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BOUNCE TO DISK
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CD track info panels
When you first choose the Burn Audio CD option
(Figure 84-11), you will see shaded areas in the
Tracks Overview or Sequence Editor (behind the
Bounce to Disk window), as shown in
Figure 84-12. These shaded areas indicate the gaps
between tracks. You will also see a CD track info
panel at the beginning of each track (Figure 84-12)
to visually indicate where the track boundaries will
occur on the audio CD. Each info panel displays
the CD track’s name, pre-gap, start time and
duration.
Base CD Tracks on
In the Bounce to Disk window, the Base CD Track
On menu (Figure 84-11) determines where the
start of each track will occur on the resulting audio
CD. This menu provides three choices: Soundbites,
Markers, or Soundbites and Markers.
Soundbites
In Soundbite mode (Figure 84-11), a CD track start
will be placed at the beginning of each soundbite
encountered in the selection, as long as it is not
connected to the previous soundbite with a
crossfade. Using crossfades allows you to “stitch
together” several soundbites into a single track.
Markers
In Markers mode (Figure 84-11), a CD track start
will be placed at each marker encountered in the
selection.
If you have a complex sequence in which the
soundbite boundaries have nothing to do with how
you want the audio to be divided into tracks, enter
a marker at each point where a track should begin
and use Markers mode. A new track will begin at
each marker location, and the soundbite
boundaries will be ignored.
Soundbites and Markers
In Soundbites and Markers mode (Figure 84-11), a
CD track start will be placed at each soundbite and
marker encountered in the selection, as long as the
soundbites are not connected to the previous
soundbite with a cross fade.
Suppose you have two or more soundbites that you
have faded into one another, but you want them to
show up as separate tracks. Simply add a marker
where you want the new CD track to begin, and
select Soundbites and Markers mode.
Track Pre-gap
A subtle yet important feature of an audio CD is the
notion of pre-gap. This is audio that plays before a
track begins, but it is not part of the previous track.
For example, you could have one track that ends
with some echo spill-over, creating a short period
of additional ambient noise, and then the next
track begins. You might not want that short period
of ambient noise to be part of either the previous
song or the next song. This material can be
categorized as pre-gap. In many audio CD players,
the track number will increment while the pre-gap
is being played, and you will see negative times in
the “time remaining” display to indicate that the
next track has yet to begin.
How DP determines track pre-gap
If a Soundbite was used to determine a CD track
start, then the pre-gap amount is simply the space
between the last soundbite’s end and the new
soundbite. (So, if you use Region menu > Set Gap
Between Soundbites, you will notice the pre-gap in
the track boundary display is the same as you just
applied.)
If a marker is used to determine a CD track start,
the default pre-gap is zero (since markers are used
in situations where the audio is continuous). You
can override the default pre-gap time for a marker
(or more than one marker) by selecting them in the
Markers window, and choosing Set Marker/