User manual TASCAM CD-R624M QUICK START

[. . . ] TASCAM CD-R624M Packing List The following items should be present in your CD-R624M bundle: - TEAC 6x24 external CDR drive (CD-R56S/614) - SCSI Cable - SCSI Terminator - CD-R624M software CD-ROM - CD Stomper w/ CD Stomper CD-ROM and CD Labels - (2) Blank TEAC CDR media - TEAC 6x24 Installation Guide - CD-R624 QuickStart Guide (That'd be this book. ) Xing Technologies AudioCatalyst - MP3 Encoding Apple QuickTime 4. 0 - Offers support for more advanced multimedia, including playback of MP3 files. The install is on your CD-R624M CD, so an internet connection is not necessary. Adobe Acrobat 3. 0 - Reading PDF files Be sure attention is paid to the placement of the files as mentioned above for Jam and BIAS Peak LE/SFX Machine Lite. If these files are not placed as specified, the programs will lose some functions. CDR Introductory Tutorial CDR (Compact Disc Recordable) media can store up to 74 minutes of stereo audio, or up to 650 megabytes of data. [. . . ] If your songs are playing back at different volumes because of varied levels during recording, you can make fine adjustments here. Also, if you are trying to have continued play from one track to another, such as with live recordings, you can do a crossfade in the Xfade column. There are different gain curves that you can experiment with to make the transition as smooth as possible. (The crossfades are represented by two curves; each curve represents channel levels over the length of the crossfade. ) Again, there are far more advanced features included with this package, but we'll leave that to the Jam manual. Once you've got your CD assembled, click on Check Speed in the upper right corner. For the first few CDs you make, we highly recommend doing test burns first. Depending on what your source data is coming from, the source drive may not be fast enough to support 6x 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 so 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. Once the test has successfully been completed, go ahead and click on Write Disc. You will get a screen that gives you the option of Write Session or Write Disc. Write Session means you will go ahead and burn a disc, but you do not close it off. An application like Adaptec Toast will still be able to write data information in another Session behind it. Write Disc means the disc is closed off, and no further sessions can be recorded behind it. If you are making a CD that is going to a duplication house, you will want to use Write Disc. Also, if you have no intention of recording anything else after the CD, you can close it off. When it's finished, you're on CD! Assembling Data CDs Open Adaptec Toast, and go to the Format menu to select the type of CD you wish to record. For introductory purposes, if you are simply trying to back up select files from your computer, use Mac Files & Folders. If you are trying to distribute data to both Mac and PC users alike, use the I S O - 9 6 6 0 format. (Both PCs and Macs can read those. ) The files can be selected by dragging and dropping the files and folders on the Toast window. To see the hierarchy of the disc you are assembling, click on the Data button. You can move files from one folder to another, create new folders, or remove files from this screen. [. . . ] Also, if you're just making one quick CD, it may be faster to simply record the CD at 2x or even 1x, instead of defraging the drive, then burning the CD at 4x. Other problems Jam cannot identify the CD-Recorder There is a file labeled TEAC CD-R56S. This file must be in the same folder as the Jam application at boot-up. When Jam starts up, it looks for these driver files and adds them to their list. - If you are trying to extract audio from an audio CD or trying to copy from CD to CD, your CD-ROM must be capable of these functions. [. . . ]