Posted by DH on 10/16/06 10:06

Rolo Tomassi wrote:
> DH wrote:
>> peter.jennifer@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Thanks for all the help. I read an article in the Telegraph newspaper
>>> that recommended the freeware software called Audacity. I'm trying it
>>> today
>> Used to be known as Cool Edit Pro, which is what I used on the Jake
>> Thackray Project double CD. Lifted 74 tracks off vinyl, cleaned them
>> up and burned to CD.
>
> Not quite - CoolEdit Pro was bougth by Adobe and is sold as Adobe Audition
> (now at version 2 - total interface rebuild).

Sorry, my error !

> Audacity has always been open source freeware and is FAR less capable than
> Audition/CEP but still fine for what the OP needs.
>
> BTW the vast majority of DVD burners do NOT burn audio to CD-DA (the
> standard audio CD format). Some will turn a CD-R into a VCD which is not
> the same thing and is far inferior to DVD or CD-DA.
> Rolo

I did extensive tests on my Pioneer 110D DVDR with Nero and the error
rate tests showed an alomost perfectly burned audio CD at 24x speed.

It can burn at up to 32x, but the errors increase and I do tend to stick
to 24x.

Ill have a look at Audacity, thanks.

DH

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