Creating Track-at-Once (TAO) CDs

Tools Menu

From the Tools menu, choose Burn Track-at-Once Audio CD 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.


  1. From the Tools menu, choose Burn Track-at-Once Audio CD. The Burn Track-at-Once CD dialog is displayed.

  2. Choose a setting from the Action drop-down list:

    Item

    Description

    Burn audio

    Begins recording audio to your CD when you click the Start button. You will need to close the disc before it can be played in an audio CD player.

    Test, then burn audio

    Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the CD recorder without encountering buffer underruns. Recording begins after the test if it is successful.

    Test only

    Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the CD without encountering buffer underruns. No audio is recorded to the CD.

    Close disc

    Closes your disc without adding any audio when you click the Start button. Closing a disc allows your files to be played on an audio CD player.

    Erase RW disc

    If you’re using a rewritable CD, the disc will be erased when you click the Start button.

  3. Select your burning options:

    Item

    Description

    Buffer underrun protection

    Select this check box if your CD recorder supports buffer underrun protection. Buffer underrun protection allows a CD recorder to stop and resume burning.

    Erase RW disc before burn

    If you’re using a rewritable CD, select this check box to erase the CD before you begin burning.

    Close disc when done burning

    Select this check box to close the CD after burning. Closing a disc allows your files to be played on an audio CD player.

    Eject disc when done

    Select this check box to eject the CD automatically when burning has completed.

    Burn selection only

    Select this check box to burn only the selected audio. When the check box is cleared, the entire sound file is burned to CD.

  4. From the Drive drop-down list, choose the CD drive that you want to use to burn your CD.

  5. From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to burn. Max will use your drive’s fastest possible speed; decrease the setting if you have difficulty burning.

  6. Click the Start button.

Sound Forge Pro warning Burning Track at Once CDsClicking the Cancel button after the disc-writing process has begun will render your disc unusable (though it will still make a fine coaster for your favorite beverage).

 

Burning Track-at-Once CDs