Scott; could this have anything to do with the fact that a consumer grade CD Recorder cannot make a digital copy of a digital copy (your original would be digital even though it's of an LP?) The ones I've used (Pioneer and Phillips) can make the copy, but only in the analog domain. I have not used the "cool colors" CD blanks. Good Luck. Craig
Copy coding on Memorex
Over the past several months, I've been copying a number of my LP's onto CD, using my Sony RCD-W1. I have primarily using TDK or Maxell blank CD-R's, and have had no problems with them. To make additional copies of some of the LP's to send to my son for his jazz CD library, I've often used the "master" copy of the CD made from the LP to make a second CD-R copy. This has worked fine -- until this week.
Early this week, I bought a some Memorex music CD-R's that are labelled "Cool Colors". The CD-R's come on a spindle dispenser in a variety of "candy" colors, such as red, blue, orange, etc.
When I attempted to use one of these "Cool Colors" CD-R's as a "master" to duplicate a second copy, the Sony RCD-W1 wouldn't synchronize the "master" CD-R to make a copy. It would PLAY the "master" CD-R just fine, but it would NOT allow it to be used to make a second copy.
Does anyone know if Memorex has added some sort of copy protection scheme to the "Cool Colors" brand of music CD-R's, or is it possible that the "cool colors" are responsible for blocking use as a "master" CD-R? The whole thing makes me rather suspicious, since this problem has not occurred with any other brand of blank music CD-R.
Early this week, I bought a some Memorex music CD-R's that are labelled "Cool Colors". The CD-R's come on a spindle dispenser in a variety of "candy" colors, such as red, blue, orange, etc.
When I attempted to use one of these "Cool Colors" CD-R's as a "master" to duplicate a second copy, the Sony RCD-W1 wouldn't synchronize the "master" CD-R to make a copy. It would PLAY the "master" CD-R just fine, but it would NOT allow it to be used to make a second copy.
Does anyone know if Memorex has added some sort of copy protection scheme to the "Cool Colors" brand of music CD-R's, or is it possible that the "cool colors" are responsible for blocking use as a "master" CD-R? The whole thing makes me rather suspicious, since this problem has not occurred with any other brand of blank music CD-R.
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