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
4
Getting Started
This chapter details the basic operations you’ll need to begin arranging your audio CD using CD Architect
™
software.
Creating a project
Organization is critical in the audio CD premastering process. CD Architect software handles the organization of your CD
using a small project file (CDP) that saves information about source file locations, edits, cuts, and insertion points. This
project file is not a multimedia file, but is instead used to create the CD when editing is finished.
Using this method, CD Architect software edits the project file rather than the original source files. When you copy, cut,
paste, trim, and otherwise edit your project, the process is nondestructive. You can edit without worrying about
corrupting your source files, so you have the freedom to experiment.
1.
From the File menu, choose New. The New Project dialog appears.
Note:
The first time you run CD Architect software, a new project will automatically be created for you.
2.
Enter your project properties on the various tabs.
3.
Click OK to create the project.
Setting project properties
CD Architect software supports a large range of formats and various types of media files. Some settings in a project’s
properties are simply informational details about the project, while others control how CD Architect software handles
your project and its output. If you have multiple projects, CD Architect software stores the settings used for each project.
These settings can be saved as templates for future use.
To view and modify project properties, choose Properties from the File menu. The Project Properties dialog displays with
four tabs: Audio, Ruler, Summary, and CD.
Audio tab
The Audio tab allows you to set-up and change the data format of the current project.
Item Description
Resample quality
Choose Preview, Good, or Best resample quality.
Extracted audio folder
Displays the path where extracted audio is stored. The Browse button
allows you to select a new location to store recordings.
Free storage space in selected folder
Displays the available disk space where extracted audio is stored.
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