Folks - I have finished recording a collection of songs and now need to assemble them on a CD so that they flow together, have the correct amount of time between songs etc.

I also need to be able to convert single songs to MP3 MP4 etc. in order to sell singles online.  (Thinking positively here lol).

What program(s) does everyone use of these tasks?  Tried to search the forums but didn't find anything germane.

Thanks!

CD Architect
FWIW, there is no requirement to have a period of silence between songs only at the beginning.

You can use any CD burning software that adheres to the Red Book Standard, but CD Architect from Sony is the professional software that many use. I believe you can also use the consumer software Nero, as well as some others. Cakewalk also has their own CD burning software available, but I haven't used the latest version.
 
Scott

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garrigus
Cakewalk also has their own CD burning software available, but I haven't used the latest version.
 
Scott

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Are you referring to Pyro Audio Creator? I snagged that when they gave us the $20 coupon. I'm hoping it will do all that fancy redbook stuff. I haven't really tinkered with it yet though and frankly I need to really read up on redbook standards and how they work.
 
I was little surprised Sonar couldn't do that stuff itself. Oh well.

Beepster
Are you referring to Pyro Audio Creator? I snagged that when they gave us the $20 coupon. I'm hoping it will do all that fancy redbook stuff. I haven't really tinkered with it yet though and frankly I need to really read up on redbook standards and how they work. I was little surprised Sonar couldn't do that stuff itself. Oh well.

Yep, that's the one. I believe it does Redbook burning. Check out the docs and it will probably say.
 
Scott

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From the pyro web page "Create gapless (Red Book) audio CDs"

Yeah, I'm a dumbass. Thinking back now that is actually why a snagged it as well as the MP3 capability and the fact the current version of WMP is a turd compared to older versions IMO... which weren't all that great to begin with.
 
Cheers, guys. Just having a brainfart.

You can burn CD from inside Sonar 7 easily, Cakewalk vid on youtube -> How to rip and burn CDs in SONAR 7
basically just go to 'Tools' in menubar and choose 'Burn audio CD'.
free audio to mp3 converter on website :  free-mp3-wma-converter.soft32.com
free converter to MP4 etc on website :  freemake.com (choose the converter then).
(cannot copy links here unfortunately)
good luck

Wouter Schijns
You can burn CD from inside Sonar 7 easily, Cakewalk vid on youtube -> How to rip and burn CDs in SONAR 7

That only produces track-at-once (TAO) audio CDs. For Redbook compatibility, you need to do disk-at-once (DAO) burns.
 
Scott

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I use Power2Go. if I burn a CD. Be sure to save the MP3's at 192 or higher. Any CD burner will space the songs properly, and some allow you to choose the space amounts. Also when converting from wav to MP3 or exporting use Triangular dither. A MP3 will never be as good as the 24 or 32 bit wav file. I believe store bought CD's are 128, 16 bits, but "they are audio CD's", not data disc. But I have found that saving wavs in Sonar as 256 or even 320 makes a big difference in the sound quality. CD's will soon be obsolete anyway...Also, there are some good articles out there about arranging the order of songs for a good CD. Check it out.