3.0

The Burning Function
The audio
material on the audio CD is digital data, which the CD-player reads and transforms into analogue signals.
The track markers indicate the CD-player, at which point the song starts. The MAGIX Music Editor 3
can write an audio CD right away from the program. The track-markers are set in the track window
before writing the CD. MAGIX Music Editor 3 transforms the stereo sum and the indices into a data
flow, which is directed to the CD-writer.
The CD-R-drive modifies a specially designed layer on the medium using a laser, so that the audio
CD-player will be able to read this information later as digital audio data.
Audio CD creation
1.
For writing an audio CD, the track window must contain audio material. Edit the audio material
using the real time functions of the MAGIX Music Editor 3 deLuxe. The CD will sound exactly
like the playback when you listen to it through your stereo sound card. All Cleaning and
Mastering effects will also be present on the CD.
2.
Mark the starting position of each song by setting (or moving) the track markers. All track
markers can be moved using the mouse or the Track Wizard (1Click button)
3.
Click on the "Make CD" button. In the "Make CD" dialogue you can choose, if you want to
write the CD directly or if you prefer to create an Image file on the hard disk. The creation of an
Image file is then recommendable, when the available system resources are not enough for writing
the CD in real time ("On the Fly").
4.
Now the CD can be written. You will only need a CD-R-drive, which is supported by MAGIX
Music Editor 3 connected to your computer and an empty CD in the drive. Clicking on "Write
CD" starts the writing process. If you should have more than one CD-R-drive connected to your
system, you will be prompted to select one of them.
Track Length
According to the RedBook Standard, the minimum distance between two Track Markers is 4 seconds.
Since Track Markers normally show the beginning of a song, no problems should arise. If you try to set
the MAGIX Track Markers at a lesser distance, an error message will appear.
System display
The system resources are very important while writing a CD in real time. Once the process has been
started, it cannot be interrupted. When writing "on the fly", the computer has to calculate the playback
including all real time functions and write them on the CD at the same time. If the system is not fast
enough, the process will be aborted and the CD will be useless.
The system display of the MAGIX Audio
Cleaning Lab 11 helps you to prevent such problems when writing a CD.
If your system is overcharged, activate the "Create an Image file" option in the "Make CD" dialogue. This
will create a stereo file, which will be the source for the writing process. This file includes all effects and
object settings, as well as the tracks and track markers, so that the system doesn't need to calculate them
again while writing various copies (see Write CD parameters
).
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