Audio CD tips

When recording music files, it is important to note that:

■To play your music CD in a home or car stereo, it needs to be recorded as a music CD in CD audio (CDA) format, not as a data CD.

■As you add music files in the recording session, DigitalMedia Plus calculates and displays the amount of recording time available to record additional music files.

■You can’t record song titles unless you make an exact copy of a music CD in your collection.

■If your recording fails, manually select a slower recording speed, if available, each time you make a recording. Refer to the Help menu in your selected software program

for more information about selecting a slower recording speed.

■If you try to record more than a standard CD can hold, a message displays warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc.

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Creating audio CDs

To create uncompressed audio CDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:

1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home.

2 Click the Audio tab and then Audio CD.

3 Do one or more of the following:

■Click Add Music and navigate to music stored on your HP Media Center PC.

■In the Quick Find panel, click Scan to automatically search your HP Media Center PC for songs.

■Insert a CD and add songs from it.

4 Select the songs you want to record, and then click Add.

5 Click the Burn icon when you have added all the audio files to your music CD project.

6 When prompted, insert a blank

CD-R or CD-RW disc. If you want to play your music CD in your home or car stereo, use a CD-R disc. CD-RW discs may not play in some stereos.

7 Click OK.

You can get detailed online help by clicking the Help menu and then selecting Help.

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