CD-R


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CD-R

(communications)
A compact-disk format that allows users to record audio or other digital data in such a way that the recording is permanent (nonerasable) and may be read indefinitely. Derived from compact-disk recordable. Also known as compact-disk write-once (CD-WO).
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CD-R

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4) Set the signal level of the CD-R to -20dB to ensure all but the craziest cut disks will not overload the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of the CD-R recorder while still giving you 70dB of signal-to-noise (SNR) relative to the noise level of the ADC (we assume here the ADC has a worst case equivalent number of bits of 15 which is common for most CD-R recorders).
Make sure the test disc tone is recorded to the CD-R. As an option you can try to match the levels of the tone using the precision attenuator if you have individual ones for the left and right.
I found four minute cuts to be sufficient and wound up with about ten test recordings per CD-R.
The basic recording process for DVD-R discs should be familiar to any user of CD-R technology.
This differs from how track-at-once CD-R discs are typically written, where the data area is written first, followed by the lead-in/table of contents and lead Out areas.