CD Burning Preferences

To set CD burning preferences, click in the Burn view of the Mixer, or select Tools > Preferences: CD Burning in your Rhapsody Menus.

Preference

Description

Default CD Burner

CD Burner

(Default: Active Drive) Select your active CD-R/RW drive from the drop-down list.

Burning Speed

(Default: Fastest Available) Select your write speed from the drop-down list. (Fastest Available is recommended.)

Enable test burn: (Default: Off) Select to test the CD burning function. Rhapsody will perform a test burn without actually burning the CD.

Advanced CD Burning Options

Disk at once: (Default) Creates all the CD audio tracks and the table of contents, then burns them all at once onto a CD. (Recommended)

Track at once: Burns each track onto the CD as it is converted into audio CD format (.cda), then creates and burns the table of contents to the CD.

Selecting Burning Speed

Rhapsody will automatically recommend a burning (write) speed based on the type of CD burner you have and the type of media (CD-R or CD-RW) you are using. We strongly recommend using the burn speed Rhapsody selects for you to ensure that your CD burns successfully and to ensure the highest sound quality.

If you are using any of the following, Rhapsody may recommend a burn speed slower than the maximum write speed of your CD burner:

An older CD burner.
A CD burner not using burn proof technology.
CD-RW media (CD-R is recommended).

Note: If you are having trouble playing audio CDs burned with Rhapsody in your CD player, try lowering your burning speed to help reduce buffer underrun issues. For more information, see CD Burning Tips.