The algorithm choice is changed by going to the Preferences pane and selecting the Bounce tab. These are very well respected dithering algorithms and are widely used within the industry.
Logic and Waveburner include the licensed POW-R set of algorithms created by POW-R Consortium LLC (/docs/articles/powr.shtml). Waveburner offers several choices of dithering algorithm, the choice of which can alter the sound of your piece quite dramatically. Dithering is the process by which a higher bit-rate file is converted to 16-bit. There may be times when you have chosen to work with a higher word length than the CD Red Book standard of 16 bits. If you are processing on a per-track basis, overall mix plug-ins such as the Limiter can be used at the end of the chain. To speed up the process, a chain of plug-ins can be saved and then recalled and tweaked for each region. This can be done by inserting plug-ins on a per-track basis in the Region plug-ins tab. However, it is more conventional, and much better practice, to optimise each track individually with whatever processing is needed to achieve the best result. If this is the case, you should apply all the plug-ins to the mix, using the Mix plug-ins tab on the bottom right of the Waveburner GUI.
The CD player will think that the extra track is part of the preceding track, giving it the appearance of being hidden.Īssuming that your tracks all have a similar feel and have all been mixed by the same engineer and studio combination, you could, in theory, apply the same mastering processing across the whole project. You can extend the purple section to tailor the length of silence to suit your needs. Also, should you wish to create a hidden track, simply add an extra region of audio to the end of the album and delete the track ID flags for the last track. Here you can also manage the 'track start' ID flags to create the right start point for each track. The spacing between tracks can be set using the Region list, but can also be done graphically in the main wave viewer.
I like to get this right first, then start with the processing, by which time the most appropriate tweaks for the whole album may have become apparent. It's strange how the separation between tracks and their order can alter the whole mood and impact of an album. What you do next is up to you, but I'd suggest that you order and gap your tracks before applying too much processing. This will automatically arrange the audio for you in the main wave viewer. Having imported the number of tracks you wish to collate for your album, you will need to order them appropriately in the Regions list. You can choose the best dithering algorithm for your material.
Waveburner bounce cd track how to#
Having looked at the basic operation of Waveburner last month, I thought it would be useful to follow up with some information on how to take your project from raw audio files to Red Book-standard CD. This month we discuss in-depth features in Waveburner and look at some of the included plug-ins that can be used to polish up a mastering project.
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