On 05/01/2013 11:33 PM, fredex wrote: >> Fred Smith <[hidden email]> wrote: >> > Jörg: > [snip] >> - Is it possible to use the original drive that was used for writing? > > the original isn't a drive per se, it's a professional audio recorder, > rack-mounted, that contains a CD drive of some sort. > > I THINK what happened was the recorder was powered off while writing. > Probably made a huge mess of the data, or at least left it in some bad > unfinished state. I have used such a recorder, and the one I used WAS capable of recovering a disk from a mess like what you describe. But...it takes a while. It has to read the entire disk (and it is designed to read at 1X), figure out what is on it, and then finalize it. If you can get access to the original recorder, I would suggest you let it try to clean up its own mess. Even better would be to get hold of the manual (paper or online) and see what it suggests for finalizing a disk that has been removed from the recorder. Ted Miller Elkhart, IN