SACD Ripping using an Oppo or Pioneer? Yes, it's true!

[hrossm]

On 11/3/2022 at 8:04 PM, stereo hifi said:

 

I hope you will get a response from the experts soon, but in the meanwhile....

 

I think the error (libsacdread:  Can't stat /dev/cdrom) indicates that the script didn't execute properly. Tray opens. Insert the disc and then press power. The tray closes and the display goes black (it's now asleep, Quick Start Mode On in settings). You then you should be able to access the drive. The most common reason I have found that the script won't run is that the thumb drive file system isn't compatible (FAT32 MBR). Try another thumb, and once you find one that works, always use that one.

 

I've only just started with the few SACDs I have. I have a Pioneer BDP-170 and get the same error message as DarrylR. I've tried reformatting my USB stick with Quick format off and the method above turning power off as well as the original method. No luck either way. I'm on a laptop connecting wirelessly to my router and I've tried with both wireless and now wired connection to the BDP-170. I've used the IP address indicated by my router home page in both cases. Any help much appreciated please.

[hrossm]

PS to my post above - using the command line below I don't get an error message but the command prompt pops up after a few seconds and there's no output file. I have pinged the address successfully.

 

sacd_extract -i 192.168.1.76:2002 -P -I ../Users/rossm/Music/LoveOverGold

[hrossm]

On 12/2/2022 at 12:53 AM, MikeyFresh said:

There is typically no need to reformat the USB flash drive, however if you do,  just make sure it is either FAT32 or NTFS format, in either case with Master Boot Record partition scheme. 

 

It would help to see a screen shot of your AutoScript folder structure.

 

Only pertains to use of a Sony brand Blu-ray player, disregard that method (sleep-server) completely when using a Pioneer, you do not shut the machine off when using a Pioneer (nor any other brand Blu-ray player besides a Sony).

 

Windows, macOS, or Linux? Either wired or wireless will work assuming the computer and Blu-ray player are on the same subnet, and you've successfully completed the player's network setup steps using it's on-screen displayed menu.

 

 

 

Thanks for the pointers.

 

It's Win10 on the laptop so a bit foreign to me. It's 20 years since I did much command line stuff, both Unix/Linux and WinXP/MS-Dos. Anyway I've attached as much info as I can think of. I assume the lack of a star on Disk2 in Diskpart means it's MBR?

 

When I power on the Pioneer the tray opens so I assume the disk is working.

 

Although the command line prompt has come back it sounds like the SACD is still spinning but I can't see anything in Task Manager to suggest the rip is in progress - little or no network activity and what there is seems to be down to Firefox. I'll let the disc carry on spinning for a while but I'm not hopeful.

 

It seems like there's just one little piece of the jigsaw puzzle out of place but I don't know how to find it - any more pointers will be gratefully received, thanks, Ross

[hrossm]

10 minutes ago, MikeyFresh said:

You'd probably also want to defeat the AutoPower Off setting as some rips can take longer than 20 minutes to complete. I don't remember anymore if the Pioneer units will actually shut off during a rip, but the later model Sonys definitely do.

 

The above won't likely matter if you only rip the stereo tracks directly to DSF as that takes more like 10-12 minutes (depending on the disc's total playtime) to rip, however if you rip both the stereo and MCH tracks that can easily exceed 20 minutes, your Pioneer might Auto Power OFF in those cases unless you alter that setting.

 

Thank you for both posts, I'll get back on the case later this evening.

[hrossm]

3 hours ago, MikeyFresh said:

You'd probably also want to defeat the AutoPower Off setting as some rips can take longer than 20 minutes to complete. I don't remember anymore if the Pioneer units will actually shut off during a rip, but the later model Sonys definitely do.

 

The above won't likely matter if you only rip the stereo tracks directly to DSF as that takes more like 10-12 minutes (depending on the disc's total playtime) to rip, however if you rip both the stereo and MCH tracks that can easily exceed 20 minutes, your Pioneer might Auto Power OFF in those cases unless you alter that setting.

 

Eureka, it works. Just a small usage issue to overcome please:-

 

This command line: C:\sacd_extract>sacd_extract -i 192.168.1.74:2002 -P -s ../Users/rossm/Music/LoveOverGoldSACD

 

Gives this file structure (not sure what I was expecting but track names would be ideal):-

 

[hrossm]

14 hours ago, MikeyFresh said:

 

I don't know, which version of sacd_extract.exe are you using on the PC side?

 

I don't know but I've just searched for sacd_extract and found a GUI version here https://www.videohelp.com/software/sacd-extract

 

I'll give that a go.

[hrossm]

15 hours ago, chichaz said:

The track title you have is a direct result of the command line you specified: "/Users/rossm/Music/LoveOverGoldSACD" >= "Users rossm Music LoveOverGoldSACD.dsf" with the slashes replaced with spaces. If you leave off whatever that switch was (cut off in the screen shot?), I bet you get the original track titles encoded in the metadata. 

 

No switch cut off - my understanding of the command is that that is the output file path. I think the newer executable and the right setting of the metadata switch might be the answer, just haven't tried it yet.