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.
Pre-Emphasis
CD pre-emphasis refers to process designed to increase, within a band of frequencies, the magnitude of some (usually higher) frequencies compared to the magnitude of other (usually lower) frequencies in order to improve the overall signal-to-noise ratio by lowering the frequencies during reproduction.

Pre-Emphasis

CD pre-emphasis refers to process designed to increase, within a band of frequencies, the magnitude of some (usually higher) frequencies compared to the magnitude of other (usually lower) frequencies in order to improve the overall signal-to-noise ratio by lowering the frequencies during reproduction.

Pre-emphasis is commonly used in telecommunications, digital audio recording, record cutting and in FM broadcasting transmissions. The presence of pre-emphasis on a track is sometimes indicated by a checkmark in the Pre-Emphasis column on the Import Audio CD dialog.