Whats the difference between “data” and “music” blank discs?
“Consumer” stand-alone audio CD recorders require special blank discs. See section (5-12) for details. There is no difference in quality or composition between “data” blank discs and “music” blank discs, except for a flag that indicates which one it is. It’s likely that “music” blank discs are optimized for recording at 1x, since anything you record “live” is by definition recorded at 1x (though some dual-drive systems allow track copying at higher speeds). You don’t have to use “music” blank discs to record music on a computer or on a “professional” stand-alone audio CD recorder. Nothing will prevent you from doing so, but there’s no advantage to it. The “music” blank discs are more expensive than the “data” blank discs because a portion of the price goes to the music industry. The specifics vary from country to country. In the USA, the money goes to the RIAA, which distributes it to artists who have navigated through a complicated application process. Some manufacturers have on occas
