jamesheater1
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how do you export your recording to a cd or a wav format?
file => bounce to disk
If you are working in 24 Bit you should place a dither plug-in on the master track and then bounce to 16 Bit 44.1 .wav file. This is suitable for a CD.
you should do this even if you are working in 16 bit too
Why would you add a dither plug-in if you are working in 16 bit and bouncing to 16 bit? The purpose of dither is to fill in the holes that are created when downsampling, right? So, there are no holes if you go from 16 to 16, right?
An engineer laughed at me recently about dithering, I didn't have the info to know how to debate the point, so I ran with his method.
there's a recent thread around here debating whether or not you can hear dither or the difference it makes.
We must mention the dithering options which include WaveLab's dithering algorithm and Apogee's highly-acclaimed UV22. You'd use these if you need to change the sample rate before burning a CD.
Burn, baby, burn
One of WaveLab's main features is CD burning. It supports full Red Book CD (audio CDs) burning with CD text, and Mixed Mode, ISO image, cue sheets, and on-the-fly burning. It has a CD label editor and you could well use it for copying CDs although its strength lies in the range of options it offers for creating and compiling individual tracks into a CD.
It supports all the esoteric CD codes (if you have to ask you probably won't want to use them - and you don't have to) and the highly-regarded ability to set the inter-track gap which is a doddle to use.
The program supports a wide range of CD-R recorders and it's a good idea to check the Steinberg web site to make sure yours is supported before buying the program
I think i'll stay outta that thread! I can't hear it when I burn the guys demos for practice at home, but in saying that; I'm not taking any chances with final mixes.
He asked me why I would use the PT dithering algorithm when wavelabs is superior. Just found out some info on it;