Hey! y'all. It's time to mix down a project and master it, and i want to hear the results on as many different systems as i can before i commit to a final mix, so want to make a CD that i can pop into any CD player. It has been a long time since i have made a CD and so i want some advice on the best way to do it. Does Sonar X1 Producer have CD burning functions? If not, can i do Red Book CDs from say... Microsoft media player? Or what do you recommend? I've searched using key words burn , CD , Red Book, and got nothing. Thanks.

Sonar Producer does have a burn function (menu - utilities - burn CD), but it would be better done with an external utility.
 
In Sonar you can only burn CDs Track-At-Once CDs, not Disc-At-Once.  I use CyberLink PowerToGo.
 
Here's an article that mentions Sonar's burning ability:
 
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul08/articles/sonarworkshop_0708.htm
 
Hope that helps.

CD Architect by Sound forge owned by SONY

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/cdarchitect

I use Nero.  Nero allows inserting the ISRC code, writing the disk title and song tiles to the disk (you must use Disk At Once - DAO to write titles to the disk).
 
Also burn at as slow a speed as your drive will allow.  Many older audio CD players will not reliably play audio CD's burned at high speeds (they will skip or not play at all).  My CD burn speed "standard" is 8X.   Also avoid paper labels. 

Cakewalk's pyro Audio Creator is not bad for this function and it allows you to use VST effects from your Sonar library. Only problem is that Cakewalk hasn't upgraded it for a few years, but the $20 is not bad. 

I also suggest that most modern players or dvd players will also play re-writeable cds. Burn a re-writeable and try the results through whatever systems. If it doesn't sound to your liking you can always erase the re-writeable disc, re-mix and re-master until you get the final product. Then burn it again. I have used that trick many times when I just am not hearing what I want. When you get the final cut to your satisfaction then you are ready to burn to a finished CD-R. Just a suggestion that has worked for me in my early days of mastering. It keeps you from wasting cd-rs unless you need some extra drink coasters.LOL

Wookiee


CD Architect by Sound forge owned by SONY

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/cdarchitect

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sonys cd architect has become the professional choice of many.
if your in a bind windows 7 comes with a cd burner now

I have CD Architect. Does Sony still develop this? Very good app.

Yep, CD Architect is still available from Sony. It's currently up to version 5.2d.

Scott

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