Re: CDs, was DATs, Was Re: arsclist Duplicating casette tapes

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:58 PM 8/9/2002 -0400, Steven Smolian wrote:

> When doing CDs from a number of originals for a client, and provided he
> agrees, I make two of each- one on Mitsui, on on TY.  The Mitsuis are kept
> for reference purposes for the odd numbered items, the TYs for the even, the
> second copies sent to dark storage.  When one shows signs of failing, the
> group is to be called back from storage and those on the other brand are to
> be copied.

There's a familiar ring here. When I send a master in for pressing, I send 
two copies, one on Mitsui, the other on T-Y. In the unlikely event that one 
has a detectable error, the other would be used.

> Incidentally, when will prices drop for CD testers?  Could this be done with
> an in-machine CD player and appropriate software?

I leave the question to experts, but I note that the best user-level 
reporting I know is with CDR Inspector. Jerry will surely have better 
information, but my belief is that no lower level can be reached with a 
conventional drive. There is an image on the CD-R side of my WWW site of a 
poor disc as reported by that program.
   http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/bad_disc.gif

Whether that program or one of the alternatives is sufficient for your 
purposes only you can judge. CDR Inspector and its little brother, CDR 
Diagnostic, are available from
  http://www.arrowkey.com/

Needless to say, I have no association with Arrowkey or any other vendor.

Mike

mrichter@xxxxxxx
http://www.mrichter.com/


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