I was told over the years that making a copy of a CD and then burning it to a CD-R, creates a generation copy/generation loss. In this testing I'll be accurately ripping a CD and then creating copies of it using Verbatim CD-R's. The CD is "Dean Martin – The Capitol Collector's Series" from 1989. All CD's have little to no scratches. I compared the first track of these CD's. I have used the "Invert, Mix & Render, Amplify" method in Audacity.
Exact Audio Copy Settings:
Extraction Method: Secure Mode with Accurate Stream & Drive Caching Audio Data
Read Offset/Speed: AccurateRip Offset (+6) & Speed Reduction
Gap Detection: Method A & Secure
Write Offset: 0 & -6. UPC/IRSC & CD-TEXT Enabled.
Write Speed: 16x
Extract Type: WAV Image + CUE File
CDRADO: Off
Audacity Settings:
Sampling: 44.1khz 16bit
Both Conversation Sections: Best Quality & No Dither
Export: FLAC Level 8 16bit
The First Track Compare Results:
First track of each CD is compared.
The Base Line/Reference - Accurate Rip Original CD compared to itself:
Generation 1 CD-R copy of the original CD (Correct Write Offset) [Gen 1 CD compared to OG CD]:
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset) [Gen 2 CD compared to OG CD]:
Generation 1 CD-R Copy of original CD (Wrong Write Offset) [Gen 1 Wrong Write Offset CD compared to original CD]:
Spectrograms of each first track:
Baseline/Reference Original CD:
Generation 1 CD-R copy of the original CD (Correct Write Offset):
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset):
Generation 1 CD-R Copy of original CD (Wrong Write Offset):
The Accurate Rip Log Results:
Original CD:
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 2:25
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 7.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
11 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
Generation 1 CD-R Copy of Original CD (Correct Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:14
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 1 16x\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
11 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:39
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 2 16x\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
11 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
Generation 1 Copy Of Original CD (Wrong Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:57
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 1 16x Wrong Write Offset\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 79734A97
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 72) [8B9A8D6E], AccurateRip returned [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [D1CEBB95], AccurateRip returned [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [59623A19], AccurateRip returned [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [AB24DAEC], AccurateRip returned [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [FC4FA3D7], AccurateRip returned [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [6008DAB1], AccurateRip returned [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [EE7A9802], AccurateRip returned [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [09C2D2ED], AccurateRip returned [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [F8B32774], AccurateRip returned [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [736D887A], AccurateRip returned [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 72) [DDD409B5], AccurateRip returned [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [0E766B6F], AccurateRip returned [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [8FFE79E5], AccurateRip returned [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [C56C3722], AccurateRip returned [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [8F786AF6], AccurateRip returned [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [C56D4671], AccurateRip returned [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 72) [4BF827D9], AccurateRip returned [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [D0EC6D99], AccurateRip returned [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [AB5144EF], AccurateRip returned [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 74) [281CB600], AccurateRip returned [CDD60853] (AR v2)
No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
11 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
MD5 Checksum:
First track:
OG CD: cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Correct Offset): cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
2nd Gen CD-R Copy of 1st Gen (Correct Offset): cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Wrong Offset): f3cad211872a715c6f15eef77f5f3a6a
WAV CD Image:
OG CD: 72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Correct Offset):72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
2nd Gen CD-R Copy of 1st Gen (Correct Offset): 72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Wrong Offset): 8b0f9dd10fd5132a4cbab10a87a12447
Conclusion:
With the correct read & write offset, you can get a bit perfect copy. Use proper software that has accuraterip and offers full control, don't rip & burn using garbage old software like WMP & iTunes.
Exact Audio Copy Settings:
Extraction Method: Secure Mode with Accurate Stream & Drive Caching Audio Data
Read Offset/Speed: AccurateRip Offset (+6) & Speed Reduction
Gap Detection: Method A & Secure
Write Offset: 0 & -6. UPC/IRSC & CD-TEXT Enabled.
Write Speed: 16x
Extract Type: WAV Image + CUE File
CDRADO: Off
Audacity Settings:
Sampling: 44.1khz 16bit
Both Conversation Sections: Best Quality & No Dither
Export: FLAC Level 8 16bit
The First Track Compare Results:
First track of each CD is compared.
The Base Line/Reference - Accurate Rip Original CD compared to itself:
Generation 1 CD-R copy of the original CD (Correct Write Offset) [Gen 1 CD compared to OG CD]:
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset) [Gen 2 CD compared to OG CD]:
Generation 1 CD-R Copy of original CD (Wrong Write Offset) [Gen 1 Wrong Write Offset CD compared to original CD]:
Spectrograms of each first track:
Baseline/Reference Original CD:
Generation 1 CD-R copy of the original CD (Correct Write Offset):
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset):
Generation 1 CD-R Copy of original CD (Wrong Write Offset):
The Accurate Rip Log Results:
Original CD:
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 2:25
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
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18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
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Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 7.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
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2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
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Generation 1 CD-R Copy of Original CD (Correct Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:14
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 1 16x\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
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2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
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15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
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17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
Generation 2 CD-R Copy of Generation 1 CD-R Copy (Correct Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:39
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 2 16x\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3934F5A4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [585AAB44] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [F16027D7] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [51F080AA] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [57BC6BD6] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 72) [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 accurately ripped (confidence 71) [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 accurately ripped (confidence 74) [CDD60853] (AR v2)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
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1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
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12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
Generation 1 Copy Of Original CD (Wrong Write Offset):
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 19. January 2022, 3:57
Dean Martin / The Capitol Collector’s Series
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE WH16NS40 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:03.70 | 0 | 13794
2 | 3:03.70 | 2:34.00 | 13795 | 25344
3 | 5:37.70 | 2:35.15 | 25345 | 36984
4 | 8:13.10 | 2:48.32 | 36985 | 49616
5 | 11:01.42 | 3:03.53 | 49617 | 63394
6 | 14:05.20 | 2:34.67 | 63395 | 75011
7 | 16:40.12 | 3:21.73 | 75012 | 90159
8 | 20:02.10 | 2:36.22 | 90160 | 101881
9 | 22:38.32 | 2:49.23 | 101882 | 114579
10 | 25:27.55 | 3:02.22 | 114580 | 128251
11 | 28:30.02 | 2:18.38 | 128252 | 138639
12 | 30:48.40 | 2:26.02 | 138640 | 149591
13 | 33:14.42 | 2:49.00 | 149592 | 162266
14 | 36:03.42 | 2:12.00 | 162267 | 172166
15 | 38:15.42 | 2:25.65 | 172167 | 183106
16 | 40:41.32 | 2:47.20 | 183107 | 195651
17 | 43:28.52 | 3:01.13 | 195652 | 209239
18 | 46:29.65 | 2:44.45 | 209240 | 221584
19 | 49:14.35 | 2:51.55 | 221585 | 234464
20 | 52:06.15 | 2:31.17 | 234465 | 245806
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\John\Music\EAC\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series Gen 1 16x Wrong Write Offset\Dean Martin - The Capitol Collector’s Series.wav
Peak level 92.4 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 79734A97
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 2 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [D1CEBB95], AccurateRip returned [23050833] (AR v2)
Track 3 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [59623A19], AccurateRip returned [BD8BA4DC] (AR v2)
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Track 5 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [FC4FA3D7], AccurateRip returned [8E0F38FF] (AR v2)
Track 6 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [6008DAB1], AccurateRip returned [015E7AF1] (AR v2)
Track 7 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [EE7A9802], AccurateRip returned [A1A3491F] (AR v2)
Track 8 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [09C2D2ED], AccurateRip returned [9D416776] (AR v2)
Track 9 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [F8B32774], AccurateRip returned [51F080AA] (AR v2)
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Track 11 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 72) [DDD409B5], AccurateRip returned [7DFDA98C] (AR v2)
Track 12 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [0E766B6F], AccurateRip returned [A654068C] (AR v2)
Track 13 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [8FFE79E5], AccurateRip returned [2EAB15DA] (AR v2)
Track 14 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [C56C3722], AccurateRip returned [CCFB3D5B] (AR v2)
Track 15 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [8F786AF6], AccurateRip returned [0778DE99] (AR v2)
Track 16 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [C56D4671], AccurateRip returned [418DC591] (AR v2)
Track 17 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 72) [4BF827D9], AccurateRip returned [98A5761D] (AR v2)
Track 18 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [D0EC6D99], AccurateRip returned [0D74455E] (AR v2)
Track 19 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 71) [AB5144EF], AccurateRip returned [AFC5A8DE] (AR v2)
Track 20 cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 74) [281CB600], AccurateRip returned [CDD60853] (AR v2)
No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: N0ytK6PG4E3dl_JZ6QKSCpGP91Q-] found
Submit result: already submitted
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
2 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
3 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
4 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
5 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
6 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
7 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
8 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
9 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
10 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
11 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
12 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
13 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
14 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
15 | (215/216) Accurately ripped
16 | (212/216) Accurately ripped
17 | (211/216) Accurately ripped
18 | (210/216) Accurately ripped
19 | (214/216) Accurately ripped
20 | (213/216) Accurately ripped
MD5 Checksum:
First track:
OG CD: cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Correct Offset): cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
2nd Gen CD-R Copy of 1st Gen (Correct Offset): cb39a00ab3c011584fdb7171dd2bd0d6
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Wrong Offset): f3cad211872a715c6f15eef77f5f3a6a
WAV CD Image:
OG CD: 72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Correct Offset):72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
2nd Gen CD-R Copy of 1st Gen (Correct Offset): 72b2013fc5ff7116b9a6837b15516aa2
1st Gen CD-R Copy of OG CD (Wrong Offset): 8b0f9dd10fd5132a4cbab10a87a12447
Conclusion:
With the correct read & write offset, you can get a bit perfect copy. Use proper software that has accuraterip and offers full control, don't rip & burn using garbage old software like WMP & iTunes.
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