Most of the Super Audio CDs that are currently being produced will play on regular CD players - but you should check to be sure that the disc is a Hybrid SACD. We have more information on Super Audio on our RCA Living Stereo Super Audio page.

Super Audio-CD was introduced by Philips and Sony in 1999 as the succesor of the popular Audio-CD. The system uses a new audio encoding technique called DSD (Direct Stream Digital), which comes way much closer to the original analogue audio quaility than PCM which is used for regular Audio-CDs. To store the large amounts of data that are needed for DSD, a Super Audio-CD uses a DVD-like high density disc.

No. But a CD24 can be placed into a computer's CD-ROM drive and read by any audio software capable of reading AIFF files in that resolution. And, of course a CD24 can be played back in any MasterLink as if it were a standard audio CD, without having to be downloaded to hard disk. Back New Version 2.18 operating system (OS) software for the Alesis MasterLink is now available at no charge.

Yes in addition to the computer data the full length audio CD is included. The computer data is hidden from audio players. The disc is mastered using mixed mode type 2 formatting to ensure compatibility with all audio players as well as almost all CD ROM drives.

Just as you can record CDA format to a 700MB CDR, you can do the same to a 50MB CDR business card. The only limitation is the smaller capacity and the CD drive must be a tray loader with the standard 80 inner ring.

No, but they can be recorded from your computer to cassette or CD and played for later enjoyment. These OTR programs are recorded in compressed formats MP3 as data. This allows placement of a large number of shows on one CD at a cost of pennies per show. You can only place two shows on a CD that can be played in your regular CD player after conversion from MP3 to audio files.

For audio CDs, you'll want to work with CD-R rather than CD-RW because you can't play CD-RW discs in normal audio CD players.

For audio/music CDs, you'll want to work with CD-R rather than CD-RW because you can't play CD-RW discs in normal audio/music CD players.

There is a substantial difference between CD-ROM discs and CD-R or CD-RW discs. Because of this, there must be differences in the drives used to read these different types of media. Most currently available CD players are capable of reading CD-R and CD-RW discs, but some older models were only designed for use with commercially produced CD-ROM discs. It may be possible to play some brands of CD-R discs in these older players, but we cannot guarantee success.

No, you must import a CD to a Kaleidescape Server before you can play it. You can import a CD with the Movie Player 2, the Music Player, or the now-discontinued Reader.

Kaleidescape Movie Players and Music Players provide reference-quality audio and video output that is comparable to the very best CD and DVD players that are available today.

It is possible to convert MP3 files on your hard drive to regular music files to be burned on a conventional CD. However, if you have a CD-MP3 Hybrid Player, you can burn MP3 CDs, which are like music CD-ROMs, capable of holding up to 10 hours of music on a single disc. These discs can be played on Car MP3 Players, too, allowing you to enjoy hours of music in your car without changing discs.

Super Audio CD (SACD) is a next generation music format that provides a more natural, ultra-high quality sound. It offers consumers a smooth migration path to higher quality sound, as all existing CDs can be played on the SACD system. Also, the use of a hybrid disc makes the system fully backward and forward compatible. It offers additional features such as multi-channel sound, which delivers the most exciting and participatory audio experience possible.

Yes. Currently all DVD-Audio players are designed as "universal" players that will be able to play DVD-Video disks and CD's in addition to DVD-Audio disks. Some "universal "players will also be able to play "Super Audio CD" (SACD) discs. However, some manufactures may produce DVD-Audio only players for the high-end audiophile. There is usually a Screen / Mode button to adjust the screen from 4:3 stretch to zoom.

Most of our collections are presented in two or three reading formats. The reader is the program that presents the book to you on the screen, or reads it aloud through your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) is great for printing books and features a nice text-to-speech engine allowing the computer to 'read' the book aloud. Microsoft Reader (.LIT) is one of the better formats for reading text online.

Your IKTV Music Video CD player will play audio CDs, mp3 CDs and, of course, video CDs. You'll be able to sing along to all your favorite songs.

Most DVD-audio discs are compatible with DVD-Video players. To provide compatibility, most DVD-Audio discs are including Dolby Digital (some also include DTS) audio tracks that satisfy the DVD-Video specification. These tracks are playable on DVD-Video players. A DVD album, which includes these features, will carry the DVD-Audio and DVD-Video logo. However, a DVD-Video player will not recognize and play the ultra-high fidelity PCM and MLP encoded audio tracks on a DVD-Audio disk.

I get the message "Warning Replay Radio is not set as a preferred driver. Recording will likely fail."

There is software to play audio CD's (cdp), VCD's (MpegTV, US$10 shareware), and a free MP3 player (X11amp).

Yes, just flip the Enable/Disable switch on the back of the SCSI-TV to DISABLE and reset the CDTV or A500. You can also use the CDTV-Player program included on the Install disks to play audio CD's from the Workbench.

No. Our OTR products are recorded in MP3 format. They will only be playable on computer systems or on CD players designed for MP3 playback. If you're unsure of the formats supported by your player, check with the manufacturer, or visit DVDRhelp.com to see if they have your player listed. Remember: DVDs and CDs are not the same. Most portable MP3 players do not support DVD discs. [top]

Make sure you are using CD-R disks, not CD-RW disks - very few CD audio players can recognise CD-RW disks at all. Make sure you are burning single session audio CDs with your software - audio CD players won't, for the most part, recognise data CDs or multi-session CDs. If you are burning single-session audio CDs on CD-R media and they still won't play on your audio CD players, then I'm afraid it looks as if your burner just can't produce disks that your audio players can read.

Super Video-CD is an extension to the Video-CD specification, set up by the original Video-CD licensees (Philips, Sony, JVC and Matsushita) in 1999. Super Video-CD uses DVD-quality MPEG-2 video on a standard CD which runs at variable bit rates up to double speed (2.8 kbps). This allows for 35 to 70 minutes of high quality video on a regular CD. Super Video-CD is a cheap way of making discs that are playable on compatible DVD-Video players using a regular CD-Recorder.

Virtuosa? also burns Audio CDs in Red Book format. This is the standard that is read by all Audio CD players. When I try to burn a CD I get the following error message : "Error GcdWrite ()Failed with = 00000004 h."" With some CD burners and OS configurations there can be a buffering flow problem when decompressing the tracks and burning them onto CD. Our technical team is trying to resolve the problem.

This limitation is dependant on the Recording device that you are using. Most of the devices on the market will allow you to create music CD's that you can play on any Redbook audio compatible player. However many of the CD players have limited tolerances and require accurately written and high quality CDs. So you may have to record at 2X or even 1X and use high quality (gold) media. Also, most players will not play CD-RW media. You must record using CD-R media.

Yes, you can. Current operating system supports direct audio digital extraction, providing distortion free sound.

Freevo should autodetect your CD devices depending on the structure of your /etc/fstab. If it doesn't find one, add an entry like this to your local_conf. If you have problems with stuttering audio, make sure you have your hdparm settings set up correctly. I had to do the following to get acceptable audio playing on my machine: of Freevo version 1.7 the mmpython library has been replaced by kaa.metadata.