Thinking that CDA was geared more to SCSI burners, I acquired a new Sony Spressa 10x for only $70 recently so as to "save" the workhorse SCSI Yamaha. I was able to rip tracks with the Sony, but recording produced an error message. I also have a IDE burner which always put a big pop on the beginning of each track when making "regular", non CDA discs with its supplied NTI software. It wouldn't matter if I used track at once or disc at once, each tune had a big pop at the beginning. Thus it was used only for data recording, so as to save the laser on the old Yamaha SCSI. Plus, this IDE burner has digital audio output, which makes it useful.
I downloaded the 4.0g CDA, and yes, the Sony would now record, but only at maximum speed, which resulted in missing audio for the first 15 seconds, and all of my track markers were way off. Grrrrrr.
So, at the point of despair, I thought I would see if the IDE drive was at least recognized by CDA with the 4.0g update. Wow, not only was it recognized, but this piece of junque would also record, and not only that, no big pop at the beginning of each track. My CDA track markers were still there and were accurate, and not causing those pops.
So now I find myself in the curious position of reversing the roles of the two burners in my computerator. The Sony SCSI will record the CD Creator 4 audio and data discs, and the IDE burner will be the CDA engine. And I still have the Yamaha
in reserve should either of these burners die. Pluse, I never again will need to use that awful NTI software!
Thank you, SF, for the CDA 4.0g upgrade. You have salvaged my strategic plan, even if in an unexpected manner...