Zoom MRS-802 Reference [Creating a CD], Writing audio data, About CD-R/RWdiscs, • CD-R, • CD-RW, • Writing by album, • Writing by project

Reference [Creating a CD]

Reference [Creating a CD]

This section describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive in the MRS-802.

NOTE

•On a MRS-802 without preinstalled CD-R/RW drive, creating a CD is not possible.

•Mixed mode CDs or copy controlled CDs cannot be played or used as data source.

Writing audio data

The MRS-802 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. As with the other tracks of the MRS-802, the master track also has ten V-takes. The most recently selected V-take will be used as source material for the audio CD.

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 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 is then written in one operation, and finalizing is automatically performed, so that no more audio data can be added later.

HINT

“Finalizing” an audio CD refers to the procedure of making it playable on an ordinary CD player. 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. It is not possible to edit it during recording. To cut off blank portions before or after the audio material, use the master track trimming function (→ p. 49) beforehand.

About CD-R/RW discs

For 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 available in 650 MB and 700 MB capacities.

To newly write audio data of the MRS-802 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 available in 650 MB and 700 MB capacities.

To newly write audio data of the MRS-802 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. The disc can usually only be played on CD players designed to read CD-R/RW discs.

Disc	Write	Add	Erase	Playback on
		data		normal CD player
CD-R	Once only	Yes	No	Yes
CD-RW	Many times	Yes	Yes	No
	(after erasing)

NOTE

When using commercially available pre-formatted CD-RW

discs, perform an erase operation first, as described on page

117.

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