Burning Track Names, How to burn track with names that can be seen on any computer? Options

[redSunset]

Hello,
I burned some track with Toast, Toast Jam and iTunes, but when I inserted to CD on other computer (PC) it did not show the track names nor the CD name.

I was wondering how it can be done and if...

Thank you
Shlomit

[deaconblue]

Hey Redsunset,

A couple things to look at for this question.

For Toast Titanium v7, you need to ensure that the option "CD-TEXT" is checked in the side pane. Next to the "Audio CD: My CD" at the top line of your sound files window is a disclosure triangle. If you don't see the side pane which has the two tab options of "Formats' with radio buttons for Audio CD, Music DVD, MP3 Disc and Enhanced Audio CD and 'Media' with a list of media files to use, clicking the disclosure triangle will reveal this pane. The CD-TEXT checkbox is on the Formats tab in the Options section.

This will allow any player that utilizes CD text to display that data. For most computer based audio players, however, the gracenote CD-DB (or other track information database on the internet) is what is searched to provide the track and album information. This is based upon the combined CD and track lengths (among other data sources for commercial discs) to display the information in the player. So, your mileage may vary.

If you are burning 'mix-tape' CDs, the data may or may not appear on the PC you are playing the disc on depending on which data source it is trying to access to provide the track data. Again, if it is the CD-TEXT, then you will see the info. If it is a CDDB source on the internet you may not.

Good luck!

peace,
deacon