• Yamaha Crw-f1
• Yamaha Crw-f1 Cd Recorder
• Yamaha Crw F1 Drivers For Maclasopastate

1. Introduction

Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Music Education Experience News & Events News & Events Top Artists Artists Top Support Contact Us Warranty Information Brochures and Catalogs Manual Library Firmware / Software Updates. Recently, we reviewed the Yamaha CRW-F1, a CD RW-drive with just such a function. This time, we take a look at the extermal version of the drive, the CRW-F1UX, which comes with a USB 2.0 interface.

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- Introduction

When YAMAHA announced the new CRWF1 recorder everybody was impressed and really curious whether the drive would be faster and more reliable from the compatible P-CAV 48X recorders. The questions that come up are also focused upon not only the recording times maintained but upon the produced writing quality, the supported media list and the price, as well. We cannot hide our anxiety to test this drive and to compare it with the current leaders in this recording race from Asus, CyberDrive, LiteOn and others.

- Full CAV Recording Technology

YAMAHA CRW-F1 uses full CAV recording/reading technology, which means that a constant rotation speed is maintained from the beginning of the recording process, from the inner tracks of the disc, all the way to the tracks at the outer edge.

By eliminating fluctuation in the rotation speed during the recording process, YAMAHA claims that effectively removes the biggest cause of the writing errors that lead to unreadable media. The spindle motor of the CD-R unit maintains a constant disc rotation speed of 8700 rpm throughout the entire writing process, while the actual writing speed smoothly increases from 19X to 44X.

The left chart shows how writing speed on the CRW-F1 accelerates during a burn. It begins at 19X and then smoothly accelerates to 44X in the outermost area. Its spindle motor speed is completely maintained at 8700 RPM while it increases its writing speed. Also very important: there are no 'shift-up' links (since the motor does not need to hastily speed up to the next step).

YAMAHA also developed a new technology, to offer more writing stability to the CRW-F1E. The 'Dynamic Damper Mechanism' reduces vibration and noise, allowing smooth acceleration and rotation at ultra fast rotation speeds of 8500-9000 rpm.

The virtual 'heart' of the CRW-F1 is the newly developed LSI of the drive, the 'YDC132-V'. It enables high-quality and high speed writing by meticulously controlling all the features of the drive, including:

- Digital optical laser power control
- Disc rotation and acceleration
- Full CAV writing strategy
- DiscT@2
- Advanced Audio Master Quality Recording

Below is a diagram that re-presents the internal YAMAHA F1 structure:

is an original YAMAHA-only feature that allows text and images to be drawn on the unused portion of a CD-R disc. You can now etch a memo, your signature, photo thumbnails or your company's logo right onto the bottom of the disc. The CRW-F1 is the first drive to offer the DiscT@2 Laser labelling system.

As YAMAHA says '...Over a decade of research has been invested in achieving the ultimate in recording accuracy-and it is this accuracy which is employed in the DiscT@2 process. Drawing visible designs on a disc is no easy task.

This feature is made possible through YAMAHA's industry-leading control of the elements of recording: 1) tracking; 2) rotation; 3) laser intensity and positioning. DiscT@2 is an expression of YAMAHA innovation, showcasing its leadership in CD-R/RW technology...'

Usually a recording application will supply a CD recorder with raw digital data, to which the recorder's hardware adds header and error correction information, and then converts it to what is known as EFM (Eight-to-Fourteen-Modulation) patterns. These are the little chunks of data that get written to disc.

Usual EFM Recording Patterns

EFM patterns for CD-R writing vary from a minimum of 3T (0.83 micrometres at a linear velocity of 1.2 m/s) to a maximum of 11T (3.05 micrometres at a linear velocity of 1.2 m/s). A combination of patterns, from 3T to 11T, is used for writing to CD-R. The result (other than storing your valuable data, of course) is that the burned area looks darker than the unused area. DiscT@2 takes things further and breaks free from the limitations imposed by normal EFM patterns. This allows for more flexibility in how the laser burns to CD-R, making the drawing of visible images possible.

Visible Images Using DiscT@2 Patterns

After the writing stage is completed you can fill the remaining outer space of the disc with text and data such as the names of the songs or files on the disc, personal signatures or company logos, creation dates (i.e. when making backups of hard drives).

YAMAHA CRW-F1 also sets the new standard for CD-RW Rewriting at 24x. The 'Ultra Speed' Full CAV mode offers 24x rewriting for random access packet data rewriting, while Partial CAV mode does the same for conventional data rewriting.

Another useful feature of the new YAMAHA drive is the 'CD-RW Audio Track Edit'. The application allows users to change the track order or erase a track on a CD-RW with audio files. You can edit the recorded audio files directly on the CD-RW without the need to move them on your hard disk first. This feature is similar to the editing process you possibly do on your Minidisk.

Of course, YAMAHA includes the already known AudioMASTER Quality Recording feature, which now supports 1X and 8X writing speeds as well as the original 4X speed mode. You can select the proper writing speed for the media in use, or use the 'Best' mode allowing the CRW-F1 to determine the best writing speed.

Nero info tool reports that the drive supports 44X reading and writing, the firmware installed is the v1.0b and buffer underrun protection is available. The 'SafeBurn' features an 8MB memory buffer, buffer underrun protection and Optimum Write Speed Control.

The drive also supports the following writing modes: Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Multisession, packet writing and Mount Rainier. The exact supported writing speeds are: 1X, 4X, 8X, 16X, (CLV) and 44X, Full CAV. The rewriting speeds are:

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Plextor PX716A is indeed one of the best karaoke burners ever

Why We Need Karaoke Burners

To begin with, there are so many reasons why someone would like to rip or burn karaoke discs. The main reason should be to preserve the original in as new condition while playing the burned one. Many will also need to rip them for use on their computerised systems. Consequently, this page will deal with karaoke burners and list all those we believe can do a good job.

Firstly, karaoke discs are not like ordinary music CD’s which only have audio data. Karaoke discs have also got a text mix in with the audio. As a result, this is where the on screen graphics come from. Hence, we get CD+G – Compact Disc plus Graphics. Most CD drives should also be able to play music from a CDG. But reading and displaying the text is another matter.

When you look to buy a CD drive for burning karaoke discs, you will need to check the specifications. Obviously, look to see whether it supports Karaoke-CD, CD-Text, or DAO-96. If the drive has those capabilities, then the chances are, that it could both read and write karaoke discs. Whether the drive does a good job or not is for the user to find out. However, you would be looking to burn perfect karaoke disc without any graphics glitches. Furthermore, this is only possible with the correct CD drive and software. In brief, we recommend Power CD+G burner software together with the Plextor PX-716A using Verbatim CD’s. Of course, if you have other suitable combinations, please let us know.

Complete List Of Suitable Karaoke CD+G Burners

Indeed, we list all the CD/DVD drives or burners that may be able to rip and burn karaoke discs. Significantly, they have all had possitive burning and ripping tests in the past. However, please bear in mind that many of these drives are old. As such, they may only be available on the second-hand market like ebay, for example.

Also, other people may have had success which does not guarantee that you will. Karaoke Shack does not guarantee any of the following drives will work. In other words, they are drives or burners that other enthusiasts say they rip or burn karaoke discs successfully. Just to point out that you can’t just use any CD burner in your PC or laptop to burn karaoke discs. However, you can easily replace your standard CD player with a suitable karaoke burner. Obviously, they will be reasonably cheap but look out for a bargain.

Compatible HP Karaoke Drives:

Compatible Lite-On Karaoke Drives Also:

Compatible Plextor Karaoke Drives Also:

Compatible Sony Karaoke Burners Also:

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Compatible Yamaha Karaoke Burners Also:

Best Of The Rest Also:

Summing Up Karaoke Disc Burners

In general, the older Plextors seem to have a very good name for ripping and burning karaoke CDG discs. However, another firm took over Plextor and the quality of the drives was to suffer. They kept the Plextor name going, so they relied on that for sales. But their newer burners were no longer CDG compatible.

Yamaha Crw-f1 Cd Recorder

HP burners are also good. Indeed, HP drives from the 7500 to 9500 series can read and write CDG. However, those with the model number ending in 50 or 90 can’t. Also, if the model ID has a letter after the name of the drive it will not do CDG. For example, HP9100b 1.0c. To clarify, this letter refers to a different manufacturer. It also looks like they made drives for others.

Should you wish to tell us about your experiences with the above drives, then we would be grateful. This is because there will always be people who need to rip and burn karaoke discs. Of course, getting hold of the correct drive is important. Of course, many of the above drives are old. Indeed, some will be hard to find. With this in mind, a small review of some individual drives will help others out greatly. Obviously, this will hopefully prevent other karaoke disc collectors from wasting time and compact discs!

Karaoke Burning Software

Finally, remember that you need good software to compliment your ripper or burner. Since this article went live, Power Burner now have their mark 2 version available. Despite this, we have not had any reports on its new functions. However, we can only assume that it is a better version of their older software. Should this be the case, then we couldn’t promote it highly enough. Moreover, if anyone should have the newer software, we would be happy to receive a review.

Suitable Karaoke Burning CD’s

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On the whole, our feedback suggests most modern CD’s will give good results. However, we will recommend Verbatim CD’s as their reputation is second to none. Just to point out that you should us a low burning speed for better reliability.

Finally

Obviously, we hope you have learned a lot about the hardware and software necessary to burn a karaoke discs (CDG). Of course, if you have anything to add to our karaoke burners page, please do so below. On the other hand, you can do so in the Karaoke Forum.

Burners: The Plextor PX-712A is more than capable of ripping and burning a karaoke disc.