Tweet
CD Burner
The Diamond Cut CD Burner allows you to create CD’s in conformance with the Red Book Audio CD standard. Its integration into the DCArt10 software package coupled with drag and drop capability from the DC Tune Database simplifies the CD creation process after a restoration has been completed.
The Diamond Cut CD Burner
Song lists can be imported directly into the CD burner from your play lists or from the DC Tune Library, and these can be either in the .wav, .mp3, or .wma format. The software will automatically convert these file formats for compatibility with the Red Book standard. The software will query your CD ROM burner to determine its maximum speed capability and use that value during the burn process.
To import files from a Play list, click on the “Open Playlist” button and then select the files that you wish to burn to your CD –R. The WLS, XML, CUE, M3U and PLS playlist formats are supported by the CD Burner. If you have your DC Tune Library open, just drag and drop the desired sound file(s) into the CD burner. You can add or delete tracks from the list using the “Add Tracks” or “Delete Tracks” button(s). For example, to delete a track, just click on it in the CD burner (to highlight it) and then click on “Delete Track”. To hear a particular file in the list before burning the CD, highlight it by clicking on it and then click on “Preview”.
When adding tracks, be sure that the “Space Used” graph does not exceed the capacity of the media that you plan to use, or an error will be generated. Place a blank CD-R into your ROM burner and wait a few seconds. A message should appear at the top of the Burner routine indicating “Blank CD-R. If you are satisfied with your song listing, click on the “Burn CD” button to commence the CD burning process. A Progress Bar will appear indicating the progress in terms of “% Done”. The system will report when the process has been successfully completed with the following message:
Success: The CD has been burned successfully. Please remove the disc from the drive. Also, a “Gong” sound will be heard at the completion of a CD burn process.
Burn Options
Clicking on the “Burn Options” reveals a number of user selectable alternatives associated with your CD burner. They are as follows:
Maximum Writing Speed: You can limit the burning speed anywhere from 1X to 24X depending on the characteristics of your optical drive. Sometimes, slower burn speeds improve the accuracy of a CD Burn cycle with the obvious tradeoff (longer burn-time).
Recording Mode: The system is capable of the two primary CD Burning modes including Disc At Once and Track At Once.
Disc At Once Mode (Gapless) Recording: This feature (DAO) is useful for concert or orchestral recordings wherein one does not want to produce any glitches at the point where the track changes during play. A minimum of 2 tracks are required for DAO. After you drop your markers and before you break your file into pieces, you should “Quantize for CD Audio” (found on the CD Prep Menu) so that this feature works seamlessly.
Write CD Text: Incorporates Text into the file header of your CD when checked. The text information comes from the name field in the file list. It could be the track name if it comes from specific files. Note that only certain CD players are compatible with this feature and can take advantage of this mode of operation.
Track At Once: This mode (TAO) is the most common mode in which CDs are burned. It places a gap between each track. The between track time-gap is settable anywhere from 0.013 seconds to 20 seconds. The factory default for this setting is 2 seconds, but it will remember your last data entry value.
Enable Optimal Power Calibration: This optimizes the burn power used to create your CD. This will produce the highest quality and therefore the most robust CD burns. However, it takes a longer period of time to burn a CD when this mode is used.
Note 1: The Diamond Cut CD Burner can import files consisting of the WLS, XML, M3U, and PLS playlist formats.
Note 2: The DCArt10 CD burner defaults to a 2-second gap between each track selection when Track At Once Mode is used.
Note 3: Some of the CD burner features are only available in the Forensics version of the product.
The Diamond Cut CD Burner allows you to create CD’s in conformance with the Red Book Audio CD standard. Its integration into the DCArt10 software package coupled with drag and drop capability from the DC Tune Database simplifies the CD creation process after a restoration has been completed.
The Diamond Cut CD Burner
Song lists can be imported directly into the CD burner from your play lists or from the DC Tune Library, and these can be either in the .wav, .mp3, or .wma format. The software will automatically convert these file formats for compatibility with the Red Book standard. The software will query your CD ROM burner to determine its maximum speed capability and use that value during the burn process.
To import files from a Play list, click on the “Open Playlist” button and then select the files that you wish to burn to your CD –R. The WLS, XML, CUE, M3U and PLS playlist formats are supported by the CD Burner. If you have your DC Tune Library open, just drag and drop the desired sound file(s) into the CD burner. You can add or delete tracks from the list using the “Add Tracks” or “Delete Tracks” button(s). For example, to delete a track, just click on it in the CD burner (to highlight it) and then click on “Delete Track”. To hear a particular file in the list before burning the CD, highlight it by clicking on it and then click on “Preview”.
When adding tracks, be sure that the “Space Used” graph does not exceed the capacity of the media that you plan to use, or an error will be generated. Place a blank CD-R into your ROM burner and wait a few seconds. A message should appear at the top of the Burner routine indicating “Blank CD-R. If you are satisfied with your song listing, click on the “Burn CD” button to commence the CD burning process. A Progress Bar will appear indicating the progress in terms of “% Done”. The system will report when the process has been successfully completed with the following message:
Success: The CD has been burned successfully. Please remove the disc from the drive. Also, a “Gong” sound will be heard at the completion of a CD burn process.
Burn Options
Clicking on the “Burn Options” reveals a number of user selectable alternatives associated with your CD burner. They are as follows:
Maximum Writing Speed: You can limit the burning speed anywhere from 1X to 24X depending on the characteristics of your optical drive. Sometimes, slower burn speeds improve the accuracy of a CD Burn cycle with the obvious tradeoff (longer burn-time).
Recording Mode: The system is capable of the two primary CD Burning modes including Disc At Once and Track At Once.
Disc At Once Mode (Gapless) Recording: This feature (DAO) is useful for concert or orchestral recordings wherein one does not want to produce any glitches at the point where the track changes during play. A minimum of 2 tracks are required for DAO. After you drop your markers and before you break your file into pieces, you should “Quantize for CD Audio” (found on the CD Prep Menu) so that this feature works seamlessly.
Write CD Text: Incorporates Text into the file header of your CD when checked. The text information comes from the name field in the file list. It could be the track name if it comes from specific files. Note that only certain CD players are compatible with this feature and can take advantage of this mode of operation.
Track At Once: This mode (TAO) is the most common mode in which CDs are burned. It places a gap between each track. The between track time-gap is settable anywhere from 0.013 seconds to 20 seconds. The factory default for this setting is 2 seconds, but it will remember your last data entry value.
Enable Optimal Power Calibration: This optimizes the burn power used to create your CD. This will produce the highest quality and therefore the most robust CD burns. However, it takes a longer period of time to burn a CD when this mode is used.
Note 1: The Diamond Cut CD Burner can import files consisting of the WLS, XML, M3U, and PLS playlist formats.
Note 2: The DCArt10 CD burner defaults to a 2-second gap between each track selection when Track At Once Mode is used.
Note 3: Some of the CD burner features are only available in the Forensics version of the product.