Seking recommendation for music-mix/CD-burning software

[Alek Davis]

Hi,

I am looking for an inexpensive ($50 or less) or free (even better) software
which would allow me to perform the following:

- copy music tracks from CD to HD to CD in .WAV format;
- convert between .WAV, .MP3, etc formats;
- copy portions of a music track (e.g. start at beginning and stop after 1
min 47 sec, or start at 56 sec and stop at 2 min 00 sec);
- fade portions of a track (e.g. to make a smooth transition if I want to
chop off track ending/beginning);
- adjust frequency, volume to make tracks from different CD's sound more
uniform;
- optional: overlay tracks (to allow the next track to start before the
previous track completely fades);

I am a novice in this area (just want to make nice mixes of the CDs I own),
so a simple interface would be a plus. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance,
Alek

 

[Galley]

Hi,

I am looking for an inexpensive ($50 or less) or free (even better) software
which would allow me to perform the following:

- copy music tracks from CD to HD to CD in .WAV format;
- convert between .WAV, .MP3, etc formats;
- copy portions of a music track (e.g. start at beginning and stop after 1
min 47 sec, or start at 56 sec and stop at 2 min 00 sec);

CDex will rip files that way for FREE. http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/

- fade portions of a track (e.g. to make a smooth transition if I want to
chop off track ending/beginning);

Audacity is a free audio editor.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

- adjust frequency, volume to make tracks from different CD's sound more
uniform;

CDex should handle that.

- optional: overlay tracks (to allow the next track to start before the
previous track completely fades);

I am a novice in this area (just want to make nice mixes of the CDs I own),
so a simple interface would be a plus. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance,
Alek

If you are serious about burning audio CDs then you should check out Feurio.
Feurio can most likely do every thing you request. Feurio offers an UNLIMITED
trial period, but it's a steal at $29.00.
http://www.feurio.com/English/index.shtml

 

[Alek Davis]

Thanks Galley,

I will check them out.

Alek