AudioCatalyst for Macintosh 
Version 2.0.1
June 1999

System Requirements
System Requirements
What's New in 2.0?
What's New in 2.0?
Overview
What is AudioCatalyst?
What is MP3?
Getting Started 
Getting Started
Ripping 
What is Ripping?
When to Use a Temporary Buffer
Ripping Tracks from Your CD
Ripping an Entire CD as One Track
Setting the Start and End Track
Naming Your MP3 Tracks
Configuring Your Ripping Settings 
Configuring Your Ripping Settings
Using a Temporary Buffer
Selecting the Ripping Speed for Your CD-ROM Drive
Configuring Your MP3 Files to Play at the Same Volume (Normalization)
CDDB
What is CDDB?
Retrieving Information About Your CD Using CDDB
ID3
What is ID3?
Viewing or Changing the ID3 Information
Encoding 
What is Encoding?
Understanding Constant Bitrate Encoding
Understanding Variable Bitrate Encoding
Understanding Stereo Modes
Selecting WAV or AIFF Files from Your Hard Drive
Using Your CD-ROM Drive as an Analog Source for Encoding
Using Your CD-ROM Drive as an Analog Source for RealTime Encoding
Using an Analog Source for Encoding
Using an Analog Source for RealTime Encoding
Listening to Your CD During Encoding
Configuring Your Encoder Settings 
Configuring Your Encoder Settings
Selecting Constant or Variable Bitrate Encoding
Selecting the Bitrate and Mode for Constant Bitrate Encoding
Selecting the VBR Quality and Mode for Variable Bitrate Encoding
Selecting the Location to Save Your MP3 Files
Playing 
Choosing Your MP3 Player
Launching Your MP3 Player
Playing MP3 Files
Playing Tracks From Your CD-ROM
Menu and Dialog Field Descriptions 
AudioCatalyst Main Window
Edit Menu
File Menu
Help Menu
Player Menu
Preferences Menu
General Preferences
Encoder Preferences
Advanced Options
Normalization
CDDB/ID3 Preferences
CD Track Properties
ID3/Track Information
Troubleshooting 
Technical Support
End-User License Agreement and Warranty
End-User License Agreement
Warranty