Recording Audio Sources; Recording Songs From A Music Cd - Yamaha MCX-2000 - MusicCAST Digital Audio Server Setup Manual

Recording Audio Sources

You can expand your music archive by recording (or
importing) songs and other audio programs from commercial
music CDs, external audio signals, and FM radio programs
from the built-in tuner. You can record these audio sources to
the MCX-2000 internal hard drive with up to 200 hours in
linear PCM format (16-bit/44.1kHz) or up to 2,000 hours in
MP3 format (160kbps bit rate) by default. You can adjust
recording options (page 96) balancing your preferred sound
quality and total recoding time. In addition, you can confirm
how long recording is possible now in a System Information
screen (page 102). When selecting Top Menu > Recording,
you will see the following screen.
Recording menu
Store from CD
Select this when importing songs from an audio CD (CD-
DA). For most commercial music CDs, the MCX-2000
automatically retrieves song data such as artist name, album
title and each song title from the CDDB database (page 53).
Store from Radio
Select this when you want to 'air check' an FM radio
program. You can adjust the recording level and select
recording modes such as Manual and Synchro (Full Auto or
Auto Track Marking) for your preferences.
Store from Inputs
Select this when recording incoming audio signals via the
MCX-2000 analog or digital input jacks. Using the same
recording interface as FM radio recording, you can easily
record songs or other audio programs from an old analog
tape or other media.
Duplicate a CD
Select this when you want to duplicate an existing audio CD
(CD-DA). For duplication, you need a CD-R/RW disc for
audio recording.
Create an original CD
This is a special feature that lets you create your original CD
from an album or a playlist in your music archive. To get the
most out of this feature, you may want to read "Editing the
Library" (page 75) after importing necessary songs (or
source audio materials) in PCM format.
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Recording Songs from a Music CD

In general, music CDs are the easiest and simplest way to
create your music archive. Once CD songs are imported, the
MCX-2000 lets you manage them using playlists and other
editing features (page 75).
1 From the Recording menu screen, select Store from CD.
A song list will appear if you've already set an audio CD in
the MCX-2000. If not, the unit shows "No Audio CD
present" along with "Insert Audio CD" in yellow.
CD recording screen
2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote control and
open the CD tray. Set an audio CD with its label side
facing up. Press the same button again to close the tray.
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n The MCX-2000 only supports audio CDs (CD-DA) for importing
songs. If you set any other CD or DVD, the unit will show "Insert Audio
CD" again after attempting to read it.