Re: [ARSCLIST] non-book CDs

[Jerry Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be careful with Windows "Send To". It may write CD-R using a packet format
and UDF 1.5 volume and file structure. Not all systems will access such a
disc. It would be better to use separate recording software where you have
more control.

Jerry
Media Sciences, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcos Sueiro Bal
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:11 AM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] non-book CDs
> 
> Steve,
> 
> Toast for Mac will burn 44.1/24 audio files to CD-R *as data files*. If
> you right-click on any file, Windows allows you to "Send to" your file
> to a CD-R or DVD-R.
> 
> If you want to create a redbook CD from your 44.1/24 files, it is
> recommended you dither them down to 16 bits (as opposed to just truncate
> them). I think all professional redbook-burning software will allow you
> to do this (including Sound Forge/CD Architect)
> 
> Marcos
> 
> 
> >
> >>> What software do you use for putting 44.1/24 files onto
> >>> CDs?
> >>>
> >>> Steve Smolian
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Personally, I use PrimoDvd from Primera, (which also carries
> >> a Sonic TM), since I use a Primera Bravo II Disc Publisher
> >> (using a Plextor 715-A) for my copies. I drag the WAV files
> >> into the project window, and burn a data CD. It is perfectly
> >> possible and accepted practice to make 24/44.1 CDs, they
> >> just will be Data CDs, and will not be playable on a
> >> conventional  CD player. They won't be "CDs'" in the common
> >> sense of the term, but they are on CD-Rs. There is no way to
> >> make a Redbook CD at 24/44.1, since 16 bits is an integral
> >> part of the spec (please correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't
> >> read the Redbook for a while, or , um, never) I suspect this
> >> is common knowledge, but the fact seems to be obscured in
> >> the discussion.
> >> There are any number of readers (free and otherwise) that
> >> will play WAV files from a data disc, so playability is not
> >> a problem unless all you've got is a CD player, in which
> >> case, you're in dire straits indeed.
> >>
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Marcos Sueiro Bal
> Audio/Moving Image Archivist
> Preservation Division
> Columbia University