Mastering to CD-R/W from other CD-R/W

[chemo]

What digital recording equipment/options would be best to purchase, in order for me to:
1)Record a live show to CD-R/W.
2)Master that disc at home to another CD-R/W as my "FINAL MIX".
3)Make copies of that final mix to CD-R for the band, myself, and if good enough send to a commercial duplicating facility for bulk copies? ? ?
I'm not sure if I should buy two CD Recorders (like the Philips CDR880), buy one CD Recorder and a CD burner/software package for my PC, buy a DAT and PC burner package, etc.
In the long run I think I would like to work the lower priced disc's into the equation (audio&data) versus the "audio" only CD's required for the semi-pro/consumer CD Recorder units like the Philips.
As always - budget is an issue!
What's my best options???

[This message has been edited by chemo (edited 09-16-1999).]

 

[Eddie N]

i would say...ummm... hmmnn..2 choices...

1. if your pc is powerful enough , ( 350 + pentium , 128 megs ram , 10 gig hard drive )and you are somewhat computer savy , buy a decent soundcard , some recording s/w , and a cd burner.. record the live show into your computer , master it , and burn it onto a cd r ...

2. if your computer isnt powerful enough , or you dont wanna lug a computer to the show , or you are more familiar with dat ,buy or rent a dat , record the live show in dat format... buy the cheapest soundcard you can find with spdif inputs , transfer the audio into your computer... master it with mastering or recording software..and burn it to cd r...

ps...you can burn as many copies for the band or who ever as you want... and you can ship a cd r to the duplication factory as long as it writes up to red bok standards , which is the case with most cd r's made today... you can get blank cd's for 2 bucks a piece or 100 bucks for a hundred...

- eddie -

 

[chemo]

-Eddie, thanks for your reply. I'm kind of leaning towards (1)consumer type CD Recorder that will do cdr and cdr/w to start with, rather than a DAT, only because the medium won't limit me to just one playback deck (i.e., a DAT machine). I figure with something like the Philips CD Recorder it's portable and renders me with a copy of something that can be listened to anywhere. It seems like more of an immediate gratification thing?

The bottom line really is - I need a 2nd recorder to "Mix/Master" the original recording to! Only at that point will I have something of reasonable quality to make copies from, wether it's to cassette, CD etc. I guess the same would be true if I had a DAT machine - I would still need a 2nd DAT or CD Recorder or PC to master to.

I'm figuring if a particular recording was worthy of more efforts in post production I could then do so on a PC, then burn it to CD. My current problem is I can't afford to set myself up with both a PC based system, and a portable, quick and simple system to make demo masters from live performances.

I can't really see a drawback between using the Philips CDR880 over a DAT? -do you? Is there any problem sending that to a PC thru digital I/O or thru sound card?
I saw the Philips CDR765 Dual Well deck. The problem is you can't select a mode to simulatneously PLAY DECK 1 out to a mixing console, process the audio and return it back to DECK 2 while it's in RECORD MODE. Does this have something to do with the SCMS protections??? Other than the price of "audio Only" disc's I think this would have been ideal for what I'm looking for?

Should I just go and buy a Minidisc Recorder?
- or 2 for that matter?

I read in one of the other postings you have a CD R/W. What type is it?? What are some of the more important features it has??? Are there any features it's lacking???

Anyway, thanks for your help as well as anybody elses input. - Sorry for all the long drival an drool!


[This message has been edited by chemo (edited 09-18-1999).]