Subject:SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Posted by: kr236rk

Date:8/24/2011 3:10:48 PM

Hi,

have SF9 which is pretty cool but not when it comes to compiling CD's. I need a software which will allow me to annotate whole discs (title), add notes to tracks (titles) and add artwork to tracks and cd's when they come up on the pc player window.

also be great if SF9 could upgrade to SF10 but am probably engaged in wishful thinking here.

thanks :)

Subject:RE: SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:8/24/2011 4:44:13 PM

That functionality is from the player's online access to CBBD or Gracenote, and those rely on those services recognising the whole original CD (derived from the pattern of track-times). This will not work for a custom compilation !

You will need to put in the hard yards and do it manually for each track, writing with CD-TEXT enabled. And then you'll need a media player that displays CD-TEXT (WMP doesn't !).

Also, it will be far easier to do this in the (bundled) CD-Architect application.

geoff

Subject:RE: SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Reply by: rraud

Date:8/24/2011 7:40:43 PM

add artwork to tracks and cd's when they come up on the pc player window

-- I do not think that's even possible with a standard Red Book audio CD. Artwork, designs and such are usually specific to WMP or another player like Winamp.... Unless you create a video CD or use a video file format on a CD-ROM. In that case, one would use Vegas or another NLE.

Subject:RE: SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:8/24/2011 9:08:30 PM

Amazingly enough, when i've converted some of my old vinyl to MP3 and given the files names like "yes-the_yes_album-starship_trooper.mp3", or put the album name and track name in the ID3 headers, Windows Media Player finds the information, fills out the rest of the tags, and downloads the album cover. These were most definitely not ripped from a CD. I've never seen it get it wrong yet.

You could make a mixed-mode CD that has a section of audio tracks and one extra "hidden" track containing videos, pictures, text files, index files, etc. to contain all the other information. However, the chances of any particular player chosen at random making use of this information is highly problematic. Certainly no audio CD players will.

Subject:RE: SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Reply by: tripp323

Date:8/29/2011 4:25:54 PM

I contacted Sony tech support on this issue of editing track information when burning a CD. Although some of the help documents mention "Red Book Authoring Layouts"... this does not appear on the SF 10 menu.

For disc-at-once burning, you can edit the name of each region in a file containing a series of wav files to burn to the CD.. but only some CD players will display the names... You can't see more track info (such as you can edit with Stamp ID3 Tag Editor).

Does Sony CD Architect create CD's more easily and allow you to write any track info (artist, genre, copyright, producer etc) or is this only a function of 3rd party online databases?

I want my Master CD to have as much info as possible for sending in to a company such as CD-Baby that will duplicate and post the CD online. Does anyone recommend mastering software? Sony SF 10 does not seem to be the best way to master and then burn a final CD??!!

Thanks!
jeff in Fort Lauderdale

Subject:RE: SoundForge 10 - CD compilations?

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:8/29/2011 10:50:25 PM

Depends on how you define 'Master". SF is certainly the best for adjusting individual tracks. But CD-A is best for assembling them all and fine-balancing between them.

You can easily enter all legal CD-TEXT info in CD-A.

It would be best for most mastering functions if the structure leant itself better towards running lots of plugins, but it sags under the weight if lots used per event and overall.

Suck it and see - it's included in SF Pro since about V5. One of my favourite ever media apps ! If only it could be updated with the tweaks long asked for....

geoff