System information
Burning Discs
You can create several types of discs to archive and distribute your project:
n Track-at-once (TAO) CDs can be burned in multiple sessions over a period of time. Before you can
use a TAO disc in an audio CD player, however, you must close the session. TAO CDs are convenient
for sharing your projects and testing your mix, but are generally not acceptable as masters for
duplication.
n Disc-at-once (DAO or Red Book) CDs are burned in a single session. Use DAO burning when creating
a master disc for replication.
n A Blu-ray Disc™ can be played in a Blu-ray Disc player or on a computer with a Blu-ray Disc drive.
n DVDs can be played in a DVD player or on a computer with a DVD drive.
Track-at-Once (TAO) CD Burning
From the Tools menu, choose Burn Disc, and choose Track-at-Once Audio CD from the submenu to save
your project as a track on an audio CD. Before you can use a TAO disc in an audio CD player, however, you
must close the session.
Notes:
n Track-at-once CDs contain two-second pauses between tracks. If you want to burn a CD with
no pause time, burn a disc-at-once CD. For more information, see "Disc-at-Once (DAO or Red
Book) CD Burning" on page 494.
n The entire project is written to a CD track. If your project has events on muted tracks that
extend beyond the end of the audible material, the muted events burn as silence at the end of
your CD track. To burn only a portion of a project, create a loop region and select the Burn
loop region only check box.
1. From the Tools menu, choose Burn Disc, and choose Track-at-Once Audio CD from the submenu.
The Burn Track-at-Once Audio CD dialog displays the length of the current file and the amount of
time remaining on the disc in your CD recorder.
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