Reference [Creating A Cd]; About Creating An Audio Cd; About Cd-R/Rw Discs - Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual

Reference [Creating a CD]

This section describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive in the MRS-1608 to create an audio CD or store a project from the
hard disk onto a CD-R/RW disc.
NOTE
• This section does not apply to MRS-1608 models without integrated CD-R/RW drive.
• Mixed-mode CDs or copy-controlled CDs cannot be played or read.

About creating an audio CD

The MRS-1608 lets you write the contents of the master
track of any project to a CD-R/RW disc in CD-DA (audio
data) format. The result is an audio CD that can be played
in a CD player.
There are two ways of writing audio data on a CD-R/RW
disc, as described below.
●
Writing by project
This method writes the master track of a single project to
the disc. When using this method, it is possible to add
audio data later, until the CD-R/RW disc has been
finalized.
●
Writing by album
This method involves first creating a list for the audio CD
(called an "album") which contains information about
master tracks from various projects that are to be
included. The CD-R/RW is then written in one operation,
and finalizing is automatically performed, so that no
more audio data can be added later.
HINT
"Finalizing" a CD-R/RW disc refers to the procedure of
making it playable on an ordinary CD player besides the
MRS-1608. After it has been finalized, no more data can be
added to a CD-R/CD-RW disc.
NOTE
• The waveform data of the currently selected V-take of the
master track are recorded as is on the audio CD. To cut off
blank portions before or after the audio material, you can use
→
the trimming function (
• If the V-take is less than 4 seconds long, the master track
cannot be written.
ZOOM MRS-1608
p. 52).

About CD-R/RW discs

When creating an audio CD, you can select either CD-R
or CD-RW discs as media. The features of the two disc
types are described below.
●
CD-R
This media type allows only one-time recording or
adding of data. Once data have been written, they cannot
be changed or erased. CD-R discs are typically available
in 650 MB and 700 MB capacities.
To newly write audio data of the MRS-1608 to disc, a
blank CD-R is required. As long as the disc has not been
finalized, it is possible to add further audio data up to the
maximum capacity of the disc. After being finalized, the
disc can be played on an ordinary CD player.
●
CD-RW
This media type allows recording, adding, and bulk-
erasing of data. CD-RW discs are also typically available
in 650 MB and 700 MB capacities.
To newly write audio data of the MRS-1608 to disc, a
blank or completely erased CD-RW is required. As long
as the disc has not been finalized, it is possible to add
audio data up to the maximum capacity of the disc. Even
when finalized, some CD players may not be able to play
CD-RW discs.
Disc Write
CD-R Once only
Many times (after
CD-RW
erasing)
NOTE
When using commercially available pre-formatted CD-RW
discs, perform an erase operation first, as described on page
159.
Add data Erase
Yes No
Yes Yes
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