Roland VS-1824 owner manual 187, CD Track Number Tip

Chapter 13 CD-RW and Mastering

Beginning of Song #1	No CD marker is needed	Becomes CD Track 1
Beginning of Song #2	CD Track Marker # 000c	Becomes CD Track 2
Beginning of Song #3	CD Track Marker # 001c	Becomes CD Track 3
Beginning of Song #4	CD Track Marker # 002c	Becomes CD Track 4
and so on...

Chapter 13

*Due to audio CD standards, songs on a CD must be at least four seconds long. Thus, you cannot set two CD track markers within four seconds of each other. If you attempt to do this, “Can’t Set Marker” appears in the display, and the process cannot be carried out. Make sure your CD markers are at least four seconds apart.

The placement of a CD track marker in a VS-1824 song sends a command to the CD-R to increment the track number on the CD-R disc by one. It is not possible to create a CD-R with non-sequential track numbers, or to skip track numbers.

Do all your editing first. Use Track Cut and Track Insert to create exactly the desired transitions between songs. If you

place all your CD track markers and then use Track Cut or Track Insert, you will need to go back and re-do all your markers.

Once you are completely satisfied with the timing and transitions between songs, place your CD track markers. Check them by pressing [NEXT] then [PLAY]. If you need to erase a marker, press [CLEAR]+[SONG]+[TAP].

If you are only recording one song to the CD-R, it is not necessary to place any CD track markers, whether or not Finalize is on or off.

CD Track Number Tip

When setting up CD track markers for a full length CD-R, it’s easy to get confused by the discontinuity between the CD track marker number and the actual CD track number created. During the CD-R writing process, regular markers—placed by pressing [TAP]—are ignored by the CD-R. By placing two regular markers during the first song, the subsequent CD track markers match the actual CD track numbers which they will create.

Before using the CD Write function, place two “dummy” markers somewhere during the first song. It doesn’t matter where the two dummy markers are placed, as they will be ignored by the CD-R. The first two marker numbers are 000 and 001. Place the next marker using [PLAY (DISPLAY)]+[TAP] (to indicate a CD track number) where you want the second track of the CD to begin. This will be marker 002c.

Beginning of Song #1	No CD marker is needed	Becomes CD Track 1
Middle of Song #1	Normal Marker #000	(ignored by CD-R)
Middle of Song #1	Normal Marker #001	(ignored by CD-R)
Beginning of Song #2	CD Track Marker # 002c	Becomes CD Track 2
Beginning of Song #3	CD Track Marker # 003c	Becomes CD Track 3
(etc.)

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