Inputting CD TEXT Directly | Adding CD TEXT From a File | Creating a CD TEXT Information File

CD TEXT

The CD TEXT function allows you to create an audio CD with CD TEXT information (album title, artist name and track titles) that will be displayed on audio CD players that support CD TEXT only. You can either directly input the information into B's Recorder GOLD5 when you are completing the settings, or prepare a CD TEXT file in advance.
Follow the procedure below after you complete step 6 in the procedure for creating an audio CD.

Note
Only CD TEXT supported drives can be used with this function.
Be sure to enable [Disc-At-Once] before you begin recording.




Inputting CD TEXT Directly
1. Select [Edit] -> [CD TEXT] -> [Edit] from the menu bar.
 


2. The CD TEXT information window appears. Select the language tab and enable [Album/Track Title Language]. The list and input fields appear when you enable this option.
 


3.
Input the Album Title, Artist Name, Track title and Track artist name where necessary, then click [OK].

Tip
You can input a maximum of 160 characters per CD TEXT item.

Select [Edit] -> [CD TEXT] -> [Register File Name] from the menu bar to automatically create the titles from the track file names.



1.
Select the track on the list, then input the information.
2.
Click [All] after you have inputted the artist and it is entered after each track.
3.
Click [Next] to proceed to the next track.


Tip
You can view the CD TEXT information of a disc by selecting [Disc] -> [CD TEXT Information] from the menu bar.



Adding CD TEXT From a File

1. Prepare the CD TEXT Information file as shown in the example below. Save the file as a text file using the *.txt extension.

[EN] (English CD TEXT information)
00M=Recky (Album Title)
00A=BHA (Album Artist)
01M=Action in the Street (Track 1 Title)
01A=BHA (Track 1 Artist)
02M=Target (Track 2 Title)
02A=BHA (Track 2 Artist)
etc...  



2.

Add the audio tracks into the Track Edit field, then match the track order in the field with the file.

3.
Select [Edit] -> [CD TEXT] -> [Load Song Title] from the menu bar and the track titles in the file are added as CD TEXT.


Tip
If you change the track order after you have loaded the song titles, the order of the CD TEXT Information will also change.


Creating a CD TEXT Information File

1.
Add the CD TEXT Information.

2.
Select [Edit] -> [CD TEXT] -> [Save Song Title] from the menu bar. Input the file name and select the location in which the file will be saved, then click [Save].
Tip
The file will be saved as a text file in the same format as shown above.



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