I know that. How come you're telling me? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:29 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please
MP3 files are a tenth the size of wav files. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:00 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > ahSo the file compression puts it into the data category, even though it > can > be listened to, unlike most data. I see. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:45 AM > Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > > > An MP3 CD is considered a data CD, as opposed to a music CD. Hope this > helps. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:44 AM > Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > > >>I thought that data CDs were silent. Is there a kind of data that has >>sound >> output? >> a >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:31 PM >> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >> >> >> Hi Tim. I use the fastest speed, and it doesn't seem to have hurt my >> projects, because everything I've burned with Nero in a data CD project >> has >> sounded good. I don't think there were any errors. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:40 AM >> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >> >> >>> Sure you get to choose speed. Most people just take the default speed >>> which would be as fast as your burner and media can go, but you can slow >>> the burn down. Look through all of the options carefully before you >>> start >>> the burn in Nero. I haven't burned a cd in a while or I could tell you >>> exactly where to look. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:52 AM >>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >>> >>> >>>> But from what I understand about a program like Nero or the others I've >>>> tried, you don't get to choose the speed at which your CD gets written. >>>> I >>>> think it's just done at whatever speed the burn program defaults to and >>>> the >>>> CD drive is capable of, or something like that. Isn't this how it is? >>>> I'm >>>> sure I'm not understanding something. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:01 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >>>> >>>> >>>> If you want to burn a cd at 52x and your burner is rated at 52x than >>>> you >>>> need 52x rated cdr's although there is no reason you couldn't buy >>>> slower >>>> rated cdr's and burn slower. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:19 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >>>> >>>> >>>>> I've been cruising sites like amazon.com, best buy and others, and see >>>>> that >>>>> there's an enormous variety of blank cd/r products out there. I >>>>> understand >>>>> the importance of most of the specifications of a CD, such as its >>>>> capacity. >>>>> But what about the write speed? I'm pretty sure my CD/DVD drive is >>>>> rated >>>>> at >>>>> a maximum wwrite speed of 52x, but does this mean I'm short-changing >>>>> myself >>>>> or inconveniencing myself in some way (or even burdening my system or >>>>> burning program in some way) if I don't get discs of the fastest >>>>> speed? >>>>> Does it particularly matter? If I don't use 52x, is it as if I'll >>>>> have >>>>> to >>>>> sit there all day waiting for one CD to finish being recorded? Why >>>>> are >>>>> there so *many* different write speeds? What were they all intended >>>>> for? >>>>> 1x, 4x, 16x, 32x, 48x, 52x-- what's all this about? Does anyone >>>>> understand >>>>> how there came to be so many types at this point, and what's best to >>>>> buy? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> *ROM >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:52 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I think I got a spindle of 50 CD's. I'm not sure exactly how many of >>>>> those >>>>> are left. I guess you can probably get around 50 for between $10 and >>>>> $20 >>>>> U.S. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:49 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I just go to Walmart and buy memorex or max l or whatever >>>>>> name >>>>>> brand is on sale. I buy them in a spindle of fifty, generally, >>>>>> though >>>>>> sometimes a spindle of 100 is really cheap. I have found that >>>>>> so-called >>>>>> music cd's are no better than straight write once read many type >>>>>> cd's, >>>>>> though they generally cost a bit more. Money for r i a a, I suppose. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>>> Rusty >>>>>> > At 12:27 AM 6/13/2005, Yardbird spake thusly:- >>>>>>>I've begun creating CDs for friends by both copying my own music CDS >>>>>>>and >>>>>>>also by creating compilations from music files on my hard drive. >>>>>>>While >>>>>>>learning, I've used a few blank CD/Rs graciously donated by a friend. >>>>>>>Now >>>>>>>I'd like to get myself a modest supply to keep on hand, and I'd love >>>>>>>to >>>>>>>hear >>>>>>>recommendations. I just did a search on Amazon and realize that >>>>>>>there >>>>>>>are >>>>>>>a >>>>>>>lot of brands to choose from, in different quantities, with or >>>>>>>without >>>>>>>jewel >>>>>>>boxes. It's a bit overwhelming. I just want to find something like >>>>>>>a >>>>>>>25-pack of good quality discs that I can depend on for quality and >>>>>>>durability. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Also, I'd like to know where to find those slim-line jewel boxes that >>>>>>>most >>>>>>>people I I know use for CDs they make themselves. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Here's the model of the CD-ROM drive/recorder in my Dell PC. I'm >>>>>>>under >>>>>>>the >>>>>>>impression that the write speed is 52x, but if anyone knows >>>>>>>differently, >>>>>>>please say. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>thanks a lot. Here's my recorder model, courtesy of Belarc Advisor: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F [CD-ROM drive] >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Daniel >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>>>>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>>>>>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>>>>>http://www.pc-audio.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> "Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive >>>>>> gladness >>>>>> in >>>>>> others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours." 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