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Subject:Track numbers
Posted by: GLC
Date:5/6/2002 11:59:30 AM

I am useing Sound Forge and Easy CD Creator Direct CD for burning.

I record classical music which can last 30mins or more in one go and need to insert track numbers for movements before recording onto CD, Does anyone know how to do this?

Geoff

Subject:RE: Track numbers
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:5/6/2002 12:47:06 PM

I would strongly suggest NOT using Direct CD for creating audio discs. Use the Create CD program instead. Direct CD may not correctly create a Disc At Once (DAO) disc.

If you're using the full version of Sound Forge 5:
- Place a marker (press the M key) at each place you want a new track to start. You can move them around afterwards if you need to
- Also place markers at the beginning and end of the file
- From the Special menu, choose Regions List / Markers to Regions
- From the Tools menu, choose extract regions
You will now have a group of .wav files on your drive, one for each track, and they will be named so that they are in the correct order if you sort by name. Add these files to Easy CD Creator and burn in Disk At Once (DAO) mode.

If you're using Sound Forge XP:
- Place all the markers as above.
- One at a time, double-click between each pair of markers, Ctrl-C to copy that section, Ctrl-E to paste to a new file
- Save this new file
- Repeat for each track section
- Burn these files in DAO mode.

Subject:RE: Track numbers
Reply by: dbarry
Date:5/8/2002 8:02:46 AM


Chienworks gave very good explicit and detailed instructions.

Just as an overview - to have separate track numbers for each movement you need to have separate .wav files (and tracks) for each movement. Then when you burn your CD you do it in DISK AT ONCE mode which eliminates the 2 second gap between tracks. This should give you the result you want, continous music for 30 minutes, but you can skip around to the different sections of a piece by selecting track numbers.




Subject:RE: Track numbers
Reply by: asafb
Date:5/8/2002 9:17:12 PM

Yeah, but then you might get my problem which has aggravated me for hours - clicks when the CD player goes to the next track. Like more of a small digital click.

TMK, the only program that has worked for me is cd arch

Subject:RE: Track numbers
Reply by: Rednroll
Date:5/8/2002 9:55:10 PM

Here's my list of DAO, CD mastering software for assembling tracks in the order I would rate them.

1. Vegas Video
2. CD Architect(discontinued)
3. Wavelab
4. Nero
5. Cdrwin

I actually have a big grin on my face right now, because I just visited the Digidesign website to see how Protools is allowing users to assemble their CD tracks together. They're still using the archaic "Masterlist" CD in Protools LE. This interface hasn't changed in 6 years since the last time I did a mastering session on Protools. It sucked back then, so it must really suck now using it compared to other CD authoring programs available. Not having DAO in sound forge is probably less painfull than using "Masterlist" with DAO.

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