Reference Guide

974 Mixing
Burning audio CDs
• Pow-r 1. Noise-shaped dither. Advantages: less CPU-intensive than Pow-r types 2 and 3,
lower perceived loudness than Rectangular or Triangular. Disadvantages: less noise shaping
than Pow-r types 2 and 3, not recommended for operations where dither will be applied
successively (e.g. bounce and freeze).
• Pow-r 2. Noise-shaped dither. Advantages: lowest perceived loudness, highest quality
settings, recommended for audio export. Disadvantages: highest CPU-intensive settings, not
recommended for operations where dither will be applied successively (e.g. bounce and
freeze).
• Pow-r 3. Same as Pow-r 2 except most CPU-intensive and transparent of all choices.
To choose dithering options
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Playback and Recording.
2. Click the Dithering list and choose the kind of dithering you want to use.
3. Click OK.
Burning audio CDs
SONAR has integrated Audio CD burning, which allows you to write your audio tracks to an audio
CD that can be played in any standard CD player.
The Utilities > Burn Audio CD command lets you burn your tracks to an audio CD that you can play
in any standard CD player.
For more information about the Utilities > Burn Audio CD command, see “Audio CD Burner dialog”
on page 1696.