An audio CD is different from a data disc holding MP3 files. A traditional CD player expects the audio-CD layout, while some newer players can also read music files from a data disc. The current Music Editor Free handles audio editing; Disc Create Express supplies the optical-disc workflow.
Prepare Tracks and Burn an Audio CD
- Prepare the Tracks. Open your music in Music Editor Free. Trim unwanted audio, review the beginning and ending, and keep the original tracks in a separate folder.
- Export Working Audio. Export separate finished tracks, using WAV when suitable for the next step. Check each exported file and give the tracks clear, ordered filenames.
- Open the Disc Tool. Start Disc Create Express with its required administrator access. Choose the audio-CD task and select a compatible CD writer rather than a read-only optical drive.
- Review the Disc. Add the tracks in listening order. Check the combined duration and the capacity of your blank CD; an audio CD is measured differently from a data collection.
- Write and Check. Insert appropriate writable media and start the task. After completion, try the disc in the intended player instead of assuming success from the file list alone.
Check the Media and Current Features
The earlier version of this page described CD controls inside Music Editor Free. Those instructions do not describe the current editor. For reading an existing audio CD, use the current disc tool and check its supported output; do not assume every old compressed-output option remains identical.
A drive, compatible media and administrator access are needed for physical-disc work; downloading an editor alone cannot supply them.