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Re: Problem trying to record analog with CD recorder

Posted by Bruce from DC (B) on April 19, 2007 at 15:40:59

In Reply to: Re: Problem trying to record analog with CD recorder posted by Tadlo on April 19, 2007 at 13:59:33:

I have a Sony CD recorder at home, that my wife originally purchased for her business (voice-overs and narrations) and which I have used to copy vinyl records.

I have fed the recorder's analog inputs with the outputs of a small mixing board in my wife's home studio. Generally speaking, the procedure is to insert the blank disc into the machine and press the "record" button. This does not start the recording, but activates the chosen input and allows you to set levels, using the machine's VU meters. So, I would start with that step. Use the input selector switch to select the analog inputs and then, with a signal coming in, adjust the level controls for readings on the VU meters. If you're not getting a reading, either there is a problem with your cables (unlikely to affect both at the same time), your source is not producing an ouput or there is a problem with the Sony's analog input (have you used this machine successfully before, from the analog inputs?). IIRC, the selector switch on my wife's machine selects from two different analog inputs (balanced or unbalanced) and then selects whether you want to use Sony's "super bit mapping" feature or the adjustable peak limiter in making the recording.

The machine should work equally with CD-Rs or CD-RWs; I've used both. However, if you want the resulting CD that you make to be playable on a music CD player (as opposed to a computer) I think you have to use "music" CD-Rs. The only difference between them and regular CD-Rs is that the sale price to you of them includes a small copyright royalty payment that goes to a pool that is distributed to recording artists and they include a code that music CD players look for before they will play the disc. The idea is that copyright holder get some compensation from people who duplicate their music with these devices instead of buying a new recording. (In the US, The Home Recording Act allows duplication of sound recordings for personal use.) I don't know what the situation is outside of the U.S.

But none of this should affect the ability of your CD recorder to receive a signal at the inputs. The Sony also has a headphone jack. If you have a pair of inexpensive phones, you might plug them in. You should hear what's been fed into the input.

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