mastering and track markers

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protech

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I have several tracks that i want to burn to CD for duplication.
The tracks fit well together and it would be good if I can 'run'
one track into another like you sometime hear on professional releases.
For example track 1 ends while track 2 starts.

The question I have is when you burn a CD what is the best way to achieve
this so that there wont be any problems when the CD is duplicated?

Nero lets you set '0' seconds gap between track but is this a good way to
do it or is there for example to join to tracks into one wav and
insert a track marker during the butning process?

Any comments much appreciated :)

PT
 
protech said:
I have several tracks that i want to burn to CD for duplication.
The tracks fit well together and it would be good if I can 'run'
one track into another like you sometime hear on professional releases.
For example track 1 ends while track 2 starts.

The question I have is when you burn a CD what is the best way to achieve
this so that there wont be any problems when the CD is duplicated?

Nero lets you set '0' seconds gap between track but is this a good way to
do it or is there for example to join to tracks into one wav and
insert a track marker during the butning process?

Any comments much appreciated :)

PT
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In Nero, select the tracks you want to burn. Right click on the track you want to bring in, for example, if track 1 goes right into track 2 then right click on track two. Select 'properties.' Look at the bottom where it says 'Cross fade with previous track' and select that. Then you'll just have to put in a time in seconds that works best. That may require a little playing and adjusting to find what works best.
 
Massive Master said:
Or get a decent PQ editor like CD Architect or WaveLab.
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I have to agree with John.

Rather than crossfading in the DAW, cutting them up as 2 separate files then rejoining them with 0 seconds in between, you would be better off dropping a few bills on good CD burning software. Especially if you ever plan to do this again. It's worth it just for the pain in the ass factor.
 
Massive Master said:
If you go with CD Architect, it's ridiculously cheap... And quite decent at the same time.
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I second that. I use it for all my authoring and burning and it's spot on.

Wavelab is also nice, but it's more than just a CD authoring tool, it's got a lot of the pre-mastering functionality built into it as well, which is why it costs more. If you already have the quality tools for the mixdown and pre-mastering processes, then save the money and go with CD Architect just for the final mastering and authoring end of the process. It does just as good for that function as Wavelab, IMHO.

G.
 
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