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aloyisus54
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May 16, 2012
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Audition CS6 CD Tracks

  • May 16, 2012
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I was wondering if anyone knows how to get CD track markers to convert to CD tracks in Audition CS6. For years I've used Audition 3 and was able to put CD track markers into an audio file in Edit view, and then right click on the file, select "Insert into CD List" and have a complete list show up in the CD view. From there I could select "Write CD" and create a disc.

Now, with Audition CS6 I'm able to put in the CD track markers, and can even see them in the markers list as CD track markers, but when I go to the CD Editor view only the entire audio file appears. So I was wondering how I get the markers to appear in the CD Editor view in the same way they would show up in the CD view in Audition 3. I'm hoping someone has an answer to this as I haven't been able to find anything about it in the help files or on these forums. Thanks.

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DreBoogs
Participant
February 26, 2013

Not sure if this is what you are exactly going for considering this is mostly referencing CD's. Assuming that we're cool with not going directly to CD but also digital, here's what I have found to work flawlessly...

I'm a radio personality, DJ, commercial producer and do some VO work as well so I tend to find the most efficient ways to get things done, and done right and CD Layout just doesn't get the job done for me...so here goes (For CS6)

1. Create your markers

2. Change your workspace to Radio

3. Change all markers to "Type" to CD Track on the top right (Note: make the beginning of your first track at 00:00)

4. Select All in the Markers Tab and merge

5. Rename markers as you see fit

6. Edit ID3 as you see fit

7. Select all on the list and click on the small disc icon/Export audio of selected range markers to separate files

8. Save in whatever format you want (I suggest creating a new folder for the project/mix)

aaaaaand voila.

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Claustral
Participating Frequently
January 17, 2013

In the highlighted answer it says:

Once your tracks have ranges, you can right-click on a track marker in the markers panel and see that it's now possible to add that track to a new or existing CD layout.

I am not seeing that. When I right-click on the CD track marker in the markers panel the "Insert into CD layout" command is greyed out.

Any advice? I just want to burn a CD.

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emmrecs
Legend
January 17, 2013

Looking at your screen shot, the problem seems to be that you have not highlighted any of the markers.  Once highlighted (and you can highlight all of them) the option to Insert into CD Layout should be available.

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Claustral
Participating Frequently
January 17, 2013

Thanks for the reply, but it's not that. "Insert into CD Layout" isn't active even when I select one or several tracks. See attached with all tracks selected. (You have to click on the image to see the correct colours. Only then you can see the highlighted tracks.)

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MusicConductor
Inspiring
May 16, 2012

Burning multiple tracks from a single file is a little trickier, but there IS a method to the madness.  The bottom line is that placing track markers alone is only the first step; when you're done doing that, you need to select all relevant markers in the markers panel and press the MERGE button.  That gives your track markers a time range.  Alternatively, you can give your marker a time range when you first create it by making a time selection, THEN adding the marker.

Once your tracks have ranges, you can right-click on a track marker in the markers panel and see that it's now possible to add that track to a new or existing CD layout.

It's late, so I hope my explanation makes some sense.

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aloyisus54Author
Participant
May 17, 2012

Thanks, MusicConductor, that's very helpful and clearly explains the new process for marking CD tracks.  It took me a few tries and didn't altogether work until I also put track markers in at the beginning and end of the full recording, which is different than the process in Audition 3 when these beginning and ending markers weren't necessary. These extra markers seem to vanish when I merge all the tracks to give them time ranges, so I guess they're only necessary to fully define the time ranges for each track, including the first and last tracks. But let me know if there's something I'm missing about this.

In any case, thanks again for your help!

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MusicConductor
Inspiring
May 17, 2012

Sounds to me like you've got it down pat.  Yes, you need a marker at the end of the final track that will disappear when you "merge."  However, if you create track markers while a range is highlighted (my alternate method previously mentioned) then merging and extra final markers aren't necessary.  The first marker in a file, as you now see, is where your first possible track can be drawn from; technically this doesn't have to be the begnning of the file, although it's only going to be helpful to place the first track later if you really intend to throw the initial audio out.  I'm rambling.  Anyway, sounds to me like you're clearly headed down the right track.

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