C2 Error Pointer Questions

[eboyer93]

Here is my drive info from dBpoweramp:Manufacturer: ATAPI
CD Drive: DVD A DH20A4P
Firmware: 9P54
Serial: 2007/09/27 11:26
Maximum Speed: 8467 KB/sec (x47)
Current Speed: 8467 KB/sec (x47)
Spin-down After: 2 minutes
Buffer Size: 2 MB
Accurate Stream: Yes
C2 Error Pointers: Yes
Reads ISRC: Yes
Reads UPC: Yes

My question is:

According to Spoons secure ripping setup guide it says that if my drive supports C2 error pointers which it does that I should set the Ultra Secure setting to this Minimum Ultra Passes: 1 Maximum Ultra Passes: 2 End After Clean Passes: 1 and I was wondering if I should use this settings because I don't know how well the C2 Error Pointers are supported by my drive.

Is there a better setting?

Also, I don't know the size of my drive cache, so should I just keep it at 1024Kb?

[eboyer93]

Re: C2 Error Pointer Questions

Also, one more question.

What makes dBpoweramp secure, so much faster than EAC Secure mode?

[Spoon-]

Re: C2 Error Pointer Questions

What makes dBpoweramp secure, so much faster than EAC Secure mode?

How it interacts with AccurateRip.

Leaving the cache at 1024 is the easy choice.

[eboyer93]

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So should I use those Ultra Secure settings i was talking about early?

[eboyer93]

Re: C2 Error Pointer Questions

I also have another question.

Is it possible to have an error in a music file i ripped if it ripped with a accuraterip confidence of 3 or above

[eboyer93]

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I want to edit my previous post but it looks like I can't so here:

I also have another question.

Is it POSSIBLE to have an error in a music file i ripped if it ripped with a accuraterip confidence of 3 or above

to spoon,
Thanks for answer my other question.

[eboyer93]

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Is it POSSIBLE to have an error in a music file i ripped if it ripped with a accuraterip confidence of 3 or above

I ripped a few cds and every cd was verified accurate by accuraterip.

Could there still be errors in those tracks even if accuraterips says it is accurate?

Also, is it a bad idea to rip directly to a external hard drive in flac?

[Spoon-]

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Is it POSSIBLE to have an error in a music file i ripped if it ripped with a accuraterip confidence of 3 or above

It is possible, about 4 billion to one, chance. So you have more chance of being struck by lightening.

Your ultra settings seem ok to me.

[eboyer93]

Re: C2 Error Pointer Questions

Thanks,
Spoon.

Those settings are from your guide.

[Porcus]

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Is it POSSIBLE to have an error in a music file i ripped if it ripped with a accuraterip confidence of 3 or above

Yes, if there is a manufactoring error in the pressing where some drives will read it "wrong" (and with consistent results) on a burst. At least, that is my only possible explanations for results like http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=17563 .

[eboyer93]

Re: C2 Error Pointer Questions

ok
Thanks porcus