User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Overview of CD Technology
- Introduction
- Learning the CD Architect Workspace
- Getting Started
- Basic Editing Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Working with Events
- Working with Tracks
- Adding Effects
- Burning Audio CDs
- Customizing CD Architect Software
- Index
Chapter
10
Burning Audio CDs
Once you’ve added all of your files, events, and tracks to your project, previewed it, and are satisfied with the layout, you
can use CD Architect
™
software to both burn your CDs and erase the rewritable discs you used to test your mix.
Using disc-at-once burning
Disc-at-once (DAO) writing is the most common burning method in the music industry. This writing mode is used when
creating a master disc to be sent to a disc manufacturer for mass replication. Disc-at-once works just as it sounds. Multiple
tracks of audio are written to the CD in one recording session. This is the method used by CD Architect software to burn
your audio CD.
Rendering CD image files
When you burn a disc, CD Architect software writes data directly from your hard drive to the CD. While burning, it also
calculates volume envelopes, crossfades, effects, and mixes in real time. If you're using a slow computer, this load on your
computer's CPU can cause buffer underruns.
If you have a complex project, consider creating an image file before you burn. An image file is essentially a wave file with
volume, crossfades, effects, mixes, and track information embedded.
Burning an image file will reduce the risk of buffer underruns.
To use this option when you burn a CD, select the Render temporary image before burning check box on the Burn Disc-
at-Once Audio CD. For more information, see Burning a disc below.
Burning a disc
1.
From the Disc menu, choose Burn CD. The Burn Disc-at-Once Audio CD dialog appears.
2.
In the Drive drop-down list, choose the CD-recordable drive you want to use to burn the CD.
3.
In the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to burn your CD. The Max setting will use your
drive’s fastest possible speed. You can use a lower speed to prevent possible buffer underruns while burning.
4.
If your CD-recordable drive supports buffer underrun protection, you can select the Buffer underrun protection
check box to prevent underruns by allowing your drive to stop and resume burning as needed.
Important:
Buffer underrun protection can create a disc that can be played in CD players but may contain a bit error
where burning stopped and restarted. Consider clearing this check box when creating a premaster disc.
5.
Choose your burn mode:
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