.

Oh, I didn't seen you'd mentioned they were Verbatims in the original post. That is odd. Verbatim BD-R should not be CMC. It should be VERBATIM- something. Especially if it says DataLife plus on them. Even if you bought them in a brick and mortar store, all the Verbatim BD-R I've ever encountered, online and in a store, were never cheap CMC's. However, this is my experience in the United States, not Austria. This could mean the death sentence for Verbatim. They had gradually started moving over to CMC junk and maybe they now have completely moved to CMC junk. Which means there would be NO more good manufacturers of quality discs anymore. Anyway, I'd blame the CMC's but I can't say use Verbatim BD-R as you seemed to get CMC from Verbatim. Did you buy these in a brick and mortar store or online? Also, Austria might sell CMC under DataLife. Different countries do things different. You're sure it's DataLife and just Life series, right?

If I had to hazard a guess, I'd blame the cheap CMC Magnetics BD-R. CMC Magnetics is the worst manufacturer of optical media out there. Their DVD has a notoriously high failure rate so I'd say their BD-R is on par. Try Verbatim BD-R. Unlike with Verbatim CD and DVD, their BD-R is good. Unlike their BD-RE, which is CMC. Have you used these BD-R before? And if so did they write okay then?

Have you tried using these Ritek DVD-R's before with this drive in the Dell laptop? If you haven't, your drive may not like Riteks.

I don't think the CUE file should be used for PS1 CD's. CUE files are for audio CD's. I believe PS1 discs are combinations of data and audio track sessions. So, it doesn't surprise me that that disc would try to open in PS CD player. But, I don't know. As for it Riteks don't work, the only thing I remember seeing from past forums, etc is that TDK CD-R's worked in the past for PS1. However, I think TDK might now use CMC instead of making its own CD-R. Unfortunately, it's hard to find quality media anywhere anymore. Taiyo Yuden, which used to be a go to staple for good media, is exiting the optical media business next year. Verbatim is about the only good choice left but only if you get the RIGHT Verbatim. Verbatim farms out to CMC for its Life series CD-R and DVD products you find in brick and mortar stores and all of their BD-RE is now CMC junk.

It's hard to say about those CD-R's. The packaging is the same as the CMC CD-R's you get in a store. However, I saw in the description SuperAZO. SuperAZO generally means a better quality so it's hard to say if you'll get CMC's or not. Unfortunately, the 2nd log was too long for me to see what was right. One thing you can try if you're willing to use a Ritek CD-R for testing. Take a PS1 CD-R you have that you know works. First, test it in the PS1 and make sure it still boots correctly. It could be your PS1. My PS2 suddenly just only booted to a black screen and had to be thrown away. If your PS1 still boots a known working CD-R, it's not the PS1. Then, take this CD-R, create an image of it, and then write that image to a Ritek CD-R and test that CD-R. If that Ritek CD-R doesn't boot and you haven't tried Ritek CD-R before, it is most likely that that PS1 doesn't like Ritek CD-R media. I've seen cases were certain brands of CD-R aren't liked by PS1