I recently purchased an audio CD. I couldn't import them to Apple Music. I discovered they were SACDs and not importable with my Super Drive. I also have a MODISC drive by LG and this drive wouldn't import the SACD. I could play the CD on my Sony Ultra HD Blu-ray/DVD player. Any solutions?
MacMini 2023 M2, Sonoma 14.5, Apple USB Super drive
Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023)
Super Audio CDs are incompatible with standard CD players. (There are hybrid discs that combine an incompatible SACD recording and a CD one, but many SACDs are not hybrids.)
They also have DRM intended to keep you from extracting music from your own collection to use on other devices.
JT425 wrote:
......Buying a player to import two CDs isn't practical.
True! In fact, buying SACDs was not "practical." Not sure what you saw on Reddit, but it likely involved audio hijacking or some other kind of DRM removal, which are verboten topics.
If your purchase of the SACDs was recent, return them to the place of sale and request a refund.
Thank you for the reply. I've seen info on Reddit for doing this. However, the means of transferring/ripping the info is beyond my capabilities. I was seeking a simple solution. Buying a player to import two CDs isn't practical.
Too late for a refund! I hadn't known about SACDs. Now I know. Thanks for your response!
How to import super audio CD (SACD) to Music?
