Various Topics on CD-ROM

.... ..lli..

Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers. I
have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning DVDs,
but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
analogue and that doesn't help.

Thanks,

Marc

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Marc Collins
marc_collins@sympatico.ca

Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
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My Sony DRU-510A drive, by default, also spins at a high rate of speed when
reading audio CDs. However, Sony offers a free drive speed utility at its
website (in exchange for filling out a short questionnaire) that permits
three modes of operation: Silent, Automatic, and Overdrive. In the Silent
mode, the drive is virtually inaudible when playing audio CDs.


"Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:FS8tc.30954$sr3.868538@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
> audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers. I
> have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning DVDs,
> but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
> analogue and that doesn't help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
> --
>
************************************************** **************************
> Marc Collins
> marc_collins@sympatico.ca
>
> Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
> to take effect. Reboot now?
>
************************************************** **************************
>
>

.... ..lli..

Why on earth would anyone not want the silent mode for playing an audio CD?
***uming this can be done, why the hell don't they build them that way from
the factory? Anyway--thank you for the heads up. I will look into this and
if Sony is the only one offering this feature, they just made a sale to me.

Marc

"Bill" <wsh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Z9tc.871$Yd3.689@newsread3.news.atl.earthlin k.net...
> My Sony DRU-510A drive, by default, also spins at a high rate of speed
when
> reading audio CDs. However, Sony offers a free drive speed utility at its
> website (in exchange for filling out a short questionnaire) that permits
> three modes of operation: Silent, Automatic, and Overdrive. In the Silent
> mode, the drive is virtually inaudible when playing audio CDs.
>
>
> "Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:FS8tc.30954$sr3.868538@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> > Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
> > audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers.
I
> > have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning
DVDs,
> > but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
> > analogue and that doesn't help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > --
> >
>
************************************************** **************************
> > Marc Collins
> > marc_collins@sympatico.ca
> >
> > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
> > to take effect. Reboot now?
> >
>
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> >
> >
>
>

.... ..lli..

Hmmmm...do you have a link for that? I can't find it at the Sony site.

Marc

"Bill" <wsh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Z9tc.871$Yd3.689@newsread3.news.atl.earthlin k.net...
> My Sony DRU-510A drive, by default, also spins at a high rate of speed
when
> reading audio CDs. However, Sony offers a free drive speed utility at its
> website (in exchange for filling out a short questionnaire) that permits
> three modes of operation: Silent, Automatic, and Overdrive. In the Silent
> mode, the drive is virtually inaudible when playing audio CDs.
>
>
> "Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:FS8tc.30954$sr3.868538@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> > Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
> > audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers.
I
> > have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning
DVDs,
> > but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
> > analogue and that doesn't help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > --
> >
>
************************************************** **************************
> > Marc Collins
> > marc_collins@sympatico.ca
> >
> > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
> > to take effect. Reboot now?
> >
>
************************************************** **************************
> >
> >
>
>

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The drive speed utility can be found at the following link:

http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/dru510adwn.htm

It's called DSS Version 1.0.

I did a bit of additional checking, and this utility appears to be for the
DRU 510 drive only. I don't see a similar utility available for the current
DRU 530 model.


"Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Msctc.45581$tb4.1550422@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> Hmmmm...do you have a link for that? I can't find it at the Sony site.
>
> Marc
>
> "Bill" <wsh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8Z9tc.871$Yd3.689@newsread3.news.atl.earthlin k.net...
> > My Sony DRU-510A drive, by default, also spins at a high rate of speed
> when
> > reading audio CDs. However, Sony offers a free drive speed utility at
its
> > website (in exchange for filling out a short questionnaire) that permits
> > three modes of operation: Silent, Automatic, and Overdrive. In the
Silent
> > mode, the drive is virtually inaudible when playing audio CDs.
> >
> >
> > "Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:FS8tc.30954$sr3.868538@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> > > Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing
an
> > > audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers.
> I
> > > have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning
> DVDs,
> > > but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback
to
> > > analogue and that doesn't help.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> >
>
************************************************** **************************
> > > Marc Collins
> > > marc_collins@sympatico.ca
> > >
> > > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
> > > to take effect. Reboot now?
> > >
> >
>
************************************************** **************************
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

..t ..ul.. ..br..

On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:25:07 -0400, Marc Collins wrote:

> Why on earth would anyone not want the silent mode for playing an audio CD?
> ***uming this can be done, why the hell don't they build them that way from
> the factory? Anyway--thank you for the heads up. I will look into this and
> if Sony is the only one offering this feature, they just made a sale to me.
>
> Marc
<snip>

Here's a generic CD-ROM "speed adjuster" that works well with many drives,
regardless of brand. If the CD drive has the facility to be set, this
freeware should be able to access the drive and change the speed. There is
a list of compatible drives, but it is not exhaustive, and you should try
it to determine whether your particular drive settings can be changed.

http://cdromtool.sourceforge.net/

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From the Readme.txt file:

Introduction
============
A few years ago, CD-ROM drives were slow, and everyone was looking for a
way to speed them up. Now, they are excessively fast, and it's causing
some problems. Noise, vibrations, and short spindown times plague most
modern drives. For quickly transferring large chunks of data, this is an
acceptable trade-off, but those who wish to stream audio and video from a
disc are often left disappointed by poor performance and distracting
noise. With many drives, it is possible to set the read speed to a value
lower than the maximum speed. This makes the disc spin slower, reducing
mechanical noise. Many also let you set the spindown time to a value
higher than the default. This makes the disc stay spinning and ready to
access data for longer spans of time. Unfortunately, most CD-ROM drive
vendors do not give you the programs you need to change these settings.
That's where CD-ROM Tool comes in.

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Also from the Readme.txt - an interesting way to use shortcuts to the
program:

Quick Setting (shortcuts tab)
-----------------------------
Sometimes, it's nice to be able to quickly set a drive to a particular
read speed or spindown time. To do this, you can create Quickset
shortcuts. Suppose you would like to create a shortcut that will quickly
set your drive to 1x read speed and 16 minutes spindown time.

1) Go to the "Shortcuts" tab to reveal the Quickset panel.

2) Check both the "Speed" and "Spindown Time" boxes. This will reveal
pulldown boxes.

3) Change the boxes to the desired settings, and press the "Create on
Desktop" button.

4) A shortcut should appear on your desktop. If you run it, CD-ROM Tool
will start without showing its user interface, automatically set the drive
to 1x read speed and 16 min spindown time, and quit.

..ah.. ..y..

Marc Collins wrote:
> Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing
> an audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me
> bonkers. I have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing
> or burning DVDs, but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried
> setting the playback to analogue and that doesn't help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc

If you set the player to play audio in analogue mode rather than digital
mode it will play CD Audio at 1x, which does not require the player to spin
up to ridiculous speeds, so why is it spinning madly? The issue most likely
concerns Media Player, which by default is set to play digitally.

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Graham Mayor
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.. ...c..

I just bought a Pioneer DVR-A07XL, and it doesn't get any quieter...I've had cd
burners for about 7 years now so I'm used to the loudness of the spinup. This
Pioneer is unnaturally quiet, but they made it to be that way. It's basically a
107D with some improved sound dampening material and anti-resonance technology.
I thought it wasn't working because I literally did not hear any spinup when I
inserted discs. Great reviews on the drive, too, so definitely check it out. A
few stores have a $30 rebate going til the end of the week, too.

On Wed, 26 May 2004 18:28:55 -0400, "Marc Collins" <marc_collins@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
>audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers. I
>have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning DVDs,
>but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
>analogue and that doesn't help.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Marc

.... ..lli..

I already noted that I tried switching back and forth between analogue and
digital playback and it made no difference.

Marc

"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@noonehome.com> wrote in message
news:2hmgrtFejhkpU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Marc Collins wrote:
> > Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing
> > an audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me
> > bonkers. I have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing
> > or burning DVDs, but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried
> > setting the playback to analogue and that doesn't help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marc
>
> If you set the player to play audio in analogue mode rather than digital
> mode it will play CD Audio at 1x, which does not require the player to
spin
> up to ridiculous speeds, so why is it spinning madly? The issue most
likely
> concerns Media Player, which by default is set to play digitally.
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<>
> Graham Mayor
> <>>< ><<> ><<>
>
>
>
>

.... ..lli..

Wonderful--but does it actually spin unnecessarily above 1x for audio CD
playback (the smart way to reduce noise) or did they just do a great sound
deadening job (hopefully both!)?

Marc

"pd@wt.com" <toad> wrote in message
news:c3ccb0tladf57guvjop6e2hnu5a98r4nat@4ax.com...
> I just bought a Pioneer DVR-A07XL, and it doesn't get any quieter...I've
had cd
> burners for about 7 years now so I'm used to the loudness of the spinup.
This
> Pioneer is unnaturally quiet, but they made it to be that way. It's
basically a
> 107D with some improved sound dampening material and anti-resonance
technology.
> I thought it wasn't working because I literally did not hear any spinup
when I
> inserted discs. Great reviews on the drive, too, so definitely check it
out. A
> few stores have a $30 rebate going til the end of the week, too.
>
> On Wed, 26 May 2004 18:28:55 -0400, "Marc Collins"
<marc_collins@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Is there one--that doesn't spin up to ridiculous speeds when playing an
> >audio CD? The needless noise and vibration of this drives me bonkers. I
> >have an early Pioneer that is almost silent when playing or burning DVDs,
> >but spins madly with an audio CD. I have tried setting the playback to
> >analogue and that doesn't help.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Marc
>