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Konrad, Are you using the high-resolution burning capability of the Masterlink or making audio CDs? John John Spencer www.bridgemediasolutions.com On Aug 9, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Konrad Strauss wrote: > on 8/9/05 8:54 AM, Jerry Hartke at [log in to unmask] wrote: > > >> One key problem is that there are no standards for drives, only >> for media >> quality. What determines whether a drive is acceptable or not, >> other than >> complete loss of functionality? >> > > That's a great point and one many persons do not consider when burning > archival discs. > > At IU we make our archival concert recordings to Masterlinks. We > burn a test > disc when the machine is new as a baseline, and then twice yearly > test discs > on each machine to monitor the status of the burners. We see a steady > decline in burner performance, after about 18 months the E22 count > begins to > spike. At about 2 years we begin to see E32s. We replace the > burners before > this point. We burn a lot of discs - perhaps 500 per year on each > machine, > but the important point is that burners have a limited lifespan and > need to > be monitored on a regular basis. > > -- > Konrad Strauss > Director of Recording Arts > Associate Professor of Music > Indiana University School of Music > http://php.indiana.edu/~kstrauss > http://www.music.indiana.edu/department/audio/ > >