MARANTZ PROFESSIONAL HAS released two all-new CD Recorders on the Australian market.
Both the CDR500, and the single CDR631 are fully compatible with pro and consumer CD-R and CD-RW discs and can record from virtually any audio source including CDs, LPs, cassettes, DAT or sound card output from a computer.
Track titles can be saved and edited in CD-TEXT format, which can subsequently be read by CD-TEXT compatible CD players. The CDR500 offers the unique Automaster feature for ‘Disk At Once’ (DAO) copying from a CDR disk that has been recorded track by track.
DAO disks can be used directly for Red Book Glass Mastering and duplication, eliminating additional steps such as Exabyte tape or hard disk editing.
The DSP platform for the new CDR’s manages incoming audio data and subcode data entirely separately. A 1MB memory buffer ensures frame accurate writing of track ID’s based on the various conditions of the incoming signal. If an incoming signal includes track IDs, as with CD, MD and DAT SPDIF sources, the IDs are translated into CD track increments without delay.
If the source signal does not include IDs, such as AES/EBU or analogue signals, the recorder will generate Track IDs automatically by measuring level changes in the audio signal. For accurate track increment handling, a small delay is added to the audio signal to compensate for tracks starting below the triggering point.
Other features include menu selectable SCMS copy protection, auto finalising, 11-56 and 96kHz Sample Rate Converter with bypass, large back-lit transport keys, an IR remote and for the CDR631 precision 20/24-bit AD/DA converters, 10 key pad for direct track access and a jog-shuttle wheel.
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