DAM CD
DAM is an acronym for digital automatic music, and a DAM CD is one that can contain music both in MP3 format and in normal uncompressed CD format. The MP3 tracks can be copied into any MP3 player, and the normal CD tracks can be played using any normal CD player. It is equally possible to make a DAM CD that contains only MP3 tracks, so packing about 10 times more music on to the CD than would be possible using uncompressed CD methods. If you use the computer extensively as a music player, you can transfer your favorite music into this format for easy access and compact storage.
You can also buy DAM CDs over the Internet. They often feature unknown artists and are priced accordingly, although you should not expect a large selection of classical music to be available. The CD is usually offered on the Web page for the artist, and costs are kept low by using CD-R so that the music you want is transcribed to a CD when you place your order.
● Some older CD decks cannot cope with DAM CDs that inevitably use multisession methods.