Hello all, I've been using Sony's new pro CD recorder, the CDR-W33, for the last few weeks, and it's a pretty sweet deck. Even better news, Sony has authorized us to "give it away free" if you buy their portable DE-456 CD player from us for $544. That's a backwards way of saying, you get both items for a very good price! As a Sony Professional dealer, we have the PRO version of the CDR-W33, which ignores SCMS and records on the cheap "computer" discs. The instructions indicate otherwise, so before you consider buying this model from another dealer, be sure he has the "pro" version! In addition to the features we've come to expect from pro CD recorders (coaxial & optical in & out, analog RCA in & out, records on all CDR and CDRW discs, automatic or manual indexing from MDs or other CDs, "audio-sync" startup, memory buffer for instant start, etc), the Sony offers DSP (digital signal processing), though unfortunately, only from the analog inputs. This feature includes a 3-band parametric digital equalizer, a digital compressor/limiter, and optional Super Bit Mapping (SBM). You can really sweeten the sound of audience recordings with this equalizer! Of course, I was a bit disappointed that these features couldn't be accessed through the digital inputs, but if you're goal is to make changes to the sound anyway, it probably doesn't matter, and you certainly won't lose any sound quality with Sony's excellent 24-bit A>D circuitry. This model also includes CD-Text which is a very neat feature for assigning a name to your disc, and to each track. CDRWIN also supports this feature, and I've started writing out discs with the full setlist built right into the disc! In addition to letting you program CD-Text from a jog dial or the remote control, the CDR-W33 allows you to connect a standard PC computer keyboard and type in all your CD-Text information! You can also control the machine's standard functions from the computer keyboard. This unit is a dark grey color and carries the tradition of Sony's excellent design: removable 19" rack mounts, large display and clear buttons, large remote control (wireless or wired operation), 2-minute finalize, jog dial for menu operations, etc. Please email for more information: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, --Gary P.s. you also get a free car playback kit with your free CD recorder, so you can play your newly minted CDs in your car! ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
