In Nero StartSmart, you have the option of selecting audio files from your hard drive to burn an Audio CD that can be played on all standard playback devices. Before burning the Audio CD, the source files in various audio formats (e.g. MP4, or WMA) are automatically converted into the Audio CD format.  

 

 
 
Some CD players cannot play CD-RWs. Use CD-R discs to burn Audio CDs.
 
CD-R
Compact Disc-Recordable is a technology for write-once media. The Orange Book standard defines the storage of audio data and other computer-readable data.
 
To burn an Audio CD, proceed as follows:
1.
Click the Audio Burning menu icon.
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The Audio Burning screen is displayed.
2.
Click the Audio CD option.
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The Burn Audio CD screen is displayed.
3.
Click the Add button.
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The Add files and folders window is opened.
4.
Select the audio files that you want to burn to CD. You can select audio files from CDs or from your hard drive.
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Click the Add button.
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The audio files selected are listed in the Burn Audio CD screen. A capacity bar displays the total length of the music files to be burned to CD in minutes.
The Add Files and Folders window stays in the foreground until you close it.

 

 
 
If the capacity bar is displayed in green, all audio files on the CD can be burned. If the capacity bar is red, not all audio files fit on the CD. You have the option of deleting audio files from the list.
 
 
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If you want to delete an audio file, choose the desired audio file and click the Delete button.
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The selected audio file is removed from the list.
7.
Select a burner from the Destination drive drop-down menu.
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If you want to include a CD title, enter a name in the Title (CD-Text) input field.
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If you want to include an artist, enter a name in the Artist (CD-Text) input field.
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Click the Burn button.
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A window is opened and prompts you to insert a blank recordable CD into the recorder.
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Insert a blank recordable CD into the recorder and click the Load button.
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A progress bar is displayed at the bottom left of the screen. When the burn process is finished, a window is opened.
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Click the OK button.
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You have burned an Audio CD that contains the selected audio files.
CD-R
Compact Disc-Recordable is a technology for write-once media. The Orange Book standard defines the storage of audio data and other computer-readable data.


Burning an Audio CD