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Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: cavein2000 on January 19, 2006, 12:09:11 AM
:?:

Okay.  So I just purchased a supergrafx and more recently the super cd-rom2 unit.  Being that I just shelled out some solid cash for the systems, I decided to buy a cd-r backup of castlevania x (not the one on ebay) to test out the super cd-rom2 unit.  

I popped in the game, played a bit of it and the audio stopped during the german intro and then the music cut out of the actual level after playing through a couple scenes.  However, the sound effects remained.  

I figure I should buy a real game to test whether it is the backup or the cd-rom unit that is causing the problem.  The seller recommended switching the AV cable to the cd-rom unit from the supergrafx but the problem persisted.  Any other recommendations?  I am using the original power supply from the super cd-rom unit as well.  I don't know if this would factor into the equation.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: rolins on January 19, 2006, 03:18:35 AM
While your waiting to buy an original cd game, you might want to try playing a music cd. If you don't hear any music your super-cd system might just caught the plague.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: GUTS on January 19, 2006, 08:19:16 AM
Or you could just pop the CDR in your computer and play the music since it's all redbook, that'll tell you if the CDR is good or not.  Sounds like it's probably the system though, mine does the exact same thing unless I turn it upside down or on it's side while it's playing.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: cavein2000 on January 19, 2006, 09:37:01 AM
I tried playing the audio on power dvd; I opened "track01.cda" and I hear birds chirping, giggling and then a conversation between a young child and an adult in japanese.   Sounds like something out of the regular dragonball series.  Is this some kind of sick joke?
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: cavein2000 on January 19, 2006, 09:43:30 AM
On second thought, Symphony of the night does have a strange message on it as well if you pop it in a cd player...
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: cavein2000 on January 19, 2006, 10:50:23 AM
Alright, I popped the cd-r in my cd player and the tracks are there... It seems to play fine so I guess I will try flipping the system upside down or sideways.  Hope it works for me too.  Does anyone know the translation for track 1 (little boy giggling skit thing)?
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: GUTS on January 19, 2006, 11:40:17 AM
Hah that's awesome, I'm sure it's probably just a warning that it's a data track and can harm your CD player like all those old games used to have, although those wacky japanese people always found ways to make even the warnings interesting (I remember a couple games I used to have had the actual characters warning you instead of just a generic message).

Oh also, it might just be that the media that the disc was burned on is crappy.  You could rip it to your computer and re-burn it yourself with different CDRs, I believe Alcohol 120% does a damn fine job of that if you can't get CDRWin working properly.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: Black Tiger on January 20, 2006, 12:54:27 PM
Snatcher also has the main characters(Gillian and Metal Gear) warning you about playing the game in a CD player.

I'm guessing that the other Konami CD's probably have something original as well.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: Keranu on January 20, 2006, 03:18:07 PM
Don't forget about Working Design's TGCD games where they have a silly warning voice and loud sirens. By the way, am I the only person who is attracted to the voice of that chick who says the CD error message in a lot of Turbo CD games? I hope she doesn't turn out to be some really ugly woman :( .
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: GUTS on January 20, 2006, 04:21:49 PM
Voice actress chicks ALWAYS turn out to be ugly, that's why they're voice actresses and not real actresses.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: TR0N on January 20, 2006, 05:27:13 PM
Quote from: "Keranu"
Don't forget about Working Design's TGCD games where they have a silly warning voice and loud sirens. By the way, am I the only person who is attracted to the voice of that chick who says the CD error message in a lot of Turbo CD games? I hope she doesn't turn out to be some really ugly woman :( .

 :lol:  :lol:
I've tried it is pretty corny on there warning message's.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: Black Tiger on January 20, 2006, 06:07:25 PM
Quote from: "Keranu"
Don't forget about Working Design's TGCD games where they have a silly warning voice and loud sirens. By the way, am I the only person who is attracted to the voice of that chick who says the CD error message in a lot of Turbo CD games? I hope she doesn't turn out to be some really ugly woman :( .


She sounds like an elementary school teacher.

But whatever floats yer boat. :roll:
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: Keranu on January 20, 2006, 06:35:05 PM
Quote from: "GUTS"
Voice actress chicks ALWAYS turn out to be ugly, that's why they're voice actresses and not real actresses.

I know, it's really the truth man :( . Same thing goes with those phone sex girls; they always turn out to be some super overweight woman with hairy armpits.  I don't know about you guys, but I have faith in the Turbo CD voice chick, and it has been my personal quest to find her. Help would be appreciated! I don't know what it is, it's just such a soft and almost "futuristic" voice, kind of like an elementary school teacher like Black Tiger said, which is maybe what attracts me sine I have a thing for the mature women  8) . Oh well, she'll probably turn out to have balding hair.
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: esteban on January 20, 2006, 06:51:01 PM
Quote from: "Keranu"
I don't know about you guys, but I have faith in the Turbo CD voice chick, and it has been my personal quest to find her. Help would be appreciated! I don't know what it is, it's just such a soft and almost "futuristic" voice, kind of like an elementary school teacher like Black Tiger said, which is maybe what attracts me sine I have a thing for the mature women  8) . Oh well, she'll probably turn out to have balding hair.
Hahahhahahaa. OK! I've never given this much though, but it would be kool to find out who the woman was who did the warning track for TG-CDs.

She does sound like an elementary school teacher! But I'm with Keranu -- she could have been a real cutie pie back in 1989 :).

I love the direction this thread has taken!
Title: Supergrafx - audio tracks missing on cd-r copy, need help.
Post by: Keranu on January 20, 2006, 08:31:51 PM
Haha, oh crap, I just looked at the thread title and it's about the Super Grafx with Super CDROM2 CD-R issue. Maybe this should have it's own thread!