Klarinet Archive - Posting 000358.txt from 2001/12

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] MP3 vs CD audio
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:08:09 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
>
> As I understand it, to burn CD's on a dedicated consumer audio CD burner,
> you MUST use MUSIC CD's, which are somehow coded to not allow copying, or
> some such foolishness.

Yes, this is mostly true. I don't believe they are coded to keep them from
being copied. They have had a fee or a tax paid on them to make up for the
fact that most people are using them to copy copyrighted music.

> Regular data CD's can have .wav files
> burned on by computers and CAN be read by most CD players.

You can burn .wav files onto a data disc that will not play on a CD player.
However, with the correct software, you can turn those .wav files into a
Redbook Audio CD quite easily.

> Many newer players will even
> read CD-RW disks recorded in this way. Using programs like Easy
> CD Creator
> makes doing these CD's relatively simple.

Beware of Easy CD creator as it makes CDs that are in fact multi-session CDs
with a 2 second pause between tracks. This is *not* true RedBook... It may
work in most CD players, but if you want to put a track between to attaca
movements, you'll be out of luck.

I would also stay away from CD-RW discs for audio. They don't work on a
wide range of CD players...

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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