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Getting Started

Changing Recorder Settings

You can view or change your recorder settings, such as which recorder to

use for disc-based projects.

To change recorder settings:

1 Click the Recording Options button at the bottom of Toast’s main

window.

Tip: Y

ou can make this window appear each time you burn a

disc by enabling Display Recorder Settings Before Writing on the

Advanced tab of the Recorder Settings window.

2 Clic

k the Basic tab to change basic recording settings, including the

selected recorder, write speed, and number of copies. (The Basic tab

will be unavailable if you are using Multiple Recording burning.)

3 Cli

ck the Advanced tab to change advanced recording settings,

including:

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DAO/TAO: DAO (Disc-At-Once) audio recording allows pauses

of varying lengths of up to 8 seconds between tracks. This

option also allows for CD-TEXT. TAO (Track-At-Once) recording

requires a pause of 2 seconds between all tracks.

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Write Disc/Write Session: Select the session option if you are

creating data CDs and wish to leave the disc “open” to add more

data at a later time. See Making a Mac Only Disc on

page 63.

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Enable Buffer Underrun Prevention: Select this option to

turn on buffer underrun prevention. A buffer underrun error

occurs when your hard disk is unable to send data fast enough

to the recorder while recording, causing the blank disc to be

unusable. This option is available only if your recorder supports

buffer underrun prevention.

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Use Simulation Mode: Select this option if you want to

simulate the process of recording a disc. You might do this to

make sure that the write speed you have selected is appropriate

for your computer.