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Hi guys, While we are on the Cd subject can you guys recomend a good brand of Cds to have my final master project recorded? what Cd brands do pro studios use? thanx L.a --- Greg House <ghunicycle@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- Scott Hansen <scott-a-hansen@uiowa.edu> wrote: > > > there is a difference between the digital audio > and data disks, i'm > > not a techie, so don't know specifics, but if you > put a data disk in > > the cd recorder, it will give some message saying > "not correct disk" > > or something. the bummer thing is that the digital > audio discs cost > > more than data discs. you can get the data disks > for nothing > > (practically), cdr da's were in the 24$ range (in > IA), but since > > xmas, i've seen them come down. > > The regular CD-R disks are data disks, but can also > burn audio CDs, provided you > have the proper equipment. The AUDIO CD-R disks are > for use in "consumer audio cd > recorders" (like the Phillips). The difference has > something to do with a special > header on them of some sort, it's a bogus > distinction put there purely for the > differentiation between "consumer audio" and "pro > audio" or "data". Kind of like > the SCMS copy protection scheme which was foisted > upon us with DAT. > > > >Recently I purchased a Philips CD Burner, that > hooks up like a CD > > >player to my home audio system (as opposed to a > CD-ROM drive). I use > > >it to make music CD-Rs. The instructions specify > that I should use > > >only DIGITAL AUDIO/RECORDABLE CD-R, not just > recordable CD-Rs. > > >[Question one: Is this the difference between > AUDIO CD-Rs and DATA > > >(or MEDIA) CD-Rs?] > > Yes, there's a difference. Something your drive can > read to tell it that you put > in an "Audio" disc (the the appropriate RIAA media > taxes paid, etc). Just another > way of screwing you, basically. > > Greg > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com