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Recording software ?

El Greco

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El Greco
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I've been using Nero but lately it gets more and more bloated and I have also noticed some issues with latest releases...

Anyway, I'd like to listen to suggestions about compact CD-recording software. Nothing really fancy. I'm also not looking for something that can make perfect 1:1 copies (I know there's a whole set of tools for that). I'm just looking for a reliable small program for compiling data and audio CDs.

I've heard Feurio is OK, any experiences ?
 
I'm curious about CD burning utilities.
What do they do that Windows (98SE /ME/XP) don't do already?
 
El Greco,

What do you mean, "bloated"?

I use Nero meself. Not that many problems.
 
El Greco said:

I've heard Feurio is OK, any experiences ?
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I use Feurio exclusively for audio cd's. It doesn't do data cd's, maybe that's changed w/ newer versions though.

It's really a great program, not at all bloated, can record cd text data, even allows you to test burn a cd to determine how long it really is (most 80 min. cdr's can actually record 83 min. or so). It also identifies the manufacturer of the disc, useful if you want to know who really makes those generic cdr's that are so cheap.

I've never had a bad burn w/ Feurio either, though this could have more to do w/ my Plextor burner than the software.

Go w/ Feurio El Greco!
 
CFLarsen said:
El Greco,

What do you mean, "bloated"?
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A "suite" that tries to include everything and is some 23+16+6 MB download. Look what's in the latest release:

Nero StartSmart
Nero Burning ROM 6
Nero Express 6
Nero BackItUp
Nero Cover Designer
Nero Wave Editor
Nero SoundTrax
Nero Toolkit
Nero Image Drive
NeroVision Express 2
Nero ShowTime
Nero Recode
Nero Media Player

I don't even know what all of these are. Besides, I have Soundforge and Wavelab, I don't need "Nero Wave Editor". And I have my own cover design program and media player etc... Of course you can use just Burning ROM but when a software gets so huge it is my experience that problems start to creep in. And look at the size of the executable, what do they write it in ? Delphi ?

The thing that started to annoy me is that as soon as I installed the latest version I started to have problems. CDs are having errors. I use the same brand of CDs, the same Plextor drive with the same firmware, same Nero settings etc. I've burned 5-6 data CDs with Nero 6.3 and all but one have unreadable sectors. Nero 5.5 didn't have any problems but instead of reverting to it I thought of trying something else...
 
I have Nero, but I also use CloneCD, which, despite it's name is useful for more than just copying CDs.

For burning audio CD compilations, the tools built into Windows are also ok; just drag and drop the wav files into the CD window, and then select burn.
 
Sorry to hear about your problems, i've been using Nero a lot and i just got the latest retail version AND i am extremely happy with it. You are right there IS a lot of "extra's" but as far as i remember you decide which ones to install. BTW the Wave editor is one of the best i've experienced.;) .

I have used it on two different drives, a new 24X Plextor and my old 4x speed and had absolutely no problems, but off course that doesn't help you. Good luck with the search.
 
As I have always used Windows to save to CD, I wonder what advantage is offered by specialist software. Can they, for example, make full, bit by bit images of a CD?
 
I can recommend RecordNow MAX.



"features include:

Audio mastering from WAV, MP3, or WMA files that are playable on
your stereo, CD-ROM drive (using a program such as Windows Media Player), or MP3 player.

Data disc creation for archiving and sharing.

Exact copies of your disc media retaining all disc layout
information (i.e., a Disc-at-Once disc remains Disc-at-Once,
keeping the exact track and gap layout).

Global-Image files that can be stored on your hard drive and used
to create copies at a later time or sent across a network to your
business colleagues.

Advanced job, workspace, and log features that allow you to open
several jobs at once, queue jobs to run sequentially, save groups
of jobs as a workspace, and view a detailed activity log so you
can track exactly what is happening with your recordings.

RecordNow Wizard - the easiest way to make data, audio, MP3 discs, or exact copies of a disc."


It works excellent for me.

www.stompinc.com
 
Soapy Sam said:
As I have always used Windows to save to CD, I wonder what advantage is offered by specialist software. Can they, for example, make full, bit by bit images of a CD?
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Do you mean audio or data? For audio use Exact Audio Copy. And you can d/l it for free!

From etree.org: "Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is a new digital audio extraction (DAE) tool for Windows. The main difference between EAC and other audio grabbers is that EAC uses a new technology that performs DAE almost perfectly. If there are any errors that canot be corrected, EAC will report the time position the possible flaw occurred, so you can easily correct the flaw."
 
Wildcat- I guess I'm showing my ignorance again.
All I use CDs for is data backup - mainly archiving photographs.
(I wonder about the life of CDRs in that respect).

I don't write music to CDR. My music collection is all on pressed CD from a music store. I never download music from the net.

I just wondered why people would buy a CD "burner" when Windows seemed to do the job already. Only thing I could think of was exact bit for bit replication to get around copy protection, or make a "for use" copy of a purchased install disk.
 
I don't write music to CDR. My music collection is all on pressed CD from a music store. I never download music from the net.
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It is perfectly legal (in my country at least) to make copies of your own CD's for use in your car f.inst. which is a thing i do a lot. I wont have my original cd's lying in the car (theft-wear-etc.) plus much of what i have in the car is home made compilations. It is also legal to turn your own CD's into MP3 format for use in your car or elsewhere.

The advantage is very obvious. If you turn your music into MP3 you can have 10 - 12 CD's on one disc and most new car CD players can play MP3.

Another thing that i use my "burner software" for is to burn video recordings (from a digital camcorder) onto CD's i can play on my stand-alone DVD player.

I won't try to "polish my halo"(danish expression ;) ) too much i, DO occasionally download from the net and burn CD's but there are a LOT of legal things you can do with a good burning software.
 
I like Roxio Easy CD Creator. I've used Nero, but many times the data has been corrupted. Never happened with Roxio.
 
I like Roxio Easy CD Creator. I've used Nero, but many times the data has been corrupted. Never happened with Roxio.
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And i've had the exact opposite experience, ;) a piece of good advice to all Nero users: DO visit their website and download (free) the latest updates to the version you're using. I did that to my old version 5 and it was a world of a difference. Now i'm using Version 6, the retail version, but even with this it is worth to get the latest updates. :D
 
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