Table of Contents
Writing Operations
To start the CD/DVD writing process, you must have completed all CD/DVD writing preparations. Refer to the description about DVD-Audio, and CD window for a description of the preparations before following the instructions here.
Audio CD Formats
Knowing background information on the CD format helps you better understand how to create your own CDs.
Basic CD Formats
There are a number of different formats for the contents of a CD disc. For example, audio CDs, CD-ROMS, and CD-I. These are all slightly different.

Basic CD Formats

There are a number of different formats for the contents of a CD disc. For example, audio CDs, CD-ROMS, and CD-I. These are all slightly different.

The audio CD specification is called Red Book. It is this standard to which WaveLab Pro conforms.

Note

Red Book CD is not a real file format. All the audio on the CD is saved in one big file. This is different from hard disks, for example, where each file is saved separately. Keep in mind that all the audio is in fact one long stream of digital data.