Lynn
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A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
This may be off topic here, but I posted on the Sony board and got few answers. I'm hoping that someone has experienced this before and can help me.
I've been using these programs successfully for years, and suddenly, neither program recognizes a blank disk when I insert it into my burner. Both programs recognize my burner, and I have the latest firmware. Further, the blank disk is recognized by my computer and other programs. I have been using Memorex disks which have caused no problems before. I bought some Verbatim disks, and they are not recognized either. I even uninstalled and reinstalled both programs, but the problems persists. Let me repeat, all the programs worked in beautiful harmony for years until recently. If anyone can help, I will be most grateful.
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Re:A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
2012/05/25 13:58:08
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I use them, but never happened something like this, try download the old ASPI driver
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Re:A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
2012/05/25 14:07:58
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Is this happening when you go to burn?
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Re:A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
2012/05/25 14:42:21
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When you put the disk in, do you hear the drive spin and see the light come on? There is an optical sensor in there that tells when a disk has been inserted. I have seen those fail or get out of alignment so that the drive intermittently can't tell a disk is there. But if you hear the disk and see the LED flash, then the drive is aware of the disk, but can't read the little informational sector that's written at the front of every blank disk by the manufacturer.
Either way, the problem is most likely within with the drive itself. Fortunately, they're cheap. (The reason they're cheap is that they're made out of cheap plastic parts that wear and break. Think about it: if you pay $40 for one, an OEM probably pays $20 and it costs the manufacturer $5 to make. You can't build a sturdy precision mechanical device for 5 bucks, even with slave labor.)
So why does SF/CDA have a problem when Windows doesn't? I'd guess SF doesn't do as many retries as other programs. That would make sense, that CDA would not be as forgiving of iffy disks or disk drives as, say, Windows Media Player.
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Re:A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
2012/05/25 17:35:10
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I'm with Bit on this one.
Of all the components inside a typical pc, in my experience the optical drive is the one that fails the most and fails regularly.
I must have replaced somewhere between 5 & 7 drives over the years, and it doesn't seem to matter how much you pay!
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Lynn
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Re:A question for Sound Forge 10 & CD Architect users
2012/05/25 19:44:57
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To CJ, yes, it's happening when I go to burn in either program. This is just recent. To Bitflipper, the drive spins, the light comes on, and it's recognized in My Computer. It's also works with my Roxio software. It's just not happening in the Sony software. And, the burner reads any disk that's put into it. Both programs recognize the burner itself, but just not a blank disk inserted into the burner. CJaysMusic
Is this happening when you go to burn?
bitflipper
When you put the disk in, do you hear the drive spin and see the light come on? There is an optical sensor in there that tells when a disk has been inserted. I have seen those fail or get out of alignment so that the drive intermittently can't tell a disk is there. But if you hear the disk and see the LED flash, then the drive is aware of the disk, but can't read the little informational sector that's written at the front of every blank disk by the manufacturer.
Either way, the problem is most likely within with the drive itself. Fortunately, they're cheap. (The reason they're cheap is that they're made out of cheap plastic parts that wear and break. Think about it: if you pay $40 for one, an OEM probably pays $20 and it costs the manufacturer $5 to make. You can't build a sturdy precision mechanical device for 5 bucks, even with slave labor.)
So why does SF/CDA have a problem when Windows doesn't? I'd guess SF doesn't do as many retries as other programs. That would make sense, that CDA would not be as forgiving of iffy disks or disk drives as, say, Windows Media Player.
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