Owner manual

7-1

Adaptec Easy CD Creator Standard Edition

Stock Number: 511446-00, Rev. A Page: 7-1

Print Spec Number: 496513-00 Inside Text: 496512-00

Current Date: 5/8/98 First Draft

Combining Data And

Audio on a CD

There are many reasons to combine data and audio on a CD. These

include the ability to:

■

Make an audio CD and add Word files of the songs’ lyrics or

custom graphics for the jewel case insert

■

Use the CD to store data files and later add songs to the same

■

Make a multimedia CD (see

Multimedia CDs

on page 7-6)

You can combine both audio and data on a single CD using Mixed-

Mode or CD Extra. The difference between the two methods is the

way in which data and audio are recorded.

What is a Mixed-Mode CD?

A Mixed-Mode disc is a CD that includes both data and audio tracks

in a

single session

. The data is written in CD-ROM or CD-ROM XA

format in the first track on the CD followed by one or more audio

tracks in CD-DA format.

What is a CD Extra Disc?

A CD Extra disc (also known as CD Plus or Enhanced CD) is a

multi-

session CD

. The first session contains one or more audio tracks in

CD-DA format followed by a second session that contains data

tracks written in CD-ROM XA format.