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drc24
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hey guys - im having some disc read errors with my CDJ100S - any suggestions as to good media I could buy in the US?
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gdreijer
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I've never had any problems with a CD or CDR in my CDJ-100s. I use mainly Verbatim, but I've used stax of other makes too... no problems... Are you sure its the CDJ? Does a normal hi-fi CD player not do the same?
Cheers
Greg
Cheers
Greg
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Alex TC
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perhaps it has more to do with the recording speed instead. If you rec regular CD-R (not RW 'cos the 100S doesn't read those EXCEPT if you use audio RWs...) in speeds above 4X you're in risk of having reading errors as soon as the CD gets a little scratched. According to my experience, the brand means almost nothing, at least compared to the burning speed and other factors.
Although for productions, edits and other music I occasionally get in CDR which I usually burn on audio, for consumer type CDRs to lessen risks, for my demo burning I use Dr. Hank's and sometives even worse stuff, and 100% of them play everywhere CDJ100S included.
Although for productions, edits and other music I occasionally get in CDR which I usually burn on audio, for consumer type CDRs to lessen risks, for my demo burning I use Dr. Hank's and sometives even worse stuff, and 100% of them play everywhere CDJ100S included.
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gene-pool
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Hey Alex. I've always been under the impression that cdr's and "audio" cdr's exactly the same disks in different packaging. Am I wrong?
Thanks!
-Gene
Thanks!
-Gene
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Alex TC
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Yeah Gene, "for consumer'", "audio" and "data" CD-Rs are different, although both can be burned in a regular computer burner, depending on the burner and also on the software used.
Audio CD-Rs won't accept data files (generally), but the opposite is valid i.e. you can, as we all know well, burn audio wich is actually data files that read like audio.
A few pro-level audio CD burners (from Tascam, Denon, Philips, the like...) will burn data CDs as well, but those are damn expensive and heavy.
For what I said above, consider that when you talk about CD-R and RW media and burning technology, you have a 1000 options so pretty much anything is possible. I have as na idea that for consumer, audio quality CDRs are higher grade compared to data CDR, but only if you consider the brand.
Of course you pay for that too, hehehe...
Audio CD-Rs won't accept data files (generally), but the opposite is valid i.e. you can, as we all know well, burn audio wich is actually data files that read like audio.
A few pro-level audio CD burners (from Tascam, Denon, Philips, the like...) will burn data CDs as well, but those are damn expensive and heavy.
For what I said above, consider that when you talk about CD-R and RW media and burning technology, you have a 1000 options so pretty much anything is possible. I have as na idea that for consumer, audio quality CDRs are higher grade compared to data CDR, but only if you consider the brand.
Of course you pay for that too, hehehe...
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Slika
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wait a minute
Hey, im gonna buy a CDJ=100s soon, are you guys saying that there are problems with it? cuz ill mainly be burning cd's (cd-r verbatim 32x) so i just wanna know if theres anyproblems, cuz i dont wanna go and buy somthing that doesnt work well.
later
Hey, im gonna buy a CDJ=100s soon, are you guys saying that there are problems with it? cuz ill mainly be burning cd's (cd-r verbatim 32x) so i just wanna know if theres anyproblems, cuz i dont wanna go and buy somthing that doesnt work well.
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drc24
New member
I'm testing out some high quality Mitsui media this weekend. I'll tell you by monday if it's my player or my old media by monday!
dynagroove
crackmonkey
i've had no problems using "name brand" CDR media in my cdj100s's. i have had problems using shoddy (compusa) brand media in other cd players. of course my burner is so old, 4X is the fastest it will burn 
. drc24, i'd like to hear how things work out with different media. - jeff h
. drc24, i'd like to hear how things work out with different media. - jeff h
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gdreijer
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I've used loads of different CD-Rs burned in lots of different drives, and had no problems with any of them...
I think the CDJ100's are rock solid!
I think the CDJ100's are rock solid!
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Deft
Guest
FYI
'Audio' or 'Consumer' Cd-r's are in no real way different from any other cd-r, the difference is that they contain a special watermark that means a consumer hi-fi burner (eg. Philips, Pioneer) will not accept it as a digital signal if you try to copy it - this is to do with the consumer copyright protection scheme where you can make as many copies of an original - but not a copy of a copy.
Of course you can still copy a copy through anologue means - and most studio burners do not include the copyright protection scheme.
'Audio' or 'Consumer' Cd-r's are in no real way different from any other cd-r, the difference is that they contain a special watermark that means a consumer hi-fi burner (eg. Philips, Pioneer) will not accept it as a digital signal if you try to copy it - this is to do with the consumer copyright protection scheme where you can make as many copies of an original - but not a copy of a copy.
Of course you can still copy a copy through anologue means - and most studio burners do not include the copyright protection scheme.
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verbal
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I just burned an audio CD at 24x on cheap Imation media and it reads fine in my 100s.