Operation Manual

Making Audio Discs
Making a Music DVD
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Click More for additional disc settings. See Video Disc Settings on
page 104.
3 Choose the audio encoding format. By default, Toast encodes Music
DVDs in Dolby Digital 192 kbps audio. This compresses the audio to
maximize disc space to fit over 50 hours of music, but maintains full
Hollywood-style fidelity.
To change the audio format from Dolby Digital to uncompressed
PCM audio, click More and choose the Custom option from the
Encoding tab. Choose PCM for the Audio Format.
Toast encodes PCM at 48 kHz / 16-bit or 48 kHz / 24-bit levels, which
are higher than standard CD quality, and exceed the levels of most
songs in your iTunes library. Audio that has been recorded at 96 kHz /
24 bit is downsampled automatically unless you choose the 96 kHz /
24 bit option, which maintains the higher quality but significantly
reduces disc space.
There are also optional Encoding settings which apply to photo and
video content. See Disc Encoding Settings on page 108.
4 Add audio files to the disc by dragging and dropping them into the
Content Area from your hard disk or the Media Browser.
Each group of files you add into the Content Area appears as a playlist.
Each playlist will have a button in the DVD menu that you can choose
to play the music. You can duplicate, rearrange, remove or edit
playlists. See Working With Playlists on page 80.
You can also optionally add photos and videos into the Content Area.
5 Insert a blank, recordable DVD.
6 Click the red Record button, choose a recorder from the list, and
configure recording options, such as Number of Copies.
7 Click Record to continue.
Toast displays a progress bar and status information as it records your disc.