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Hi all,
apologies if this has been covered or is posted in the wrong place, I am n00b beyond n00b and very out of my depth... would be grateful for some help though.
I am creating a compilation CD from CD's in my collection. It needs to play in a standard stereo (not clever MP3-reading tehcnology or anything like that). I am happy with the process of burning "closed" audio CDs, but my issue is one of sound quality - I want the compilation CD to be indistinguishable (or as close as possible) in quality from the source CDs. I have copied the tracks I want onto my hard-drive, using Windows Media Player, in WMA format, as both VBR (Highest Quality) and Lossless.
My question is, which ones should I use to burn the compilation CD? I know that Lossless is the 'best' quality format, but don't know if there are any known issues when it comes to burning CDs from Lossless files - either in terms of quality degredation, or simply that the filesize is too large to get anything more than n tracks on one CD. Equally, I don't know if VBR is more than sufficient for most purposes.
Also (I don't know if this is an issue, but I'm covering all my bases) I intend to use SoundForge to manipulate some of the tracks (fadeout, equalising track volumes, etc) before burning. Again, I want to make sure there are no issues with loss of quality or difficulty in CD-writing with Sonar-manipulated files.
Finally, I intend to use Nero or Media Player to burn the tracks - again, if anyone is recoiling in horror at the very thought of either of these ideas, I'd be very grateful for a heads-up (and alternative recommendation).
Any tips / advice would be gratefully received - again, apologies if I'm in the wrong area or going over old territory... I searched the forums for VBR and Lossless and couldn't find anything that answered my specific query.
7ape
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