WAV to CDA (CD Burning)

[Isabelle]

Not sure where to post this basic question: I have WAV music files created in pro tools and I want to burn them to a CD for listening on any CD player. I don't see a converter in Pro Tools, do I need to download or buy one? Is there a free, respectable converter out there?
Thanks,
Isabelle

[tacman7]

You need burning software, as well as a cd burner. Most computers come with DVD burners now which can do both.

I'm a fan of Nero - Nero AG - leading digital media solutions - Official website

[Isabelle]

I do have a CD/DVD burner. Shouldn't Windows media player be able to do that? I tried and my music files are inaudible on a CD. There is also an application called "power2go" on my computer which is supposed to burn CDs as well. So, does this mean they don't convert to CDA format and Nero does? Is Nero expensive?

[Audio~Geek]

Check out IMG Burn, by far the best burning ap I've ever seen. And free!

Nero is usually bundled with new computers (sometimes Roxio instead) and with new burners.

When you burn a cd there is either Wav or Aiff files on the disk, cda is just a marker to the data on the disk.

When you tell your cd burning program to burn as an audio cd (not data) it does this automatically.

[glenng]

I have tried to burn cds using songs recorded in wav format with the intent of later opening them in cool edit pro for editting. (Best program I have found for removing tape hiss). the files have all had cda extensions and won't open as wav files. How can I store them on CD and still have them in the lossless wav format for later editting.

[glenng]

withdraw my previous question. It was the result of frustration and not thinking. Just ripped the cd back into wav format with freerip and then opened in coll edit. thanks anyway

[Audio~Geek]

Burn as a data cd next time

ok issebella. on pro tools you have everything you need. when you have you session there. you must get your mouse and right press it and scratch across the length of the song you want to bounce it is a gray line up top in your time line bar. well if you don't get it may still work but you must get that.
Next go to file up top. go to bounce. click it. you want stereo interleave. bounce after is better. and leave it on 24 . 16 is about the same up there ONLY.
next you must have a MASTER track. and look thru your plug ins and find power dither. put that in the master. Now going back to when you went to file. bounce. name the song. i send mine to applications as it is easier to get it and delete it without messing up any of your audio files. it is factory set to go to audio files but that is up to you. just press bounce and go find it in applications. you must wait for the length of the song to play.if you have i tunes on mac. close pro tools and open i tunes.

click on the little star at the bottom left. name it , go to finder block . go to applications. find your bounce. drag it hold your mouse on it press and take it over to your i tune block folder you just opened. press burn. now here. when it asks you fastest no. go thru the list go down to 4x. i even go to 2 x it is a slower burn but better. it will burn and press eject when it rings and go play your cd.

[Bastya]

You can convert WAV to MP3 files with help of AudioConverter Studio and then burn them to Audio CD. I think that with Audio CD Burner Studio you will solve your problem.

[glenng]

The easiest way that I know is to open them in audacity and then export them as mp3. If you don't plan on modifying or working with them you can then save the mp3 file and delete the wav. This will save room on your computer if this is a concern.