Creating a music CD
When recording music files, it is important to note that:
To play your music CD in a home or car stereo, it
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needs to be recorded as a music CD in CD Audio
(CDA) format, not as a data CD.
You must record all music files in one recording
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session because RecordNow! closes the CD after
recording is complete. Music files can be recorded
repeatedly onto a rewritable (CD-RW) disc, but all
previously recorded music files must be erased first.
As you add music files in the recording session,
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RecordNow! calculates and displays the amount of
recording time available to record additional music
files.
You can't record song titles unless you make an exact
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copy of a music CD in your collection.
Storing Files on a DVD or CD
Unlike music CDs, data DVDs and CDs can be recorded
in multiple sessions:
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Using the trackball, click Start, choose All
Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then click
RecordNow! again.
2
Select the Data Projects tab.
3
Insert a blank or appendable CD-R,
CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, or double-
layer DVD+R (select models only) disc
into your drive, and then click Data Disc.
If the disc is blank, follow the onscreen
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instructions.
Or
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If you try to record more than a standard CD can
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hold, RecordNow! displays a message warning you
that all the tracks may not fit on your disc.
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If the disc is full, insert a blank or another
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appendable disc.
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If you are adding files to a disc, follow the
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onscreen instructions.
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To name your disc, select Volume Label, and
then type a name over it. RecordNow! assigns a
name based on the recording date if you don't type
a name.
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