Plextor Writer for CD Premastering

tobymusic · 19th May 2008

I have a new MacPro quad 2.8GHz which came with one of these new Optiarc Sony/Nec DVD/CD-R drives. Unfortunately it is incompatible with my gold Tayo Yuden CD-Rs that I use for the cd premaster. And the slowest burning speed for CD-Rs is 8x which is a little fast for my taste.
So I went out and bough a Plextor PX-800A, just to find out it has the same problems and will also burn CD-Rs no slower than 8x! Bummer!

Has anybody else experiences in burning premaster CDs with a new 2008 MacPro?
Also, I can't find a place to purchase Plextools Pro XL, has anybody got an idea where I can get it?

Toby

DSD_Mastering · 19th May 2008

Lately I have never burned CD's uner 12-16x. I always get my lowest error rates at the faster speeds.

Regards,
Bruce

tobymusic · 20th May 2008

Wow, is this so? That surprises me. So you haven't had any plants complaining about too high bler or other errors?

The thing that keeps bugging me most, though, is the lack of support for the Taiyo Yuden Gold CD-Rs...

Thanks for chiming in,
Toby

DSD_Mastering · 20th May 2008

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Originally Posted by tobymusic

Wow, is this so? That surprises me. So you haven't had any plants complaining about too high bler or other errors?Thanks for chiming in,
Toby

No.. we consistantly get below 1 error ave. per sec (usually around 0.4 or below) at 16x.

Regards,
Bruce

minus-sounds.com · 20th May 2008

Bruce, what recorder model do you use?

DSD_Mastering · 20th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by minus-sounds.com

Bruce, what recorder model do you use?

We use the 716, 755 and the Premium II... all internal drives.

Regards,
Bruce

galaga · 20th May 2008

I have a Plextor 760 in the second bay of an 8 core MacPro. I have the standard Optiarc in the first bay. Using Plextools to check errors i see very little differences from either drive at any speed between 4X and 24X. I use regular, inkjet printable Taiyo Yudens and get between 0.4 per second C1 errors at 4X and 0.8 per second at 24X. The Plextor generally does have a bit smaller error rate than the optiarc. But either one seems to be more than acceptable and well within tolerance.

The version of Plextools I use is the free LE version. It does all I need; checks for C1, 2 and CU errors as well as jitter and standard read/write tests of both blank and recorded media. Is it no longer available as a download from the Plextor website? That's where I got it from.

19th May 2008	#1
tobymusic Music CrAZy Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Continental Europe Posts: 751 Thread Starter	Plextor Writer for CD Premastering I have a new MacPro quad 2.8GHz which came with one of these new Optiarc Sony/Nec DVD/CD-R drives. Unfortunately it is incompatible with my gold Tayo Yuden CD-Rs that I use for the cd premaster. And the slowest burning speed for CD-Rs is 8x which is a little fast for my taste. So I went out and bough a Plextor PX-800A, just to find out it has the same problems and will also burn CD-Rs no slower than 8x! Bummer! Has anybody else experiences in burning premaster CDs with a new 2008 MacPro? Also, I can't find a place to purchase Plextools Pro XL, has anybody got an idea where I can get it? Toby

19th May 2008	#2
DSD_Mastering Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,799	Lately I have never burned CD's uner 12-16x. I always get my lowest error rates at the faster speeds. Regards, Bruce __________________ Bruce A. Brown Puget Sound Studios *Seattle, Washington*

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tobymusic Music CrAZy Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Continental Europe Posts: 751 Thread Starter	Wow, is this so? That surprises me. So you haven't had any plants complaining about too high bler or other errors? The thing that keeps bugging me most, though, is the lack of support for the Taiyo Yuden Gold CD-Rs... Thanks for chiming in, Toby

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minus-sounds.com Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 505	Bruce, what recorder model do you use?

20th May 2008	#7
galaga Gear nut Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 80	I have a Plextor 760 in the second bay of an 8 core MacPro. I have the standard Optiarc in the first bay. Using Plextools to check errors i see very little differences from either drive at any speed between 4X and 24X. I use regular, inkjet printable Taiyo Yudens and get between 0.4 per second C1 errors at 4X and 0.8 per second at 24X. The Plextor generally does have a bit smaller error rate than the optiarc. But either one seems to be more than acceptable and well within tolerance. The version of Plextools I use is the free LE version. It does all I need; checks for C1, 2 and CU errors as well as jitter and standard read/write tests of both blank and recorded media. Is it no longer available as a download from the Plextor website? That's where I got it from.