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CD Writer: add write offset, CD-Text, cue sheets
I have been using dBpoweramp Reference for a few years. It is the best I have found for secure CD ripping, conversion for portable players and metadata (ID-tag) editing. dBpoweramp has replaced for me Nero, Exact Audio Copy (EAC), foobar2000, Plextools and ImgBurn for these purposes.
I suspect that Spoon could apply his skill in also making CD Writer the best in the industry. Doing so would potentially create a new market for CD Writer and dBpoweramp. Traditional music labels have lost large market share to independents using home studios. CD duplicators and pressing plants these days require a CD-R as the specification of what is to be duplicated. CD duplicating is very competitive, so they have low minimum order requirements, which has helped the explosion of indies.
The following features added to CD Writer would make it attractive to musicians and enthusiasts:
1. Write offset correction
2. CD-Text
3. Cue sheet
Write offset correction is necessary to burn a CD whose audio data matches exactly the WAV file source. Users are able to verify burned data CDs with their burning application, and they expect to do the same with audio CDs. CD-Text is appreciated by consumers, and musicians would like to add this professional touch to their masterpieces. Cue sheet files allow musicians more control over CD-Text, pre- and post-gaps and indexes. This is especially important for concert recordings and creating HTOA.
I have researched existing audio CD writing applications, and EAC is the only one I have found that supports write offset correction. Today, I use ImgBurn to create a cue sheet file, EAC to burn the CD using the cue sheet, dBpoweramp CD Ripper to rip the just-burned CD, and Beyond Compare to compare the WAV files (ensuring that only the header info differs). It would be much more convenient, and worth an increased price, for me if Spoon's CD Writer were able to integrate these features.
I suspect that Spoon could apply his skill in also making CD Writer the best in the industry. Doing so would potentially create a new market for CD Writer and dBpoweramp. Traditional music labels have lost large market share to independents using home studios. CD duplicators and pressing plants these days require a CD-R as the specification of what is to be duplicated. CD duplicating is very competitive, so they have low minimum order requirements, which has helped the explosion of indies.
The following features added to CD Writer would make it attractive to musicians and enthusiasts:
1. Write offset correction
2. CD-Text
3. Cue sheet
Write offset correction is necessary to burn a CD whose audio data matches exactly the WAV file source. Users are able to verify burned data CDs with their burning application, and they expect to do the same with audio CDs. CD-Text is appreciated by consumers, and musicians would like to add this professional touch to their masterpieces. Cue sheet files allow musicians more control over CD-Text, pre- and post-gaps and indexes. This is especially important for concert recordings and creating HTOA.
I have researched existing audio CD writing applications, and EAC is the only one I have found that supports write offset correction. Today, I use ImgBurn to create a cue sheet file, EAC to burn the CD using the cue sheet, dBpoweramp CD Ripper to rip the just-burned CD, and Beyond Compare to compare the WAV files (ensuring that only the header info differs). It would be much more convenient, and worth an increased price, for me if Spoon's CD Writer were able to integrate these features.
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