A1200 + 1230scsi.device + Yamaha CDR-102

MakeCD version:

MakeCD 2.2

Computer:

Amiga 1200, OS 3.0, Blizzard 1240 (68040)

SCSI device:

1230scsi.device 8.5 (using SoftSCSI)

CD writer:

Yamaha CDR-102 V1.01 (12/25/95)

CD-ROM drive:

Toshiba CD-ROM XM-3701TA 0236 (01/23/96)

Other devices at the same SCSI bus:

CD-ROM, DEC DSP3053LS X442000044087 hard disk

No SCSI problems. Reselection enabled for all devices, the hard disk used synchron mode. An EIDE hard disk (WDC 2.1gig) was also in use.

Tests performed:

• Audio tracks were read at single speed from both the Toshiba and the Yamaha and saved to the EIDE drive. Then an Audio CDR was written flawlessly using single speed again.
• An image file was written (1x) to the CDR successfully.
• Audio tracks were saved on EIDE hard disk and later written to CDR at double speed followed by audio tracks copied (1x) from CD-ROM to CD-Writer. The second session was written on-the-fly from the SCSI hard disk at double speed. It included a 300meg file. Perfect.
• MakeCD and a CD-player played the Audio tracks of a fixed session although the CDR itself wasn't fixed.

Three coasters produced due to low quality CDRs. The buffer size used for all these tests was 8 MB. While writing a CDR the buffer capacity never dropped below 90% for direct writing, 99% when using an image file. Even old CD-players play Audio-CDRs perfectly.

Tested by Sven Hansen <hanss000@mail.uni-mainz.de>.

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