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steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,536
edited September 2007 in The Clubhouse
What is a good but very simple CD burning program?
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2007
    My laptop came with a program called "Sonic RecordNow!". It is a very basic burning program that is very easy to use.

    I also have Nero which has a huge amount of options and can take a little more time to get used to.

    The RecordNow program is simple, however, you may want to look into something with a little more options for future projects.

    Mike
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited September 2007
    Nero, Roxio, Sonic, hell even windows xp comes with burning software for CDs by default, just use windows media player. All the same but I'd saying the windows xp one is easiest to use.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2007
    BaggedLancer wrote: »
    Nero, Roxio, Sonic, hell even windows xp comes with burning software for CDs by default, just use windows media player. All the same but I'd saying the windows xp one is easiest to use.

    good call, I always forget that windows xp has a burner program
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited September 2007
    cool thanks fellas.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited September 2007
    I find Nero works the best.
    Michael ;)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2007
    iTunes also has CD burning if you're into that program at all.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,994
    edited September 2007
    Another vote for Nero
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2007
    I use XP for burning my cds. It doesn't get much easier, and I like easy!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    How exactly do you use XP for burning CD's?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    How exactly do you use XP for burning CD's?

    Like this.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    Thank you!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
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  • Greg Peters
    Greg Peters Posts: 605
    edited September 2007
    I've had Nero, prefer Roxio (which is now owned by Sonic RecordNow)...prefer Roxio, but more the way it was pre-takeover FWIW.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2007
    Nero FTW
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    Can you COPY a CD using the XP burner?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2007
    My Zippo works pretty good at burning CD's.
    Never Forget
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    PolkThug wrote: »
    My Zippo works pretty good at burning CD's.


    wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    not bad for a nice guy !
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    Hahahaha. Thanks for the tip...where can I buy a zippo? :D
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    I have used a program called `ahead nero` with good results

    I would like to find the one that came with the Dell computer at work, but I can`t remember te name of it right now
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited September 2007
    iTunes has been as simple as it gets.

    Wes
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited September 2007
    I-SIG wrote: »
    iTunes has been as simple as it gets.

    Wes

    But when I burn a cd and a friend uses it in his computer, there are no song titles recorded at all.

    How can I fix this???

    Thanks
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2007
    You mean the title and artist information?

    You can't fix that. Audio CDs do not hold that information. You could burn a disc full of MP3s, which would keep that info but you wouldn't be able to play it in your car or on standard CD players (unless they had MP3 capability).
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited September 2007
    Steve I will also add if you are doing your own ripping then Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is the absolute best ripping program out there if you want bit perfect rips every time. It's free ware, safe to download, etc. I've used it exclusively for years.

    Here's a link.

    Wikipedia for some background info:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_Audio_Copy

    Home Page:

    http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/

    It's virtually flawless when ripping (grabbing) audio files.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    EAC is a great program. I had forgotten about it.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited September 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    You mean the title and artist information?

    You can't fix that. Audio CDs do not hold that information. You could burn a disc full of MP3s, which would keep that info but you wouldn't be able to play it in your car or on standard CD players (unless they had MP3 capability).

    Arg!

    But thanks!
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited September 2007
    For EAC newbies using mp3's, this is a great link for setting it up. http://chrismyden.com/bestmp3guide.php

    Modify the instructions accordingly if you don't want to use mp3 format. Remember, EAC also does WAVE. Technically, it does wave first and encodes to mp3 on the fly.

    As for burners, I mostly use Nero Express. Probably out of habit more than anything else.
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  • Greg Peters
    Greg Peters Posts: 605
    edited September 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    You mean the title and artist information?

    You can't fix that. Audio CDs do not hold that information. You could burn a disc full of MP3s, which would keep that info but you wouldn't be able to play it in your car or on standard CD players (unless they had MP3 capability).

    I find if I add the ID3 tag info after ripping (I use winamp, but Windows Media player will let you do the same thing) to add artist/song title info, whether I burn an .mp3 or regular .wav disk, the titles still show on my Alpine (car) and my wife's Sony (home), and the disks play fine on both counts. Older CD players won't support this feature, but many from this decade do.

    I've actually purchased a few retail audio CDs that contain track info as well.
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