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Chapter17—Mastering
256 — Operation Guide
CD-R and CD-RW
CD-RW drives support two types of media: “CD-R” and “CD-RW.” These two
types of media differ in the following ways.
❍ CD-R
CD-R media can only be recorded or added to. Previously-recorded data cannot
be erased and rewritten.
CD-R media to which audio data has been written by the AW4416’s mastering
function can be played back on a CD-RW drive or on most CD players if the
media has been “finalized.” Additional audio data can be recorded on CD-R
media only if the disc has not yet been finalized.
❍ CD-RW
CD-RW media allows previously-recorded data to be entirely erased and rewrit-
ten. (CD-RW does not allow data to be added as on a CD-R.) CD-RW media to
which audio data has been written by the AW4416’s mastering function can be
played back on a CD-RW drive or on some CD players. However caution is nec-
essary, since many CD players do not support CD-RW at the present time.
The following table shows compatibility between CD-R/CD-RW media on which
audio data has been recorded, and CD-RW drives and CD players.
● : playable
O : playable on most devices
q : playable on some devices
× : not playable
Recording/Playback CD-RW drives CD players
CD-R
Disc At Once
(finalized automatically)
●
No silence between
tracks
O
No silence between
tracks
Track At
Once
Finalized
●
Two seconds of silence
between tracks
O
Two seconds of silence
between tracks
Not finalized
×
(data can be added)
×
CD-RW
Disc At Once
(finalized automatically)
●
No silence between
tracks
q
No silence between
tracks
Track At Once CD-RW media does not support Track At Once