| When most people think of Music and Data CD-R, | | | | duplicate the CD. |
| what comes to mind is usually basic information that's | | | | If you plan to use a PC to do all of your burning,it |
| not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there's a | | | | won't matter. A PC doesn't differentiate between |
| lot more to Music And Data CD-R than just the | | | | music and data CD-R. PCs will see a blank media CD |
| basics. | | | | and duplicate information on it that pertains to the |
| Hopefully the information presented so far has been | | | | settings you have outlined in the software you plan |
| applicable. You might also want to consider the | | | | to use to burn the CD. |
| following: | | | | If you plan to use a separate CD burner, it may or |
| People who are new to computers and duplication, | | | | may not let you burn data or music on a generic |
| will sometimes confuse CD-R music media data | | | | blank or data CD-R. Some hardware are funny like |
| media. While confusing them is easy to do, the two | | | | that, as they only want you to use blank media with |
| are different indeed. Even if you have some | | | | well known brand names that they have approved |
| experience with computers, confusing them is very | | | | of. |
| easy to do. | | | | If you plan to do most of your CD duplication on a |
| As you may or may not know, there are differences | | | | computer, it really doesn't matter which type of |
| between music CD-R and data CD-R disks. The | | | | blank CD-R you use. They will both work fine in most |
| obvious difference is, of course, the name. With one | | | | cases when you store either music or data. When |
| named CD-R music and one named CD-R data, you | | | | storing data, you have a limit of 700 MB, while music |
| know there has to be some type of difference | | | | will have a limit of a little over an hour of tunes. |
| between the two.What's known is that there are | | | | For your duplication needs, computers are the ideal |
| indeed technical differences in what is embedded in | | | | way to copy media. You can use equipment outside |
| blank music CDs when compared to blank data CDs. | | | | of a computer and CD burner, although you'll need to |
| These differences center upon bytes that are within | | | | check the operations manual and see what they |
| the sub channels of the blank music disks. | | | | recommend for media. If you have a computer or |
| This doesn't affect the quality, as both audio and | | | | access to one, it can do wonders in the areas of |
| data can be duplicated onto both music CD-R disks. | | | | music and data CD-R duplication. |
| You can burn data onto music CD-R, and music onto | | | | Don't limit yourself by refusing to learn the details |
| data CD-R media without any problems. Keep in mind, | | | | about Music And Data CD-R. The more you know, |
| whether or not you get data on a music CD-R will | | | | the easier it will be to focus on what's important. |
| depend on what type of hardware you use to | | | | |