User manual TASCAM CD-R DP WIN QS

[. . . ] Windows QuickStart CD-R Deluxe & CD-R Pro Packing List The following items should be present in your CD-R bundle: CD-R Deluxe: - TEAC 6x24 external CDR drive (CD-R56S) - CD-R Deluxe Software CD CD-R Pro: - TEAC 8x24 external CDR drive (CD-R58S) - CD-R Pro Software CD Both Bundles: - SCSI Card (Adaptec 2903B) - SCSI Cable - SCSI Terminator - (2) Blank CDR media - TEAC CD-R Drive Installation Guide - CD-R QuickStart Guide (That'd be this book. ) SEK'D Red Roaster Lite - (CD-R Deluxe Only) Audio Recording, Editing, and Audio CD Authoring SEK'D Red Roaster 24 - (CD-R Pro Only) Audio Recording, Editing, and Audio CD Authoring Adaptec EZ CD Creator - Data CD Authoring MyNetMedia SonicBurn - Burning MP3 files to Audio CDs on the fly Xing AudioCatalyst - (CD-R Pro Only) MP3 Compression Suite Introduction to CDR Technology CDR (Compact Disc Recordable) media can store up to 74 minutes of stereo audio, or up to 650 megabytes of data. CDR media can only be written on once, so the CDR authoring software allows you to design your CD completely before you burn it. Since the CD must contain a directory of what is on it, and since that directory is on the write once media also, all of the information must be burned to the CD at the same time. While audio CD players will only recognize the first session on the CD, many CD-ROMs will read multiple sessions. [. . . ] There are advantages and disadvantages to each type, depending on the speed of your CPU and the complexity of your project. Burning on the fly saves you a step, but obviously requires more processing horsepower from your computer. If your computer cannot support "Burn on the fly" for your CD, that can be compensated for by slowing the burn speed down to 4x or 2x. Generating the disc image, then burning from the image offers the most reliable option, however extra time is needed to create the image first. The older the computer, the more likely you will need to burn a disc image first, or slow the burn speed down to give the computer more time to process the information. Go ahead and put the disc into the CD player of your choice, and listen to your new masterpiece. You're on CD! Recording the Audio CD Now you have your audio edited and processed, and your track numbers are all marked. "On The Fly" means Red Roaster will process everything from your edit screen in real time. "Generate a completely new file" actually creates a disc image on your hard drive before it will burn the CD. In other words, it processes everything and stores that final result on your hard drive, and then records to the CD from the image. Either way, it is important to realize that your original data is untouched by EZ CD Creator Tutorial Quick Navigational Tips Using EZ CD Creator is quite simple, and the EZ CD Creator Wizard can walk you through assembling a Data CD without a hitch. For everything else, use the CD Creator Wizard to walk you through the process. When the CD is arranged, go ahead and press the Create CD button, or select "Create CD" from the File menu. You will be prompted to select the write speed, and whether you want to run a test burn, actually burn the CD, or both. For the first few CDs you make, we highly recommend doing test burns first. Depending on what your source data is coming from, the drive may not be fast enough to support 6x or 8x burns. This can be even further complicated if your drive is "fragmented, " meaning the data is not in a continuous block on the drive. (This happens frequently when the drive is nearing capacity. ) So just to be safe, run the test before burning for a little while until you are sure the system will run properly. If your system is having trouble keeping up with the drive, read the "Troubleshooting Underruns" section at the end of this Guide. The top two frames are for browsing your hard drive, and the bottom two represent the CD you are assembling. You can select data from the top frame, and drag it down to the bottom frame. Click on the Open Files button on the right, and load in the files you want. Remember, you will probably have to go to the AudioCatalyst folder to find those MP3 files you just made. To select a WAV file to encode, start up AudioCatalyst, go to the File menu, and select Encode Files. You will be prompted to select the WAV file you want to encode as MP3. [. . . ] A) Make sure your cables are securely connected, and that the SCSI terminator is also in place. If you have other SCSI devices in the chain, make sure they have different SCSI IDs than the CD-R drive has. For troubleshooting purposes, it may be wise to disconnect the other devices for now to ensure your SCSI cabling length is not too long, and that the other IDs aren't interfering. Remember to shut your computer down before changing SCSI IDs or disconnecting SCSI devices. [. . . ]