Audio CD Puzzle - 1

[Bill M]

I have been using IMGBurn (v2.4.2.0) for several weeks for transferring LP music to CDs. (Win2K sp4 system, using Total Recorder)

 

I recently recorded (FLAC format) an opera LP (Amahl & the Night Visitors), which is not divided into bands. I decided to try the cue-sheet procedure described in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sheet_(computing) to insert tracks into the two single files. So I have a cue sheet for two files (one about 20 min in length, the second about 27 min), with the first having 11 tracks and the second 16. There is no problem shown in test mode, but there is with two of the tracks in the first file when I burn the CD. There is no problem with the longer second file. The CD verifies showing no problems.

 

I also tried converting the FLAC files to MP3 and to PCM (WAVE) with the same results. I split the problem file into two sections just prior to the problem section with the same results. I shifted the track start times for the problem tracks with the same results.

 

In a bit more detail, here is part of the log file for the WAVE burn.

 

I 16:51:03 Writing Track 8 of 27... (AUDIO/2352, WAVE, LBA: 64950 - 69599)

I 16:51:09 Writing Track 9 of 27... (AUDIO/2352, WAVE, LBA: 69600 - 77624)

I 16:51:17 Writing Track 10 of 27... (AUDIO/2352, WAVE, LBA: 77625 - 86249)

I 16:51:27 Writing Track 11 of 27... (AUDIO/2352, WAVE, LBA: 86250 - 93749)

 

However, after the burn, these tracks are listing in the right-hand information panel (TOC) as

 

Track 8 (AUDIO, 01:02:00, LBA: 64950-69599)

Track 9 (AUDIO, 06:18:00, LBA: 69600-97949)

Track 10 (AUDIO, 954434:34:46, LBA: 97950-86249)

Track 11 (AUDIO, 01:40:00, LBA: 86250-93749)

 

Similar results were found for all of the trials listed above. Note that track 11 is the last track in the first file, so that the end of track 9 is shown as extending past the file end.

 

Is there an explanation for this behaviour? (I can provide more information, if necessary.)

[Bill M]

Solved.

 

There was an error in the input CUE file, as pointed out by LIGHTNING in the thread Audio CD Puzzle - 2.

 

When this was corrected, the CD burnt OK.