12.3 CD Access

Get CD access on your Atari

I thought to add my two pennies just the same here.....
Somehow somewhere someone up there doesn't like you, every time you dare to buy a SCSI device things go horribly wrong :-)))

First of all:

 
It doesn't matter at all if HDDRIVER recognises your CDWriter, CDROM or scanner. I know it's a comfort to see these devices recognised but there's absolutely no need for it. So don't blame Uwe Seimet for this. For once he's not to blame :-)
 

Second:

 
If you use CD Recorder Pro, and you want to create a CD, there is no need for a CD Driver to be installed. The CD Driver needs to be installed if you want to use the device as a CDROM. Go to the menu called option, and select recorder. The program will scan the SCSI bus and display the CDWriter in black, select it and forget all about this for the rest of your life.
 

Three:

 
If the program doesn't recognise Your CDWriter, then clearly something is wrong with your setup. My Philips and Teac both don't like to be the last in the chain, so you could try this. Setting parity is only good if parity is set on ALL the other SCSI devices also, so you may have to play around a bit.
 

Four:

 
Forget about ExtenDOS, it's not compatible with SPIN, I imagine you like to keep the features of SPIN? I know you've got CD Tools, just stick to that, it's perfect for the job. Use the OLD SCSI_CD.BOS driver for your Yamaha 200 (see my previous posting) and use hs_iso.DOS from CD Tools. Your config.sys should look something like this:

 
;SCSI 4 : PIONEER CD ROM ==>Y
;SCSI 5 : YAMAHA CD200T ==>Z
*BOS, C:\auto\spin_sd.bos, Y:12
*BOS, C:\auto\scsi_cd.bos, Z:13
*DOS, C:\auto\hs-iso.dos -128, O:Z
*DOS, C:\auto\hs-iso.dos -64, P:Y

 
In this example your Pioneer will run with the SPIN drivers and your CD ROM with the SoundPool drivers, this is necessary because otherwise it's not possible to read different sessions on a CDR. Also some CD ROM's have problems reading CD's that are not closed yet.
 

Five:

 
Unless you use a Falcon, don't use CDREADER to sample music, this program is a piece of shit, use CDCOPY.PRG or drag the WAVE samples from the SPIN CDROM straight into the program.
 

Six:

 
When writing data in different sessions, don't forget to click the option "read previous session" otherwise your work is gone....
 

Seven:

 
When writing a data CD which contains a lot of small files, make an image first. The SCSI interface of the TT and Falcon are not fast enough to deliver a constant stream of data to your writer. When using a Falcon with a fast IDE drive, then forget what I just wrote.
 

Eight:

 
For writing music CD's you don't have to make an image at all. Up to 6x the SCSI interface can manage.
 

Nine:

 
when writing a real CD-DA always close the CD. A lot of CD players in the Hifi towers can't manage a CD which isn't closed.
 

Also have a look to CD Treiber on this archive.