Juba310 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I've wondered for a long time now, when you copy a purchased CD to a blank CD-r, do you lose quality (like is it compressed and then decompressed to burn) or is it an exact replica? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 ---------------- On 3/11/2004 12:05:05 AM Juba310 wrote: I've wondered for a long time now, when you copy a purchased CD to a blank CD-r, do you lose quality (like is it compressed and then decompressed to burn) or is it an exact replica? ---------------- If you do a straight one-to-one copy, it is an exact duplicate, with no loss of fidelity (unless you use really cheap and crappy media, which thoeretically could/ effect the quality) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 There is a piece of software (free, I believe) called Exact Audio Copy (EAC, for short), which does a painstaking job of duplicating a CD EXACTLY, with no dropped bits. It isn't fast, but it's very thorough and receives high marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Just do the machine code copy(10010100001 and so on). Many programs support that. This way it'll be a little slower than the normal way of burning, but it is absolutely identical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I use Nero and Exact Audio Copy. Both support bit images, although in different formats. They are EXACT copies of the original with no loss in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackBurner Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I use a "BIC " lighter to burn my cd's , the store bought recorded ones burn just as well as the copied verion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 ---------------- On 3/11/2004 12:40:10 AM ccsakura wrote: Just do the machine code copy(10010100001 and so on). Many programs support that. This way it'll be a little slower than the normal way of burning, but it is absolutely identical ---------------- CloneCD is quite good for that. It makes a bit-for-bit copy from one disk to the other. You can make an image, or copy on the fly. Your CloneCD disks will have the index number for CDDB, CD text, and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I find that burning a cd slower makes for a better recording so no i don't beleive it is as good. But i don't have billion dollar software. I'd rather put the money into the better recording and to the cool arwork and lyrics. But i have burned some mp3's that sounded warmer than the original. Same goes for burning a video game slower the better. I have had cd's just stop playing and freeze from burning them at 16x speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggy Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Clone CD works good too. It's no longer available though. hoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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