Create CD Options

CD Format

Audio - will create a CD that will play on most conventional CD players.

Data - will create a CD in which files will be stored as data, as they are on your hard drive, and will not play in conventional CD players. However this will allow you to play using MMJB or other software that supports audio file formats on your PC or portable player.

Options Button

Setup

Test CD Writing Only - Is selected by default. This will test your CD-R or CD-RW settings prior to creating your CD.

Test then Write CD - Will run a test on your CD-R or CD-RW drive and proceed to writing your CD.

Write Music CD Only - no test is run prior to writing.

Speed - Will default to 1x which will maximize your chances of creating a useable audio CD. You may use the drop down window to change that setting to one of your preference.

Beep when done - Is selected by default. You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Eject when done - Will Eject the CD when finished recording. You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Create CD in drive - Used to select the CD-R drive to create the CD from if you have multiple CD-R drives.

Cache

Enable - Is selected by default. The cache creates a buffer to be sure there is a consistent feed of data to your drive for writing the CD. MusicMatch recommends you leave this function enabled.

Priority - Is set to normal by default. This setting indicates the amount of system resources that are made available for your CD creation. MusicMatch recommends you leave this setting at "normal".

Size (cache) - defaults to 4MB. MusicMatch recommends you leave this setting at the default for best results.

Audio CD-R Options

2 second track gap - Is selected by default. This will indicate that you would like a 2 second gap in between songs on the CD you are creating. You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Decode files directly to CD. - (faster) This option will be selected by default and only applies to audio CDs. Using this option, no intermediate files will be created during the recording process; this means you will not need 800 MB of free disk space in order to create an audio CD .

Use hard drive cache. - You may choose this option instead of Decode files directly to CD. This setting improves reliability on some systems. Requires up to 800 free MB on hard drive.

Temporary Storage Directory - allows you to choose where you would like to store your created files.

 

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