Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?

[Tim Walters <walters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 24, 2004, at 6:50 AM, ian stewart wrote:

> There's a significant difference in fidelity to the original master- a 
> properly glass-mastered, pressed CD will have a far lower error rate 
> than a home-burned CD-r.

It's been a while since I measured CD-R error rates, but when I did, 
exactly the opposite was true. The CD-R error rates I saw were 
typically in low single digits. Not that it matters in the slightest, 
since the errors are corrected long before they reach your DAC. (Unless 
they're E32 errors, but neither type of CD should have these if 
competently made.)

The only possible source of audible difference between pressed CDs and 
CD-Rs is jitter. Burn at low speeds to minimize it.

As far as longevity goes: I have plenty of ten-year-old discs that play 
perfectly. It's probably true that pressed CDs will last longer, but if 
you use decent media the bit-rot problem is overblown.

Personally, I got tired of making 500 or 1000 copies of something that 
I knew I only needed 100 of. It's wasteful and annoying. And as a 
veteran of 80s cassette culture, I'm predisposed to DIY anyway.


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