Best cd burning program

[thefridge]

Hi all, what are your recommendations for burning cd mixes etc.? My burner came with nero, invasive POS that it is. I am after just a good simple burning program.Cheers Mick!

[77pro]

CD architect works great...does red book and all that good stuff

[albee1952]

WaveLab here and I believe they make a version called WaveLab Essentials that is much less money.

[GTBannah]

.... and then there is this .... http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/

[The Weed]

How do you listen to files in CD Architect? Through your Digidesign hardware?

Thanks,

[GTBannah]

Originally Posted by The Weed

How do you listen to files in CD Architect? Through your Digidesign hardware?

Thanks,

Once PT is closed you should be able to.

[77pro]

Originally Posted by GTBannah

Once PT is closed you should be able to.

Yeah....it doesn't run through the digi drivers and protools....but critical listening/tweaking should be complete by the time you're burning to CD.

[The Weed]

I know Pro Tools has to be closed, it's only single client.

I noticed that CD Architect allows trimming and cross fading. I was only going to use it to make some playlist CD's for the car. I just wondered if it played through the WaveDriver or ASIO driver so I could hear the playout on my nearfields. Guess not.

Thanks,

[77pro]

Originally Posted by The Weed

I know Pro Tools has to be closed, it's only single client.

I noticed that CD Architect allows trimming and cross fading. I was only going to use it to make some playlist CD's for the car. I just wondered if it played through the WaveDriver or ASIO driver so I could hear the playout on my nearfields. Guess not.

Thanks,

I just run the computer 'audio out' into the 'Aux In' on the 003 and listen through my main nearfields or cheaper computer spkrs using the 'Aux In' and 'Alt CR' buttons. ( trick I picked up from albee)

[Greg M]

CD Architect will play back through the wave driver, but not ASIO. CD Architect is quite a bit more than just a burning program. It really impinges on being a mastering application. At this point it will only use DirectX plug-ins but Sony gives you quite a few with CDA. You line your tracks up on a timeline in whatever order you want, adjust the lengths, add fades, adjust volumes of each track via envelopes (very similar to PT edit window automation). You can add any DX plug-in to any individual track to adjust EQ, or just about anything you want. These tracks also go to a master bus where you can add more Plug-ins, dither, etc. You can do hidden tracks, get around redbook specs if you want, eliminate time between tracks, etc. I think you might get CDA free if you buy Soundforge 9 which also comes with additional DX editing/mastering plug-ins.

Hope this helps,
Greg