Very small FLAC files (that won't play)

[instantsquid]

Hi,

I've ripped several thousand CDs using dBpoweramp and it has been almost faultless - sure, there have been a few "problem" discs, but on the most part that has been down to manufacturing defects and so on.

I've just been trying to rip a new (to me) CD - "Overexposed" by Maroon 5 and I'm experiencing something I've not come across before.
The CD is in the AccurateRip database. The first two tracks ripped fine and have an "Accurate" status.
The remaining tracks have a status of "Secure", yet the resulting files are really small and do not play at all.
For example (output of track 3)...


dBpoweramp Release 14.2 Digital Audio Extraction Log from 18 November 2012 03:32 PM

Drive & Settings
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Ripping with drive 'D: [TSSTcorp - DVDWBD SH-B123L ]', Drive offset: 6, Overread Lead-in/out: No
AccurateRip: Active, Using C2: No, Cache: 1024 KB, FUA Cache Invalidate: No
Pass 1 Drive Speed: Max, Pass 2 Drive Speed: 4
Ultra:: Vary Drive Speed: Yes, Min Passes: 1, Max Passes: 2, Finish After Clean Passes: 1
Bad Sector Re-rip:: Drive Speed: 4, Maximum Re-reads: 20

Encoder: [Multi Encoder] -enc1="FLAC=-compression-level-5" -enc2="mp3 (Lame)=-V 2"
DSP Effects / Actions: -dspeffect1="ReplayGain=-albummode={qt}0{qt}" -dspeffect2="_MultiEncoder="

Extraction Log
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Track 3: Ripped LBA 33833 to 50772 (3:45) in 0:03. Filename: E:\Maroon 5\Overexposed\03. Daylight.IGNORE
Secure [Pass 1 & 2, Ultra 1 to 1]
CRC32: C17F0B1F AccurateRip CRC: 00000000 (CRCv2) [DiscID: 013-0015f459-00da93bd-b90ab20d-3]

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1 Tracks Ripped Securely



Any ideas what's going on? The software estimates the filesize to be 30,766KB, yet it has generated a file of 284KB. I'm bemused...

Thanks in advance,
Ian.

[Spoon]

Re: Very small FLAC files (that won't play)

It ripped that track in 3 seconds, which is a bit too quick for a 3 minute track, it suggests that the track cannot be read (all the data is zeros). Try a different cd drive if you have one.

[instantsquid]

Re: Very small FLAC files (that won't play)

Hi,
Thanks muchly for the quick reply. Does it make a difference that I'm able to play the tracks directly from the CD using a media player? I don't have access to another drive at the moment - I've already wrecked one doing all this ripping!
Cheers,
Ian.

[Spoon]

Re: Very small FLAC files (that won't play)

Not always as the CD drive can be playing the track in audio mode, rather than data mode.