Watch The Speed
Don't purchase the fastest drive available just because you can. Drives that record at high speeds are prone to errors unless the other components on your PC can adequately meet their demands. Slapping a speedy new recorder into an aging PC is a surefire recipe for creating unusable recordings that are riddled with errors.
Blank Media
There are lots of different types of CD media in the market with varying quality and speeds. The media of choice is A Grade media - this is the highest quality media and will have less imperfections than other grades.
Related products
CDR's come in a several types of packaging:
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Jewelcase similiarly to normal music CDs you would buy in a record shop Jewelcase CDR's
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Slim Jewelcase as above but much thinner and slightly cheaper.
- Sleeved - A cheaper alternative to the above two methods using a card sleeve
Sleeved CDR's
- Spindle CDR's have no coverings and are usually not branded and are stacked around a central pole.
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- Labelling kits and printer friendly labels can be purchased separately so you can create your own designs on CDR's.
CD cover and Inlays 20 sheets
Recording Software.
Most drives sold these days come with a complete software package that will let you begin recording immediately. The most popular bundled program by far for CD-R drives is Roxio's basic version of Easy CD Creator. This package is one of the easiest on the market to learn and comes with helpful wizards for recording both data and audio CDs, or
purchase the full version
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