How do I convert data CD-Rs into “consumer audio” blank discs?
The CD-Rs required by “consumer” stand-alone audio recorders ( section (5-12)) are more expensive than the standard “data” CD-Rs. Converting a standard blank into a consumer-audio blank is like converting lead to gold, in two ways: it would save a lot of money, and it’s impossible. CD-Rs have some information pressed into them that cannot be altered. One such tidbit is the Disc Application Flag, which tells the recorder what sort of blank disc you’ve inserted. There are ways to trick certain recorders into accepting other kinds of blank discs (some of which are mentioned in section (5-12), but there is no way to disguise the blank itself.) (For the nit-pickers: apparently some experiments with nuclear reactors and particle accelerators have actually resulted in conversion of lead to gold.
