#cd recorders/software
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Here in the Music Department of my University we recently purchased a high end
digital audio editing workstation (runs on a Mac) made by a company called
Sonic Solutions. They also sell a CD recorder and software that allows the
user to write a one-off audio CD onto their drive (a Sony, I believe). We
would like to investigate purchasing that system and expanding it so that we
could record one-offs of CD rom in both HFS and ISO 9600 formats as well. I
would be interested in knowing what software and hardware combinations any of
you out there are using that allow this kind of write once recording. Also,
does anyone know which CD plants will accept a write once CD as a master for
mass duplication instead of a Sony 1630 tape?
Paul:
Download the MFG.TXT file in Lib #8: it contains many vendors of both
write-once services and recorders.
>>Also, does anyone know which CD plants will accept a write once CD as a
master for mass duplication instead of a Sony 1630 tape?<<
To the best of my knowledge, they all will.
Best – Rich Bowers
Paul,
Before you make the jump you need to think about the cost of producing the
one-offs yourself (universities do think of these things don't they <g>). It
may well be cheaper for you to have a tape produced then have someone else
produce the one-off for you. It saves you the cost of some expensive equipment
and training.
Every CD replicator I know of will accept a one-off as a premaster. The master
can not be a one-off disc as the use of a master is another type of animal,
usually made of glass.
If you E-Mail me your address and phone I'll get some information to you.
Jerry Warner
CD Solutions, Inc.
Yes, universities REALLY have to think about these things these days. Our
motivating factors are 1) We do a fair amount of audio CD premastering – at
$several hundred dollars each to turn a DAT into a 1630 master, we can save a
fair amount of money. and 2) The university is investigating storing archival
data on CD rom – rather than paying someone to do it, we could do it ourselves.
Our estimate is that it would pay for itself rather quickly. I have now
investigated several CD plants and found only one that will take the PMCD
(premaster CD to drive their glass mastering equipment). Others will take it,
but simply transter it to 1630 tape and charge a fee for the transfer.
Paul,
Humm, the replicators are taking the CD-R to tape, then making the master.
Interesting. I haven't heard of our replicator doing that but then I've never
asked. I do know they haven't been charging our customers for it if they are
doing the dual conversion. I suppose that's one way to be more certain the
data is good.
Jerry Warner
CD Solutions, Inc.
Jerry,
I've been told some/most of the replication houses use tape because they just
haven't set up their production areas to use CD-ROMs. I'd guess it's simply a
matter of not having a large enough volume of data being delivered on CD-R to
go to the bother. That is changing, though, with more and more one-offs being
used as test discs before going to mass replication.
Kathy <<– The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
Kathy,
Thanks for the info. Guess we just haven't run into that yet.
Jerry