To leave a couple of seconds between tracks, do you use the "assembling" program like Pyro to space the songs (as opposed to putting space and the start or end of a track)?

Yes, CD Architect takes care of that for me.

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Yes, CD Architect takes care of that for me.

isn't the redbook standard to have 4 seconds between?

(i'm old and my memory isn't what it used to be so what do i know?)

randyman, I will check the standards, but I have always put 2 seconds (right or wrong).
 
UPDATE: Websites for ACID (Sony), Audacity, and a couple of others said 2 seconds. 
 
 
http://www.summitsound.com/mastering.html <<This link says 2 seconds is the Redbook standard.
 
Wikipedia:
 
Red Book Audio Specifications
The basic specifications state that

1. Maximum playing time is 79.8 minutes[5]
2. Minimum duration for a track is 4 seconds (including 2-second pause)
3. Maximum number of tracks is 99
4. Maximum number of index points (subdivisions of a track) is 99 with no maximum time limit
5. International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) should be included

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You have not told us yet are you just making one or two CD's for yourself or are you getting a CD pressed by a CD manufacturer?

I am making CDs to sell. I expect most sales to be downloads, but I will have some CDs manufactured.  The download version will be whole-ablum only, on my website and on iTunes.

my bad   i knew it was something   but I'm old and forgetful.

Having said all that, you can actually blend (crossfade, seque) tracks together as long as you get that track index marker perfect.

I use a consumer program call "Spin it Again" from Acoustica to trim, time, space, seque, etc; but there is a strange learning curve... considering it is not really intended for professionals. It wasn't free, but not expensive either.

Using Disc-At-Once to actually burn a CD, it isn't difficult to create a CD that will play on any type of legacy CD player I have tried, without having to meet ALL the little Red Book standards (like the 2-second gap between tracks, which many programs allow you to adjust or disregard completely).

Its main selling point is the ease of use for archiving vinyl and tape to digital. But it works great to sequence a CD as one long track (with approximate spaces between... or not...) before flying into "Spin it Again". Works like a charm for me! Allows me to tag tracks while the recording process is happening (in real time, of course).

Regards,
Joel