Recording On Mds; Notes On Recording - Sony MXD-D1 Mode D'emploi

Recording on MDs

Notes on Recording

The MD allows you to digitally record and play back
music with the excellent audio quality that approaches
the digital sound of CDs. In addition, because MDs are
opto-magnetic discs, they are free from problems such
as stretching or becoming tangled like ordinary
cassette tapes. The recording method is also different
from that used with cassette tapes, so you can write
track numbers and edit the recordings.
Digital Recording and Analog Recording
This unit uses the following recording methods,
depending on the sound source to be recorded or how
the unit is connected to the sound source.
Digital recording
When recording from the CD player section, the MD
deck section records a digital signal in the form of a
digital signal.
However, if you select sound sources to be recorded
with REC SOURCE SELECTOR, the recording method
will automatically become analog recording.
Analog recording
If you select sound sources to be recorded with REC
SOURCE SELECTOR, the MD deck section converts an
analog signal into a digital signal and records the
digital signal. Even if you record from the CD player
section, the signal is converted to an analog signal and
is then converted back into a digital signal.
For example:
• When recording from audio equipment (a cassette
deck, DAT deck, etc.) connected to the LINE
(ANALOG) IN jacks (LINE is selected.)
• When recording from the CD player section, and CD
is selected with REC SOURCE SELECTOR (CD is
selected.)
• When recording the sound through a microphone
(MIC is selected.)
• When recording while mixing sounds from a
microphone and CD, etc. (CD and MIC are selected.)
MD recording and the Serial Copy Management System
Since the MD deck section uses the SCMS (Serial Copy
Management System), MDs recorded through the
digital input jack cannot be used to make copies
digitally onto other MDs (see page 42).
Recording on MDs
Track Marking
Track marking is essentially the writing of track
numbers while recording. By writing track numbers at
specified points, you can quickly locate those points
afterwards using the Automatic Music Sensor function.
The method of writing track numbers differs,
depending on the sound source being recorded. You
can also write track numbers manually.
MD track numbers (TOC)
In an MD, all of the information on track numbers
(track sequence), the starting and ending points of
tracks, etc., are recorded in an area called the "Table Of
Contents" (TOC) that is managed apart from the
music. As a result, not only can you instantaneously
find the start of a track, but you can also quickly edit
recorded tracks simply by changing the TOC
information (see pages 30 to 37).
For example, with a cassette tape, erasing a track
entails re-recording the track with no sound from the
start. With an MD, you can delete a track simply by
overwriting the information in the TOC.
When recording from a CD digitally
The MD deck section automatically marks track
numbers in the same sequence as the original CD.
However, if recording is paused, the portion recorded
up to that point is counted as one track, so if recording
is started again, the track number increases by one.
Track
1
2
number
A B
Original
Track
1 2
number
A B
Recorded
MD
4
3
C D
.
4
3
C D
(Continued)
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