drypitstop - Posted - 09/14/2007:  00:14:41

I have this teaching CD of 36 tunes, it was probably made several years ago, but I tried to put it into my CD player last night to noodle along with several tunes on my fiddle, it wont start, I took it out of player put in cleaner CD and ran it, it worked ok then put in this teaching CD, it did the same thing nothing. I took it out put in one of my other CD's and played it. works OK, but not this teaching tape. Does anyone have any idea what would be the problems is, I would order another one but there isnt any manufacturer on it or who produced it except on the face of the CD it has " Advanced Fiddle Book" and has color photo of three persons,, Pat Scott 1st Fiddle, Rich Reynolds Guitar, Becky Huskey 2nd Fiddle.
Does anyone have any Idea where they got this and what would I have to do to get another one, it has some good old tunes played at a slow enough speed to learn how to on the fiddle...............Thankyou..Dennis in Arizona

Dennis K Russell

Edited by - OTJunky on 05/30/2008 17:37:58

ladymuse - Posted - 09/14/2007:  04:07:34

Is it a pre-computer cd? as in you need a real cd player? I have tw older cds that I can not play on my computer - son't know why. but they will work in a seperate dedicated aural boombox/player.

Jen

Sky - Posted - 09/14/2007:  05:25:14

Dennis,
Did you try it in your computer or a CD player for your stereo or a boombox? I've had CDs that would play fine on the computer and not on my stereo. And vise versa. I've tried those CD cleaners that have the little whiskers on the bottom that hit the laser to clean it. What I found to work best is take a q-tip, wrap some loose cotton from a cotton ball ( like what's at the top of an asprin bottle) to make the tip bigger. Then open the drawer and holding the q tip between your thumb and index finger, sweep it back and forth like a fan in the player. I've did that and everything works fine again.
Good luck.

Sky

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allenadale - Posted - 09/14/2007:  07:51:39

I've been told by a relative who is a computer specialist that cd's only have a lifetime of 20 or so years. The is second-hand information, so I can't vouch for it beyond saying that my source knows his stuff. It might be that the CD is simply worn out.

Scoville - Posted - 09/14/2007:  10:41:09

There is a big debate among archivists--bear with me; I work for one--about how long home-made CD's last before the data on them gets garbled. I don't know a whole lot about it right now, though, as we don't see many CD's at my job. Try the stereo first: Record onto a cassette if it works, just in case you're not able to get it to work in a computer and can't rip it to a new CD.

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drypitstop - Posted - 09/14/2007:  16:37:13

Thanks All, I tried this CD on my Walk player and it worked, and I tried it on my old stereo and it worked, My new Walmart small boom box, it didnt work on there...I was just going to use to practice on my fiddle by noodling along with the tunes, but I will have to go in the other room where the stereo is, no harm just me and my Tom Cat he doesnt mind.
My old Girlfreind left this time last year one reason I used to practice my fiddle early in AM it drove her nuts, she would come in to my practice area, cant you tone that &*%#@ fiddle down, I cant sleep with all that noise....................Pity she told me a year before that, Fiddle music was great, she could listen to it night and day.............Hmmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder..........................Dennis in arizona

Dennis K Russell

dwoolsey - Posted - 09/15/2007:  19:16:53

Hi Dennis, yes--she should have told you a little earlier about her true feelings on fiddling practice. I have heard stories of good solid married couples with no big problems --having serious problems after one of them takes up learning the fiddle. :) Glad you still have your Tom Cat---you just keep playing and don't let anyone tell you to stop!!

Midwest_Fiddler - Posted - 09/17/2007:  14:49:39

The problem is most likely the Codec used, not the CD or player. The Codec is the code used to encode/read the CD and these have gone through several iterations/variations over the years. Computers most likely have newer versions and the older players probably don't, hence the problems noted above.
There is a lot of debate about shelf life of CDRs. I don't know much about that, but, I imagine that well cared for CDRs last a long time. A big enemy is UV light- don't expose them to sunlight so much. Oxidation would be another problem. I know that Bags Unlimited sells CD storage materials to minimize damage to CDs.
Chirps

bsed - Posted - 09/29/2007:  07:49:37

I have also had a problem such as Dennis experienced. Chirps might have part of the answer to that (see above).

Also, I have started buying CDRs from a recording studio in town. I figured they ought to be using the best CDRs available. The discs that I get from Target or Radio Shack are pretty crappy (they skip a lot). You can try ordering direct from the manufacturer------->Taiyo Yuden, 1-800-295-5510.

"I can, and do, cut my own hair."
-Dwight Shroot

BanjoBrad - Posted - 09/29/2007:  15:51:28

You can also check to make sure that the CDR's you buy say "for Music" on them. They are a higher quality, and also have paid the (legal) mechanical royalty to the recording industry.


Banjo Brad
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bsed - Posted - 09/29/2007:  18:42:57

Fred,
I always check to make sure I'm getting the highest speed on the shelf. I think you need at least 52x for music. And they do record music. But then I get all these skips & interruptions in the play that does more to raise my blood pressure. I'm supposed to be listening to music, which will reduce my BP.

"I can, and do, cut my own hair."
-Dwight Shroot