System information
2. Choose a setting from the Action drop-down list to indicate how you want to extract audio:
Item Description
Read by track Choose to extract individual CD tracks. Select the tracks you want to
extract in the Tracks to extract list. Each CD track is extracted to a
new track in your project.
Read entire disc Choose to extract the current CD to a single file. The disc is extracted
to a new track in your project.
Read by range Choose to extract a time range. You can specify a starting time and
ending time (or a starting time and length). The time range is
extracted to a new track in your project.
3. If you choose Read by track or Read by range from the Action drop-down list, select the tracks or
time range you want to extract.
Click Play to preview your selection. In order to preview, your CD drive's audio output must be
connected to your sound card, or you can connect headphones to the front of the CD drive.
4. From the Drive drop-down list, choose the drive that contains the CD from which you want to
extract audio.
For more information about obtaining or editing CD information, see "Obtaining CD Information"
on page 131.
5. From the Speed drop-down list, choose the rate at which you want to extract audio. If you
experience gapping or glitching, decrease the speed or click Configure and adjust the Audio extract
optimization slider.
6. Click OK to start extracting audio.
7. Type a file name and choose a location for the file.
The extracted files are added to the Project Media window when extraction is complete.
Obtaining CD Information
If Vegas Pro can access information about a track or CD (either from the file or CD itself or from a local
cache), it automatically reads and displays this information when you insert a CD or browse your computer.
However, if this information is not available, the software can retrieve information over the Internet from
Gracenote.
Once Vegas Pro obtains information from Gracenote, it is saved to a local cache so the information
displays more quickly the next time the tracks are displayed.
If the software cannot connect to the Gracenote Media Database and the appropriate CD information is
not available on your computer, the tracks are simply listed numerically..
Using Gracenote requires an active Internet connection.
For more information on using Gracenote, please refer to the Gracenote Web site:
http://www.gracenote.com/about/faqs/
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