Recording speed to CD

[WOM]

I am about to send a CD in to be mastered. Is there an optimal speed (1x,2x,4x, etc.) recommended for this recording. Thank you for any assistance with this.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

No - but hopefully you recorded at the highest resolution you have at your disposal!

I burn at 4X via a Masterlink and have yet to ever have a problem.

 

[Stealthtech]

I also burn at 4x...the slower the burn the less likely problems will occur.

 

[sjoko2]

Standard - 2 x
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[Porter]

No - but hopefully you recorded at the highest resolution you have at your disposal!

I usually burn CD's at 24X.. depends on the CD-R Drive and the Media which you are using.

Correct me if I'm wrong, however, it shouldn't matter Audio or Data... in reality it is all 0's and 1's whether you burn at 1X or 52X the same data is being written... mind you when burning, in some instances you might have buffer issues.. but that depends on the machine and CD-R Drive.

Porter

 

[sjoko2]

Correct me if I'm wrong, however, it shouldn't matter Audio or Data... in reality it is all 0's and 1's whether you burn at 1X or 52X the same data is being written... mind you when burning, in some instances you might have buffer issues.. but that depends on the machine and CD-R Drive.
Porter

Just take it from "an old pro" - it does matter, very much.
From the stuff I get here for mastering that has been burned in CD format rather than data I can almost guess the speed it has been burned at. I have stopped giving or finding reasons why...... its just a fact.
If you don't believe me, fine, buy the cheapes possible CD burner available on the market, and burn them at the highest speed possible. Every studio and mastering facility should do the same, as it doen't make a difference............. right, its all o's and 1's???

 

[Porter]

Just take it from "an old pro" - it does matter, very much.
From the stuff I get here for mastering that has been burned in CD format rather than data I can almost guess the speed it has been burned at. I have stopped giving or finding reasons why...... its just a fact.
If you don't believe me, fine, buy the cheapes possible CD burner available on the market, and burn them at the highest speed possible. Every studio and mastering facility should do the same, as it doen't make a difference............. right, its all o's and 1's???

Well there goes my theory... in theory it sounds good.... in practice, a different story.

Porter

 

[Myx62]

I've read the best speed for CDA format is 4x no matter what speed your Burner has. As for Data, Its OK to burn at the highest speed.....
Myx

 

[bleyrad]

it's all about the jitter... generally a mid-range speed is actually best for most recordes (like 4x or 6x).
at high speeds, the laser sometimes isn't able to write the pits with the correct spacing, making some amount of jitter. at really low speeds (1x and 2X) the motor of most (especially cheaper) recorders doesn't have a perfectly stable speed, it is always increasing or decreasing slightly. the disc itself also warbles the most at very high and very low speeds.


all that said, it only matters if you're playing it back from an un-buffered player... like a stereo CD changer. if it's being extracted digitally through a computer, or buffered as in the numerous anti-shock mechanisms out there, jitter is completely eliminated.

 

[WOM]

Thank you all for your helpful responses. The CD was burned at 4x and is off to Oasis to be finished and ready to go. We hope to have it back in about 3-4 weeks. Now to get the website straightened out as it is being totally redone.
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