Let's see. So you're saying that recording at 1x is a one-to-one ratio, same as straight cassette recording (not duping at double speed).
So if the maximum speed of most new drives is 52x, is there some agreed-upon slower write speed that is considered just slow enough to be more prudent? The smart person uses 32x discs, or 48x discs, or something? Just looking for some idea of how people approach this. Or, if you just record at maximum speed, as I've done a number of times by now, with no perceptible glitches in the resulting music, then it's okay, and ought to generally be okay? it all sounds kind of abstract to me, so far... Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clifford Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:57 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please You are, in some part, witnessing the advance of technology. Originally, cd writers couldn't burn at great speed. As burners developed higher abilities, media manufacturers developed media to keep up. However, there were all those older burners out there that couldn't take advantage of the higher speeds. So you wind up with a highly segmented marketplace trying to serve lots of differing needs. You can always burn at a slower speed than the maximum of your burner so long as the medium will support that speed. In fact, I think lots of folks might recommend burning, particularly music, at less than the higher speed to avoid errors. Given a 1x burn speed you won't spend more than 80 minutes waiting for your project to be done, but you can improve on that with your combination of burning write speed and cd speed capacity. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/14/2005 1:19:13 AM >>> I've been cruising sites like amazon.com, best buy and others, and see that there's an enormous variety of blank cd/r products out there. I understand the importance of most of the specifications of a CD, such as its capacity. But what about the write speed? I'm pretty sure my CD/DVD drive is rated at a maximum wwrite speed of 52x, but does this mean I'm short-changing myself or inconveniencing myself in some way (or even burdening my system or burning program in some way) if I don't get discs of the fastest speed? Does it particularly matter? If I don't use 52x, is it as if I'll have to sit there all day waiting for one CD to finish being recorded? Why are there so *many* different write speeds? What were they all intended for? 1x, 4x, 16x, 32x, 48x, 52x-- what's all this about? Does anyone understand how there came to be so many types at this point, and what's best to buy? Thanks. *ROM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:52 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please I think I got a spindle of 50 CD's. I'm not sure exactly how many of those are left. I guess you can probably get around 50 for between $10 and $20 U.S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > Hi, > > I just go to Walmart and buy memorex or max l or whatever name > brand is on sale. I buy them in a spindle of fifty, generally, though > sometimes a spindle of 100 is really cheap. I have found that so-called > music cd's are no better than straight write once read many type cd's, > though they generally cost a bit more. Money for r i a a, I suppose. > > Hope this helps. > Rusty > > At 12:27 AM 6/13/2005, Yardbird spake thusly:- >>I've begun creating CDs for friends by both copying my own music CDS and >>also by creating compilations from music files on my hard drive. While >>learning, I've used a few blank CD/Rs graciously donated by a friend. Now >>I'd like to get myself a modest supply to keep on hand, and I'd love to >>hear >>recommendations. I just did a search on Amazon and realize that there are >>a >>lot of brands to choose from, in different quantities, with or without >>jewel >>boxes. It's a bit overwhelming. I just want to find something like a >>25-pack of good quality discs that I can depend on for quality and >>durability. >> >>Also, I'd like to know where to find those slim-line jewel boxes that most >>people I I know use for CDs they make themselves. >> >>Here's the model of the CD-ROM drive/recorder in my Dell PC. I'm under >>the >>impression that the write speed is 52x, but if anyone knows differently, >>please say. >> >>thanks a lot. Here's my recorder model, courtesy of Belarc Advisor: >> >>SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F [CD-ROM drive] >> >>Daniel >> >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>http://www.pc-audio.org >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in > others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours." 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