1. temporary file location
This is slightly different on each system I tried, but both systems use MC's default. On this system it's C:\Documents and Settings\Suzi\My Documents\My Music\Temp\
2. output file location
This is different on each system, but here it's D:\Audio Library\. The other system uses MC's default.
3. check mark settings on Encoding options page
I tried it both with NOTHING checked, as well as with "Delete temp wave files when encoding finished" checked (which is my "normal" setting.)
4. option settings on Devices page
The following ARE checked:
Use digital playback
Enable online CD lookup
Analyze audio during ripping
Get cover art from internet after ripping
Media insertion action are all at "Nothing."
5. advanced ripping settings
mode: Secure
speed: Max
offset: 0
All three "Auto Rip CD Database lookup options" ARE checked.
"Overwrite existing files" IS checked.
Encode on-the-fly is NOT checked, and the three options below it are all at "1."
I dont' think there is anything unusual about any locations -- the "temp" location is the default one on each system, and the output location is the default on the second system.
As I mentioned, other encode formats don't have this problem -- I rip to mp3 all the time with no problems, and I tried a couple encode formats which worked fine. It's only the "Uncompressed wave" format that's giving me problems, and as I mentioned, I get the exact same results on two separate systems using different CDs.
The only similarity between both systems is that they both use a Plextor Premium CDRW drive. Other than this, they're pretty different -- one is a dual P3 1Gig, the other a P4 2.5. One is XP, the other is Win2K.
Thanks again for any help -- I really want to rip some waves, but this one has me stumped.
Larry