Whats the difference between “data” and “music” blanks?
“Consumer” stand-alone audio CD recorders require special blanks. See section (5-12) for details. There is no difference in quality or composition between “data” blanks and “music” blanks, except for a flag that indicates which one it is. It’s likely that “music” blanks are optimized for recording at 1x, since anything you record “live” is by definition recorded at 1x. You don’t have to use “music” blanks to record music on a computer or “professional” stand-alone audio CD recorder, but nothing will prevent you from doing so. The “music” blanks are more expensive than the “data” blanks because a portion of the price goes to the music industry. The specifics vary from country to country. Some manufacturers have on occasion marked low-quality data discs as being “for music”, on the assumption that small errors will go unnoticed. Make sure that, if you need the special blanks, you’re getting the right thing.
“Consumer” stand-alone audio CD recorders require special blanks. See section (5-12) for details. There is no difference in quality or composition, though it’s likely that “music” blanks are optimized for recording at 1x. Some manufacturers have on occasion marked low-quality data discs as being “for music”. Make sure that, if you need the special blanks, you’re getting the right thing.
“Consumer” stand-alone audio CD recorders require special blanks. See section (5-12) for details. There is no difference in quality or composition between “data” blanks and “music” blanks, except for a flag that indicates which one it is. It’s likely that “music” blanks are optimized for recording at 1x, since anything you record “live” is by definition recorded at 1x (though some dual-drive systems allow track copying at higher speeds). You don’t have to use “music” blanks to record music on a computer or on a “professional” stand-alone audio CD recorder. Nothing will prevent you from doing so, but there’s no advantage to it. The “music” blanks are more expensive than the “data” blanks because a portion of the price goes to the music industry. The specifics vary from country to country. In the USA, the money goes to the RIAA, which distributes it to artists who have navigated through a complicated application process. Some manufacturers have on occasion marked low-quality data discs a
(2003/01/13) “Consumer” stand-alone audio CD recorders require special blanks. See section (5-12) for details. There is no difference in quality or composition between “data” blanks and “music” blanks, except for a flag that indicates which one it is. It’s likely that “music” blanks are optimized for recording at 1x, since anything you record “live” is by definition recorded at 1x (though some dual-drive systems allow track copying at higher speeds). You don’t have to use “music” blanks to record music on a computer or on a “professional” stand-alone audio CD recorder. Nothing will prevent you from doing so, but there’s no advantage to it. The “music” blanks are more expensive than the “data” blanks because a portion of the price goes to the music industry. The specifics vary from country to country. In the USA, the money goes to the RIAA, which distributes it to artists who have navigated through a complicated application process. Some manufacturers have on occasion marked low-quality
