Dumb: How to duplicate audio CD?

[mylostone]

here is your definitive answer

The two attached scripts together make EXACT copies of your disks. Lookups on CDDB work, which is NOT the case when using itunes (or various other methods).

 

[jeff303]

The two attached scripts together make EXACT copies of your disks. Lookups on CDDB work, which is NOT the case when using itunes (or various other methods).

Wow, thanks a ton for these. I spent an hour (and burned three coasters) before realizing that OS X can't simply copy an audio CD. These scripts work great.

By the way, in case it isn't obvious to others, you need the cdrdao utility installed (this is available through Fink). Then, rename the files to have a ".sh" extension, add execute permission (chmod +x *.sh), and run them.

copycd.sh my_disc
burncd.sh my_disc

 

[ruttenbrecht]

Or just use burn:

http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

free, easy, keeps getting updates on a regular basis, very mac-like


-Brecht

 

[gnasher729]

I don't like the idea of ripping the CD with iTunes and burning the tracks back (I prefer to have the same quality as the original).

After the obvious thing that you should respect copyrights and so on...

iTunes->Preferences->General->Import Settings->Import Using AIFF encoder

will import a CD totally uncompressed, so you _will_ get the same quality. Apple Lossless is fine as well.

 

[TwoPynts]

My experience

FYI, I just tried using Burn (latest version) on my PPC G5 running Tiger. I get a message saying Unknown disk image - Can't determine disc format. This happens with all of the audio CDs I throw at it.

I tried LiquidCD and it keeps looking for another optical drive (there is only one) so that can't be used.

So I tried SimplyBurns and it works like a charm. Very similar to Toast (I misplaced my old copy after a HD crash) and easy to use. Lookups on CDDB work so it would appear to be an exact copy. That would be my recommendation.

SimplyBurns

 

[whitman]

Twopynts, how do you copy an audio CD with SimplyBurns? It's not intuitive (to me), and there's no help.

 

[SomniusX]

bump..

for the fun of it..

XLD does the job!