Hi everyone. Sorry if this is rather random, but I hope that someone can help. I'm currently recording audio from the radio and old cassettes using a stand alone CD recorder. I'm using re-recordable discs so that I don't have to keep buying new ones, but they seem to pick up dust and scratches very easily, and the instructions for the recorder are accurate in warning that any discs used will only function properly if such issues are not present. Does anybody know how I can check whether a CD is scratched (bearing in mind that I'm totally blind, that scratches can rarely be felt on the surface of a CD and that touching the surface would most likely damage the disc anyway)? Also, does anyone know of a way in which I can safely ensure that any dust is removed from a disc without running the risk of scratching it? Finally, does anyone know whether re-recordable discs are naturally more temperamental than recordable ones, or is anyone able to name types/makes of re-recordable discs which aren't temperamental? At the moment I'm losing recordings because the machine stops recording and deletes what it's accumulated part of the way through a session, and this is getting both awkward and irritating.
Apologies for all of the questions - any help will be appreciated. Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
