Im having troubles playing a CD-Extra (CD-Plus, Enhanced CD). Why?
A CD-Audio disc may contain data tracks, for example containg CD-ROM programs with additional info about the performing artist. However, when such a disc is played on an old CD-Audio player, the data track would not be recognized as such, resulting in the playback of noise. Playing this noise loud could eventualy result in the damaging of the speakers. To avoid this problem, Philips, Sony and Microsoft established a standard which was initally called CD-Plus but which was later renamed into CD-Extra due to trademark-related issues. Sometimes it’s also called Enhanced (Music) CD. The logo is made up of the regular CD-Digital Audio sign with a ‘+’-mark next to it. The standard is described in the Blue Book. Such a CD-Extra is a so called “stamped multi-session” disc. It is in essence a multi-session disc like the ones you can create with your CD-Recorder, with the music in session 1, and the data in session 2. Every ordinary CD-Audio player can only read the first session and it will pla
