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In this tutorial we will show you how to create and burn MP3 CD using audio CD source material. STEP 1: Getting started -- Run AVS Audio Tools.
After clicking the AVS Audio CD Grabber icon in AVS Audio Tools Manager Step 1 window will appear. At Step 1 the application will ask you to select the CD drive where the audio disc is located. If you have only one CD drive in your computer, it'll be chosen by default. |
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You can see a list of tracks at the audio CD. All of the available tracks will be selected automatically for grabbing, but in case you don't want any of them to be included into the list, simply uncheck the unnecessary track. If you right click the the list of audio tracks you can find an additional menu, which allows you to Select all tracks (Ctrl+A) or Invert selection (Ctrl+I).
To make sure you've selected the correct tracks you can play the highlighted track directly from AVS Audio CD Grabber. For that please use the following buttons:
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To play the selected file |
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To pause the selected file |
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To stop the selected file |
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To go to the previous track |
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To go to the next track |
It is also possible to rewind or fast-forward the highlighted
file using Seeking Bar. Just click the Seeking Bar cursor 
and drag it.
When copying files to your hard drive AVS Audio CD Grabber will name the grabbed files. You can specify the details you want to include in the file name, such as Track number, Song Title, Artist and Album. Click the Options button at the bottom of the window and File Name Options window will appear.
Use Move Up 
and Move Down 
buttons to change the order of file name details. Remove the unnecessary
details just unchecking them. It is also possible to select a Separator for
file name details from the Separator list. It could be Space, Dash,
Dots, Underline, Space Dash Space or None. You can
see the preview of a file name at the bottom of File Name Options window.
Using the CDDB options tab you can specify the source of CDDB information:
In this window you can replace, add or delete servers using the Replace,
Add or Delete buttons accordingly. You can also move servers up
and down with the Move Up
and Move Down
buttons. You can also specify the Proxy, User Name, Port and
TimeOut details if you would like to. Click the OK button to save
changes and close the Servers window.
After you finished, please click the Next>> button.
STEP 2: Setting output file parameters
At Step 2 AVS Audio CD Grabber will suggest that you set the following output file parameters:
- File format
- Grab mode
File format
There are nine available output file formats in AVS Audio CD
Grabber. They are: MP3, MP2, MP+, AAC, M4A,
AMR, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, WMA. It is possible to change
the default output file format setting for MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats
by clicking the Advanced... button.
Grab mode
In the table below you can find the description of available grab modes:
| Grab Mode | Description |
| Burst Mode (Fast, no Error Corrections) | Optimal for fast grab. No jitter correction. Normal block read at once. |
| Synch Mode (Correct Jitter Errors) | Optimal for precision grab. Synchronous by time marks reading (jitter errors correction). Normal block read at once. AVS Audio CD Grabber reading will be synchronized by time marks on the audio disc (In the subchannel Q) during audio data grabbing. This will slow the disc grabbing process but this method will guarantee more exact grabbing - without samples loss. But the most of the modern drives (created after about 2002 year) have such synchronizing embedded. This feature is stream accurate. |
| Secure Mode (Double Precision Error Correction) | Optimal for precision grab of old and very used CD.
Synchronous by time marks reading (jitter errors correction). Small block read at once. Every block reads and re-reads before the number of the blocks, contains the same data will be 50% or more from the number of read blocks. AVS Audio CD Grabber reading will be synchronized by time marks on the audio disc (In the subchannel Q) during audio data grabbing. This will slow the disc grabbing process but this method will guarantee more exact grabbing - without samples loss. But the most of the modern drives (created after about 2002 year) have such synchronizing embedded. This feature is stream accurate. |
| Paranoid Mode (Small Blocks Read, drive cache disable) | Optimal only for grab on unreadable (scratched) CD.
Synchronous by time marks reading (jitter errors correction). Very small block read at once. If CD drive caches audio data, catch will be disable. Every block reads and re-reads before the number of the blocks, contains the same data will be 50% or more from the number of read blocks. AVS Audio CD Grabber reading will be synchronized by time marks on the audio disc (In the subchannel Q) during audio data grabbing. This will slow the disc grabbing process but this method will guarantee more exact grabbing - without samples loss. But the most of the modern drives (created after about 2002 year) have such synchronizing embedded. This feature is stream accurate. |
After selection of the Grab Mode, please click the Next>> button.
STEP 3: Setting output file location
AVS Audio CD Grabber will automatically locate all of the output files in My Music folder at your computer. You will be able to change output file location at Step 3. For that click the Change... button and select desired output file location.
There is an opportunity to create Artist Name Folder and Album Name Folder in the folder selected as Media location. In case you do not want to create any of them, just uncheck them accordingly. You can see the resulting location of the grabbed files under Final Output Folder line. At the bottom of the Step 3 window you can also find Free Space size available on the selected drive and Required space, which is the size of free space needed for copying of the tracks selected at Step 1.
After you finished, please click the Start button.
STEP 4: Grabbing process
The grabbing process will start after clicking Start button. You can visually judge the completion of the grabbing process with the Progress Bar.
You can also cancel grabbing process clicking the Cancel button. After grabbing process is complete the program will offer you grabbing of another disc or closing the AVS Audio CD Grabber window.
Now you have grabbed the desired files from the audio CD to your hard drive. Everything is ready to start MP3 CD creation.
STEP 5: Start AVS Music Disc Creator
After clicking the AVS Music Disc Creator icon in AVS Audio Tools Manager Music Disc Creator wizard starts with the Step 1 window. Please select the CD-RW drive you are going to use for audio CD creation. If you have only one CD-RW drive at your computer, it'll be chosen by default.
After that you will need to set the output file parameters. Please note that it's possible to change Bitrate of output MP3 files.
You can also select to reconvert the source files with the parameters set above. It means, that all the files, even of the same type, having bitrate different from the selected one will be converted so that their bitrate were equal to the set value.
When you are ready, please click the Next>> button to proceed to the next step.
STEP 6: Adding files and burning disc
At Step 2 AVS Music Disc Creator will suggest that you create file structure of your MP3 CD. In Directories part you can create and rename directories, and in Name part you can see all of the files that the highlighted directory contains. Note, that you can add separate files as well as folders containing audio files.
To add files or folders or remove them from the list please use Add file(s), Add Folder and Remove buttons accordingly. To create a new folder in Directories part please use Create Folder button. If you right click the Directories list you can find an additional menu, which allows you to perform the following operations:
| Operation | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Add Files... | Ins |
| Add Folder... | Shift+Ins |
| Remove | Del |
| Remove all | Shift+Del |
| Rename | F2 |
Right click menu at the Name part differs from the one described above. It allows you to:
| Operation | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Add Files... | Ins |
| Add Folder... | Shift+Ins |
| Remove | Del |
| Remove all | Shift+Del |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| File Info.. | Ctrl+F |
| Rename | F2 |
Selecting File Info... item from this menu allows you to call up the Information window where you can add extra text information about the highlighted file, such as Track number, Artist, Title, Comments and others. To save the entered information click the Save button, to load the extra text information contained in the existing file use Reload button.
You can also control the size of added files with the help of Size Control Bar:
To make sure you've chosen the correct file you can play it directly from AVS Music Disc Creator. In order to do that highlight the necessary file in the Name list and use the following buttons:
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To play the selected file |
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To pause the selected file |
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To stop the selected file |
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To go to the previous file |
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To go to the next file |
It is also possible to rewind or fast-forward the selected file
using Seeking Bar. Just click the Seeking Bar cursor 
and drag it.
The writing process will start after clicking the Burn>> button. You can visually judge the completion of writing process with the Progress Bar.
You can also cancel writing process by clicking the Cancel button.