HP Compaq Presario, User Manual

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Creating an
Audio CD
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A WAV is a file format in
which Windows stores sounds
as waveforms. Such files have
the extension .wav. WAV files
can be recorded at different
rates. When WAV files are
recorded at 44.1 kHz, 16-bits,
and stereo, they are essentially
identical to the music CDs
that you buy.
Did you know ...
To preview a track:
1. Select one or more tracks in the Audio CD Layout.
2. From the Track menu, select Preview . The Easy CD Creator
CD Player appears and begins playing your tracks.
Extracting a Track to a WAV File
To extract a track from an existing CD:
1. Select the track you want to extract.
a. From the Start menu, open Easy CD Creator.
b. Click the small arrow next to the New button on the
toolbar and then select Audio CD from the drop-down
list.
c. Insert the music CD that contains the music track you
want to extract into your CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-
RW drive (the source drive).
d. In the left pane of the Explorer section, select the CD-
ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drive containing the
music CD, and a list of the tracks on the CD appears to
the right.
e. In the right pane of the Explorer section, select the track
you want to extract.
2. Click the Extract button on the toolbar. The Extract Audio
Track(s) to File(s) dialog box appears.
3. Select a location for the file in the Save in drop-down list
box.
4. Type a file name for the extracted file in the File name text
box.
5. In the Save as type drop-down list box, select the appropriate
file type or extension.
6. In the Format drop-down list box, select the audio format
you want for the extracted file and click Save .