HP Compaq Presario, User Manual

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4-6 C
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Creating an
Audio CD
An Audio CD is a compact
disc (CD) used to record
music from tracks and audio
files (for example, WAV or
MP3 files) and can be played
on your home or car stereo
CD player. Here are some of
the things you should know
about an Audio CD:
➜
An Audio CD is used for
playing music and not
for data storage.
➜
An Audio CD can also
be played on most
computers that have a
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
or CD-RW drive by
using a program such as
the Windows CD Player.
➜
An Audio CD is ideal for
copying your favorite
music from other CDs
and from audio files to
create new CDs. You can
even create your own
“greatest hits” Audio CD
that contains tracks from
multiple music CDs.
Once you have
completed your
recording session, you
must close (or finalize)
the disc in order to listen
to it on your home or car
CD player.
Creating an Audio CD
Creating an Audio CD
1. Click the Audio button on the Easy CD Creator Main menu.
2. Click the Audio CD button on the Audio menu.
3. An Easy CD Creator window with three panels is displayed.
• Explorer window—upper left
• CD Title window—upper left
• CD Layout window—lower half
Note: The CD Layout is where you assemble and organize the files,
folders, and tracks that you want to record to a CD-R. The CD Layout
must list all of the files and/or tracks you want recorded before you can
record the CD-R.
4. If you are recording tracks from an existing music CD
(source disc), insert the music CD into your CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drive (the source drive). If you are
recording WAV or MP3 files, continue with the next step.
Note: You can record any combination of tracks, WAV, or MP3 files to an
Audio CD.
5. In the left pane of the
Explorer section, select the
letter of the drive containing
the music CD. A list of the
tracks on the CD is
displayed to the right. If you
are recording WAV or MP3
files, select the folder where
your files are located.
Note: If information about the music CD is located on your hard drive,
the CD title, artist name, and the name of each track are displayed. If this
information is not displayed, you must connect to the Internet and then
click the CDDB Internet button on the toolbar to download the
information from the online CDDB™ Music Service.