Software Guide

Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs 67
Creating a music CD
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.
■ You must record all music files in one
recording session because RecordNow!
closes the CD after recording is complete.
Music files can be recorded repeatedly onto a
rewritable (CD-RW) disc, but all previously
recorded music files must be erased first.
■ As you add music files in the recording
session, RecordNow! 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 you try to record more than a standard CD
can hold, RecordNow! displays a message
warning you that all the tracks may not fit on
your disc.
Storing Files on a DVD or CD
Unlike music CDs, data DVDs and CDs can be
recorded in multiple sessions:
1 Using the mouse, click Start, choose All
Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then
click RecordNow! again.
2 Select the Data Projects tab.
3 Insert a blank or appendable
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, or
double-layer DVD+R (select models only) disc
into your drive, and then click Data Disc.
■ If the disc is blank, follow the onscreen
instructions.
Or
■ If the disc is full, insert a blank or another
appendable disc.
Or
■ If you are adding files to a disc, follow the
onscreen instructions.
4 To name your disc, select Volume Label,
and then type a name over it. RecordNow!
assigns a name based on the recording date if
you don’t type a name.
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An appendable disc
can have additional
files added to it, if
there is disc space
available. Recorded
audio CDs are closed-
session discs that are
not appendable.