Recovering scratched audio CD

[Des]

I have an out of print audio CD that has gotten a bit scratched over the years. 3 songs play with skips that sound like fast forward previews and other nastiness.

I have tried to rip the files in hopes of burning a new disk using CDex and ISOBuster. Both programs are able to extract the files but they play with the same issues as the disk.

Are there other settings I should be using with these programs or is there any program that might be able to dig deeper and get all of the data for these tracks?

--dES

[Noahtuck]

Take it to a local rental store & have them buff it.

I used to take bad disc's once in awhile to my local family video and a friend there would do it for free, they have a big @$$ industrial disc buffer.

Now i see they are doing it for the general public for like a buck or two, at mine anyways.

I had a couple of way old PSX disc's that got messed up from years and years ago, they would not play or rip, they popped them in, a couple minutes later those baby's looked like they were brand new & just came out of a sealed package & played and ripped perfectly.

[hech54]

Rip what you can from it then clean it with a soft cloth and toothpaste.

[fritzi93]

I've had good success using EAC. It can take quite a while, but if it can't do it, I don't know of anything better. Oh, and the obvious: tried a different drive? Good luck.

[1234567]

I have an out of print audio CD that has gotten a bit scratched over the years. 3 songs play with skips that sound like fast forward previews and other nastiness.

--dES

Make an exact copy

[Des]

Thanks for the quick responses.

Noahtuck wrote:
Take it to a local rental store & have them buff it.

I live in North NJ and can't think of any mom and pop video stores anymore (sad really). Is the disk buffer something like this: http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&j...0051&langId=-1

If it's worthwhile I could make it a business expense and offer the service (mom and pop camera store).

hech54 Wrote:
Rip what you can from it then clean it with a soft cloth and toothpaste.

Ooohhh, a cheaper option I like that!

fritzi93 Wrote:
I've had good success using EAC. It can take quite a while, but if it can't do it, I don't know of anything better. Oh, and the obvious: tried a different drive? Good luck.

I have tried three different drives, same result sadly. I will give EAC a try and after that move onto the polishing suggestions too.

--dES

[Noahtuck]

Thanks for the quick responses.

Noahtuck wrote:
Take it to a local rental store & have them buff it.

I live in North NJ and can't think of any mom and pop video stores anymore (sad really). Is the disk buffer something like this: http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&j...0051&langId=-1

If it's worthwhile I could make it a business expense and offer the service (mom and pop camera store).

No, they don't use cheap little toys like what you would buy there or at local retailers.

Something like this but about 4 times as big 8)
http://www.discstation.com.au/product.pasp?categoryid=97&productid=76

This one is very close to what they use,

http://dqtek.trustpass.alibaba.com/product/11146347/Disc_Repairer.html

Family Video is like blockbuster, except much much better 8)

[Des]

Noahtuck Wrote:
No, they don't use cheap little toys like what you would buy there or at local retailers.

Family Video is like blockbuster, except much much better

I was afraid that would be the case. Is Family Video a chain? We have Block Buster's litering up the place and maybe a Movie Gallery or Hollywood Video, but that's about it.

Looks like it'll be tooth paste and a clean cloth if the software methods don't work. BTW, should the tooth paste (or any poilishing method) be done from the inside hub outward in a straight line or circular poliching motions?

--dES

[Noahtuck]

Yeah, they are a chain of stores like the ones you mentioned.

I would think blockbuster or hollywood video would have one, i don't know how cool BB is or if they offer it, i stopped going to BB quite a few years ago because they always had a crappy attitude, might have just been the one i went to but.....

Can't hurt to ask any of them if they would do it or for how much, when i took mine into the store by my house it took maybe a minute or two.
They have their machine right at the front counter so if someone had a bad game or video they rented they would buff it out quick a second, i did that more than a few times when renting something, i would always check the disc before leaving and if it looked real bad i would just have one of them buff it quick for me.

[hech54]

Noahtuck Wrote:
No, they don't use cheap little toys like what you would buy there or at local retailers.

Family Video is like blockbuster, except much much better

I was afraid that would be the case. Is Family Video a chain? We have Block Buster's litering up the place and maybe a Movie Gallery or Hollywood Video, but that's about it.

Looks like it'll be tooth paste and a clean cloth if the software methods don't work. BTW, should the tooth paste (or any poilishing method) be done from the inside hub outward in a straight line or circular poliching motions?

--dES

Like I said....rip the good songs for safe keeping a polish away with toothpaste. Rules are from center to edge BUT....if you see an obvious flaw.....have at it any way you can. It's already broken right?

[Bjs]

Wipeout, the best product you can get you hands on.

Made by a company in england, imported into aus via rebels music stores, $22 per bottle... be worth seeking out in your country
No mixing, no double steps, one or two drop fix, and a few minutes work (you supply the elbow grease)

I've even sanded deep gouges out of discs and restored the surface with the product, with 100% readability

But scratch or dent the side that carries the info, and its toast

When people refer to the "toothpaste" method, its smokers tooth paste you need, and the preference is small circular pattern, not from center to edge (it encourages heavy handedness which could break the disc)

You might even visit you local glass repairer, and ask about emery cloth, the old school trick used to learn about static electricity.
This cloth is used to polish perspex to see through glass finish.

One of these, the size of a small tea towel should last a life time (still requires elbow grease, but no mess to clean up later)

[Des]

Hi All.

I installed EAC and let it run on the disk all night. Not sure how long it took but this morning I have a folder of .wav files that all seem to play correctly
I think I will replace CDex in my tools as I really like this program!

I am going to butn them onto a CD and listen to them on the way to work to be sure.

Polishing of the disk will be next if I need to redo. I was reading that liquid car wax can work, not sure, tooth paste or the other methods that have been described in this thread makes more sense to me since the idea is to smooth out the plastic. I guess wax would fill in the gaps but I wonder if it refracts the laser in a different way.

Thanks again for the help.

--dES