May 02, 2005 09:32 pm Anything wrong with a CD burner and saving the sessions to a CD-R...
Saving sessions
Posted on May 02, 2005 09:28 pm
RobertJ
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I dont wanna save sessions on my comp, becuz i will be recording my friends.. i wanna save them to floppy, but floppy cant hold them, the size is to being...I wanna put them on floppy so i can save and store them...
so i was thinkin the floppy they call "smart media" or whatever, that holds large files...
any suggestions?
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May 02, 2005 09:32 pm Anything wrong with a CD burner and saving the sessions to a CD-R...
May 02, 2005 09:36 pm thats what i was thinking, but how many sessions could it hold.. 700 mb? and if i put a session on there, later can i add another session to it?
May 02, 2005 10:50 pm Depending on what sample rate and bit resolution, your wave files can take up a lot of room. But heck, you can get a stack of 100 CD-R discs for like $30 or $40 so burn as many as you need. So I wouldn't be too worried about multisession disc burning.
It looks like my largest sessions take up to a few gigabytes apiece, although a lot of that room is old takes that I forgot to delete after each tracking session.
May 02, 2005 11:46 pm There are also zip drives, removable hard drive bays, burnable DVD's, USB drives, CompactFlash and many other options as well...
May 02, 2005 11:48 pm I have a 60 gig external hard drive. MUCH cheaper in the long run than CD's. Aslong as your friend has USB that is.....
Mines 60 gig, and it cost about $120 of your US dollars. I use it for backing up as well. Im using it to transfer my files to an away from home computer, so its sitting at around 59 gig used...... 1 gig left.
Thinking about buying a second
Cheers
C_S
May 03, 2005 11:21 am i've seeen plenty o studios that have sessions archived on cdr's allbeit roughly 10-20 of them depending on track count...i see nothing wrong with that though..my proect tracks took up 17 cdr's....it's no biggie though. just split up the tracks individually and burn 'em, and be sure to save the project file aswell.
May 03, 2005 04:42 pm oh so save each track as a file individually?
May 03, 2005 05:10 pm Oh okay, imma go get like 100 cd-r this weekend,.. thanks
May 03, 2005 05:46 pm This would probably be a good time to mention the lifespan of a CDR. I often hear a myth that CDR's will last forever. WRONG. The lifespan of a CDR is anywhere from 10 - 100 years depending on the quality of the CDR and the amount of care taken. Obviously they will last less than 10 years if abused.
Now to the point. If you are archiving your files to a quality CDR, handling them properly, and storing them in a cool dark place you will acheive maximum lifespan.
This way, 10 years from now when you are digging through your collection of priceless music or photos you will still be able to read them. Without proper care/media you can kiss them goodbye.
Most of you may already know this but it is well worth the mention for those that don't.
May 03, 2005 05:50 pm BTW - extra care will not make up for lack of quality on a cheap CD. The chemicals used in the manufacturing process will deteriorate on their own even with extreme care. Bottom line - if you want it to last, get quality CDR's.
May 03, 2005 06:14 pm yeah memorex cdr's for me only....always
May 03, 2005 08:38 pm Wierd thing is that it might say "Memorex" on the label, but it might be a CMC or a RiData or a Ricoh or a Tyo Yuden (sic). (Don't pay heed to my spellin'.) Most of the "majors" in CD-R etc. disks contract out to several manufacturers on a by lot basis. AND, the burner drive makes a difference on the "quality" of the "burn". But that's another story for later...
May 03, 2005 09:06 pm well, burners are the same thing, a few makers make the lot of them, just like guitar strings, guitar bodies, CD-R's...the whole friggin world is made in about a dozen factories in Taiwan...
May 03, 2005 11:32 pm Taiyo Yuden, aka MicroBoards Technology are probably the biggest I know of. They are the disc makers for most of the big names. I use them as well as Sony, and I have heard Sony is now farming out their disc's the Taiyo Yuden. Not sure on that one though.
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