When I responded to Ben,
T> You could use an MD deck plus a CDR recorder; the transfer
T> runs at 1x but there's no computer involved.
Guy rejoined,
C> Note ... be careful of SCMS limitations. If the original MD
C> was recorded digitally, you *may* not be able to make another
C> digital copy to CDR. (This applies to most consumer equipment)
That would apply to a consumer-grade MD/CDR combo unit (if one exists) just
as it does to a cable connection from an MD player to a CDR recorder.
Consumer-grade CD/MD combinations obey SCMS now for transfers over their
internal buses.
Neil wrote,
h> Is this the case, though? (speculating) wouldn't it be set to penultimate,
h> in the same way as prerec CDs - 'cos you can normally make one generation of
h> digital copy from them, using domestic equipment.
I don't remember Ben's specifically stating that he would use premastered MDs
as his sources for dubbing to CDR.
h> I'm not sure I buy why prerec MDs should be different (from a SCMS
h> perspective) from prerec CDs.
They aren't. Well, CDs exist in all SCMS settings, but to my knowledge no
one has as yet reported a premastered MD that was not SCMS-penultimate, like
most retail CDs.
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