Re: CD ripping suddenly produces garbage
>> I haven't ripped any CDs in a month or so. Now suddenly when I try, it
>> seems to complete successfully but every file that comes out is garbage.
>> Whether WAV, OGG, or MP3, they all play static.
>
> Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions about this. I found the
> problem: it was a bad CD drive (the shitty Mitsumi DM-2000TE, which never
> did work well) that had started kicking static to the rest of my IDE
> channel, which
> happened to include my CD/DVD burner that I was using to rip audio. I
> swapped out the Mitsumi drive, and the problem has gone away. When I find
> a little time this evening, I'll get my 10 lb. sledge and finish up with
> the Mitsumi.
Forgot to mention that several of your suggestions helped me rule out
different kinds of software problems, and start to focus on the hardware.
So thanks again. A.
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