Operation Manual

Making Audio Discs

Making an MP3 Disc

This disc can be played in home or car stereo MP3 Disc players, some set-

top DVD players, and most Macintosh and Windows computers.

A typical audio CD can hold over 70 minutes of music, while an MP3 CD

can hold over 10 hours and an MP3 DVD can hold over 50 hours. However,

an MP3 disc has limited menu capabilities for navigation, so finding a

particular song can be difficult, and they can only be played on devices that

support MP3 CD or DVD playback.

A Music DVD is the best choice for high capacity, full menu navigation, and

universal playback. See Making a Music DVD on page 78.

To make an MP3 Disc:

1 At the left side of the Toast window, click Audio and choose MP3 Disc.

2 Add MP3 files to the disc by dragging and dropping them into the

Content Area from your hard disk or the Media Browser.

You can add any existing MP3 file. Toast does not create MP3 audio

files. To create MP3 files, you can use iTunes. You can also add existing

non-MP3 files such as WMA or OGG to this disc if your player

supports these formats.

You can also rearrange, rename and remove items from the Content

Area. Rearranging the files into sub-folders may improve the playback

navigation with some MP3 players. It does not affect the original files

on your hard disk or iTunes library. See Working With Data Content on

page 50.

3 Insert a blank, recordable CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc.

4 Click the red Record button, choose a recorder from the list, and

configure recording options, such as Number of Copies.

5 Click Record to continue.

Toast displays a progress bar and status information as it records your disc.