Apple WaveBurner 1.6 - Manual (Page 19)

Viewing CD-Text Info in the Inspector
The CD-Text tab allows you to view or edit information for either the entire album or a
selected track.
You can choose a track with the pop-up menu in the top-left corner or by clicking the
Previous and Next buttons to step to the preceding or following track.
Click, and enter information into any of the following fields.
• Title
• Performer
• Songwriter
• Composer
• Arranger
• Message
Note: CD-Text can only be written to your disk if your CD burner supports CD-Text and
the Write CD-Text Data option is checked in WaveBurner > Preferences > Burn. Only
CD-Text–compatible CD players display CD-Text.
Maximum Size for CD-Text
A CD-Text “block” can contain a maximum of 256 “packs.” Four packs are used for internal
purposes. The other 252 packs can be used for CD-Text information. Each pack contains
12 characters. This means that a total of 3024 characters of CD-Text can be saved per
disc. One character is used to separate each track: with the maximum number of 99
tracks (and the CD title track), this means that 2924 characters are actually available for
use. You should note that artist and title information is saved separately, so two
separation characters are required per track if you choose to include this information.
In real-world terms, a 20-track CD would have just under 150 characters available for
each track. Given that the total number of characters is the major determining factor,
you are free to use 150 characters for one track, 300 for another, and 50 for another—up
to the total number of available characters.
Viewing Mastering Notes in the Inspector
You can add mastering information notes to your project, in case you need to refer to
them later. You can save details for the session, the client, and add general comments.
Three separate tabs are available in the Inspector.
• Session: Contains the Session ID, date and time, company, studio, engineer, source
media, bit rate, and sample rate fields.
Note: The Date and Time fields in the Session tab contain two convenient buttons that
will automatically enter the current date (Today button) or time (Now button).
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