Alan Tubbs Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Yea, I know, but the only cD architect I could find was on Amazon. It was officially from SONY, so that is good. I just don't want to spend 112 US$ for a program I've had for 15 years. My older computer died with the programs on it but I don't think they will authorize tho I have the serial and reg numbers (like Cakewalk used to authorize). What would be another good program to assemble a CD and why and is it cheaper than $112? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) I stopped using CD Architect but just checked my MAGIX account & it's still available to download along with the ser.#. I use Studio One for making test cd's,, I don't know if CbB has this cd burn feature yet, it'd be nice if it did. Edited March 29, 2022 by Hidden Symmetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartabartfast Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 You can assemble a CD using ImgBurn, which is free. But you will need to spend some time learning more than you probably want to know about how a music CD is organized, how to format and use a cue file etc. You may be able to activate your Sony CD Architect with help from Magix, who took over support and development from Sony if the new installation is unable to call home to the server it was programmed to contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tubbs Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Thanks both. I went to magix but didn’t sign in..I’ll try that first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Seems Magix has discontinued the CD Architect software. At least is not easy to find on the web site. I'm a registered user because I have Movie Maker and Sound Forge. If you have an older version it should still run fine on W10. I have lots of vintage music apps that were made for XP that still run. But I've always used Nero. Last time I paid $30 on sale. https://www.nero.com/eng/products/nero-burning-rom/?vlang=de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scook Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Yes, MAGIX dropped CDA some time ago. While it was sold separately, it was also part of the SoundForge Pro bundle. Once they integrated the CB burning into SoundForge, CDA was discontinued. As noted above, along with the purchase of Sony Creative Software, MAGIX acquired the customer data. So, legacy products may still be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 If your cpu or laptop ships with a built-in CD or DVD burner, Windows will natively burn a CD. However, I don't think Windows supports USB connected burners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tubbs Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Sure, windows will burn a usb drive. I did that after I burnt out the. Internal drive. I do need a real authoring program for cds for disk makers replication. thanks Edited March 30, 2022 by Alan Tubbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I normally use CDBurnerXP: https://www.cdburnerxp.se/ - doesn't have all of the bells & whistles, but it does allow you to save in various CD image formats... and it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 10 hours ago, Alan Tubbs said: Sure, windows will burn a usb drive. I did that after I burnt out the. Internal drive. I do need a real authoring program for cds for disk makers replication. thanks For replication I wouldn't trust any cd burning software or drive unless I was able to check for C1/C2 errors first before sending it in. (I have an old Plextor w/ Plextools that works well.) I would go for a DDP master & upload the files instead. (Like the Burn CD feature Studio One has this feature too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Yes if this if for replication you go to next level. Both Sound Forge and Wave Lab do the DDP creation thing. Ask the replication people what format they require. Some even can use higher quality files like 48/32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tubbs Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thanks for all the info. For Disk Makers I’ve just uploaded a finished Cd from architect. It worked fine and sounded great. I’ve got today to work on this program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tubbs Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 SOLVED, I had bought Sound Forge 11 but never used it. It has its own assembler and burning program built in. Tres cool. Thanks for all the suggestions. @ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Phases Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Correct me if i am wrong but doesn't Cakewalk have it's own CD burner built into it?? I think i saw that option under Utilities menu in Cakewalk. Edited March 31, 2022 by In A Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 IIRC, it technically does but it does Track at Once burning rather than Disc at Once, so it's kind of iffy with compatibility with some players, it has gaps between tracks that are unavoidable, and doesn't do things like CD Text and that kind of thing. Great for a quick reference CD but not appropriate for any kind of commercial grade disc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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