smphq Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 A cdr stand alone unit is about twice as much as a drive for the PC. Any reason to not go with the PC version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Winer Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 smphq, A cdr stand alone unit is about twice as much as a drive for the PC. Any reason to not go with the PC version? Agreed. Put a CDR in your PC and save the bucks. Further, many stand-alone CD recorders require special blank CDRs that cost more than the standard blanks that work in a PC. --Ethan The acoustic treatment experts Ethan's Audio Expert Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 I use a CD-RW drive in my PC for backup, burning CDs, etc...it's great. But burning CDs really ties up your computer so it can't do anything else. Generally that's okay if you're casual about burning; do your CD while you have lunch or whatever. However, something like the Alesis MasterLink has its own merits. For one, it's a nice replacement for a DAT machine. If you're mixing down a multitrack composition through a mixer rather than bouncing tracks, it ends up in the MasterLink (which does NOT require those stupid audio-only CDs). It also can archive 24-bit material, and can duplicate CDs in the background while I'm busy with the computer. It's also a lot more portable than my computer. Bottom line: in most cases, a CD-RW drive is all you need. But if you're running a business where time is of the essence, being able to burn CDs independently of working on the computer can be a Good Thing. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Well, a stand-alone unit is portable unlike most computers. Besides that if you don't need it to be portable then save yourself the cash and spend $100 for a good IDE burner. -Dylan Originally posted by smphq: A cdr stand alone unit is about twice as much as a drive for the PC. Any reason to not go with the PC version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seclusion Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Plus they look soo cool in a rack.... Something else a client doen't have at home.. Brian Smile if you're not wearin panties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Well...besides portability and not tyin' up your PC to burn a CD, stand-alone burners are just like cassette/DAT/open reel recorders...they record on-the-fly in real-time. Don't know of computer burners that can do that...it is always a two step process...getting the audio into the computer...then burning the CD...unless there is something I am not aware of... BUT...the BIG difference is that with computer burners you can edit/sequence first and then create a Disk-At-Once, writing first the TOC then the audio. Stand Alone burners can not do that, they always write the TOC after the audio. So who cares?...For duplication/glass masters you need the Disk-at-Once method. I find use for both computer and stand alone burners. miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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