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Use Acoustica ASPI

If checked, this tells Acoustica MP3 CD Burner to use the Acoustica ASPI layer instead of the default one.   If unchecked, it will use the default ASPI layer.  If it is grayed out, it means that the Acoustica ASPI layer was not installed.


Converting To Wavs
Convert all tracks to wav files first

This will create temporary wav files from your wav files. This is necessary when making a mix cd where one track fades into the next.  Also, you may try this is you have a slower computer as this option will not take up too much of the computer’s resources while burning.


Burn CD Text information

Some cd players will display track information and other text while a cd is playing.  If your cd recorder supports burning cd text information, this option will be available.


Use Burn Proof technology

If your cd recorder supports ‘Burn Proof’ technology, check this option and you won’t have failed burns due to the dreaded ‘buffer under-run’ error or due to the computer not being able to supply data to the cd recorder fast enough.  If you can select this option, you can use other software while your computer is simultaneously burning audio cds.


Burn Speed
Burner Speed

The burn speed is the speed at which your recorder burns audio cds.  For example, burning an entire 74 minute cd at 1X will take 74 minutes.  An 8X speed burner will be able to burn 8 times as fast and will take about 9 minutes.  If your computer is slow, you may choose  a lower burn speed to ensure an successful burn.


Make X CD(s)

This sets the number of cds to be created.


Test burn

In this mode, you will be required to put a blank cd in the recorder, but it will not use the blank cd. (The test simulates a burn without using a blank cd. )  You should do at least one test before doing a burn.


Test and then burn if successful test

In this mode, CD Burner will do a test and then if successful start an actual burn.


Burn CD!

In this mode, CD Burner will start burning immediately!


Estimate Burn Time

This displays the estimated amount of time required to create the cd.  This includes how many cds are being created, whether any files need to be converted to wav and whether a test is being done first.


Start Burn
Start

This will start the burn or test, depending on the mode you have selected.


Automatically fade out excess audio

The selected audio will not fit on a single cd.  Choose this option to fade out the excess audio.

If you do not want to have any partial songs, click Cancel and remove tracks until you are not over capacity.


Just chop off the excess

The selected audio will not fit on a single cd.  Choose this option if you chop off the excess audio.

If you do not want to have any partial songs, click Cancel and remove tracks until you are not over capacity.


No silence between tracks

This option will ensure that there isn’t any silence between cd tracks.  When you burn a cd,  there won’t be any silence between tracks.


Separate tracks with silence

This option will ensure that there is silence between the cd tracks.  Specify the number of seconds you’d like between tracks.


Mix tracks

This option will enable you to mix and overlap the tracks similar to the way that radio DJs mix tracks.

Overlap specifies how adjacent tracks are arranged.

Fade time indicates how long it takes to fade in one track and fade out the other.


CD Recorder Device

If you have more than one CD recorder on your computer, select the one you wish to create audio cds with.


Eject disc when recording is done

If your cd recorder supports auto-ejecting, the cd will be ejected when it is finished recording.


Copying Track Information to clipboard

You can copy the track information to the clipboard.  These settings determine what information is copied.

You may want to copy the track information to the clipboard for purposes of printing a cd label.


Use small toolbar

The small toolbar will free up vertical space on the screen.


Play sounds when cd is finished

When the burn finishes it will play a sound.  This is especially helpful if you are out of the room during the burn.  There is a sound for failure and one for success.


Create a log file

A log file is created for support and bug tracking purposes.  If you are requesting support or feel you have found a bug, make sure this is checked.  Try to reproduce the bug or support situation and then send in a file called ‘cdburner-log.txt’ that can be found in your CD Burner installation directory.


Only convert to wav files if absolutely necessary

This option instructs CD Burner to only convert mp3s to wav files during the burn process if a song is not supported by the lower level burning engine.  Normalization and auto-trim settings will be lost.  ***Use this if you  want to burn as fast as possible or if you are low on hard drive space.***


Normalize track volume

All songs are not created equal.  This option will automatically raise the volume level of tracks that are too quiet.  You can choose to normalize against the loudest track or against the loudest possible volume.

Also, right click on a track and select "Adjust Track Volume" if the normalization does not work well enough.

(If a track needs to be normalized, the track will be converted to wav before burning.)


Automatically remove silence at start and end of songs

Some tracks have silence at the start and end.  This feature will automatically remove the silence if it exceeds the specified length.

(If a track needs to have silence removed, it will be converted to wav before burning.)


Warn About Incomplete Songs

This feature will alert you possible partial songs.  The algorithm tests whether or not there is a sufficient level of sound at the last 20 milliseconds of the song.

The threshold can be set from 0% (abs silence) to 100% ( half max volume)

The default threshold setting is 12% .


Auto insert notification

This reflects your CD-recorders auto insert notification setting.  Auto insert notification is how your computer automatically starts playing audio cds you put in the drive.  Unfortunately, this is also what causes burn failures, especially during the first 5% of the burn.

Disabling or enabling auto insert notification will require a reboot to take affect.

** Packet writing programs such as DirectCD by Adaptec require that auto insert notification is on.

*** This feature is disabled for Windows 2000 and must be enabled/disabled manually.


Disconnect

Disconnect should be turned off for SCSI CD-recorders, as they run more efficiently this way.

Disabling or enabling auto Disconnect will require a reboot to take affect.

*** This feature is disabled for Windows 2000 and must be enabled/disabled manually.


Sync Data Transfer

Sync Data Transfer should be turned off for SCSI CD-recorders, as they run more efficiently this way.

Disabling or enabling auto Sync Data Transfer will require a reboot to take affect.

*** This feature is disabled for Windows 2000 and must be enabled/disabled manually.