Roland VS-CDRII User Manual download pdf (Page 32)

Having a single working copy of your platinum-selling breakthrough

masterpiece is never a good idea. Musicians are not immune to Mr. Murphy’s

law and it is usually not until we lose some important, irreplaceable data that

we start to learn that lesson. A backup is a second copy of your recording that

can be used in the unlikely event that your working copy is lost or damaged.

To make a backup of a tape based recorder you will most likely need two

recorders, one for recording and one for playback. Most hard disk recorders

make the backup procedure a bit easier. Usually backup functions are built-in

and allow you to store a copy of your song to storage mediums such as DAT

tape, magneto optical drives, and CD-R. Of these, CD-R and CD-RW disks are

rapidly becoming the most popular, and for good reason. They are

inexpensive, reliable, and readily available.

A final thought on backing up your recordings. If you make a backup copy of

a song, and then erase or record over the original version, you no longer have

a backup. You must have two copies of your recordings to have a backup. If

you are going to erase a song from a hard drive or record over a master tape,

make sure you make two backup copies of that song first. When it comes to

making frequent backups of your recordings, the shoe people have the right

idea—”Just do it!”

31The Basics of Modern Recording

Backup

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