Best audio burning software for the Mac?

Assuming Nick is referring to a PC, then for the Mac I think there is really not a lot of competition out there, Toast with Jam is a good one, but does very little that itunes does not.

The itunes prefs will allow you to burn red book CDs, MP3 Disks or simple back up, TBH I fail to see what software can do apart from insure the data is readable to red book, so if itunes can do it and is free only the ease of use will really set any software apart.

itunes takes a a little getting used to in terms of creating a playlist fist but after that you are rocking!

How you finding the mac Paul?

A version of iTunes for OSX with the LAME encoder is available from the Apple website, free at:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ipod_itunes/ituneslameencoder.html

The default version for Mac & PC uses the Fraunhofer codec.

throb

Never-the-less Nick MP3 in its own format is reasonably shite, my understanding of the question was if any software burnt it any better than any other software.

And I still stand by the fact you refer to PC software and not Mac as asked

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Originally posted by Nick Lees:
Paul mentioned nothing about burning.

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Nurse, the medication is wearing off! Mr Lees is having a senior moment.

Check the thread title old chap.

-- Ian

Mr Nick read the title of the thread and send me 100 cds as an apology

Totally off topic

Gary - are you now safely moved into Wiltshire yet

Have you sorted out a dealer (of Naim) or are you just going to stand outside of the factory with a begging bowl <g>

Derek

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Hi Derek.

Yes we have made the move it went very well as it goes.

Of course my NTL has now stopped so I have to beg other people for a net fix.

Luckily we have found a place already to buy which is gorgeous, but I doubt very much if it will have broadband capabilities.

Oh well

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Originally posted by garyi:
Luckily we have found a place already to buy which is gorgeous, but I doubt very much if it will have broadband capabilities.

Oh well

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Bummer.....you must be missing Watford already!

Glad the move went well - will we be able to visit someday...??

Cheers,

JR

OK folks, to be clear :-)

I have a bunch of MP3s, reasonable quality as MP3s go.. I want to get them onto CD>

On my PC I would have either burned them straight from MP3 using Exact Audio Copy, or if I was feeling anal I'd have extracted them to wav using Lame and then burned them.

The Mac seems bereft of audio programs, the assumption seems to be iTunes is king, and I wondered if it really is?

Whilst I think, anyone have any suggestions on how to do a 1:1 copy of an audio CD on the Mac? Disk Utility doesn't do audio CDs and iTunes will only rip and then burn so you lose any interesting gaps.

garyi - worth the wait I think, not quite decided if it's the nirvana some make it out to be but it's certainly a nice piece of kit, the 20" widescreen is excellent, 1 dead pixel but you don't notice it unless you specifically look. I could probably offer a better opinion once I do something creative with it rather than listen to music and surf/download stuff

cheers,
Paul

Paul glad you are enjoying it.

Check out versiontracker.com or macupdate.com

Both of these sites have pretty much the macv software world sewn up.
Bu I think in general you are right, since itunes most mac audio devlopers have stopped bothering, but there are still plenty of titles out there for burning audio, such as toast with jam.

I think if you check WHSmiths at the moment there is one of the mac magazines, or perhaps digital camera magazines with a free copy of toast lite on the cover.

I think this will allow a direct CD to CD copy.

I was also of the opinion on double CD equipped macs that dragging one to the other will create a duplicate.

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Originally posted by garyi:
TBH I fail to see what software can do apart from insure the data is readable to red book

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Gary,

if the disc is scratched, or there is a pressing fault, the software must back up and re-read a dodgy bit, perhaps many times before it gets a successful read.

The problem is that CDs were never designed to be read in that way. A CDP would either suppress the fault, hide it as best it can, or mute the output temporarily.

None of these are acceptible when extracting audio data to HD.

The reading software has to jump through hoops to make it work reliably, and the hoops are different for all the different models of CD drive out there on the market.

cheers, Martin

E-mail:- MartinPayne (at) Dial.Pipex.com. Put "Naim" in the title.