[paranoia] cdparanoia can't make a smooth recording

[Robert Braddock]

[ system: linux (debian/woody)    cdparanoia: 9.7    cdcd: 0.5.0
[  cdrom: "Vendor: TORiSAN   Model:CD-ROM CDR-C3G   Rev:2.13"
[         (3cd changer, 4x) 

cdparanoia doesn't seem to be able to read correctly from my CDROM. It does
read, but it takes a long time, the progress bar is all V, and the
smiley-status is almost continuously at :-P. The .wav file has a very
frequent static-like sound, as if the sound data is being continuously
sliced apart. I tried playing the wav on another computer to make sure it
wasn't something wrong with my sound setup. I'm confused as to why
cdparanoia doesn't piece the sound data together correctly--is there an
option to make it try harder?

The drive reports cdda ability. I originally tried the native ATAPI driver,
and then switched over to scsi-ide mode (including disabling native atapi
cdrom), and while it seems to record a little bit faster (as in, it might
actually finish a track after a few hours) it didn't help the output at all.
I also tried some values for -o and -n, with the same results.

I've gone over the faq and troubleshooting guide several times with no luck.
Is there anything I can do, or do I have to buy a new cdrom? (I actually
have a newer cdrom drive from our other pc, but it doesn't do cdda at all!)

I put a few seconds from the front a sample recording at this url, in case
it's useful:

  http://www.concordant-thought.com/personal/robert/cusco.wav

Also, if anyone knows why cdcd would be able to control my cd changer under
the native ATAPI, but not under the SCSI-ide interface, I'd appreciate
advice. I haven't really made any use of cd's under linux until now, and
I'm having quite a bit of trouble troubleshooting all these things.

Many thanks,
Robert Braddock

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