How to Create an Audio CD

This procedure describes how to copy audio files onto a CD.

1. Insert a blank CD into the CD-RW drive.
2. Change to the directory that contains the audio files.

   $ cd /myaudiodir

3. Copy the audio files onto the CD.

   $ cdrw -a track1.wav track2.wav track3.wav

   The –a option creates an audio CD.

The following example shows how to create an audio CD.

$ cdrw -a bark.wav chirp.au meow.wav
Initializing device...done.
Writing track 1...done.
done.
Writing track 2...done.
Writing track 3...done.
done.
Finalizing (Can take several minutes)...done.

The following example shows how to create a multi-session audio CD. The CD is ejected after the first session is written. You would need to reinsert the CD before the next writing session.

$ cdrw -aO groucho.wav chico.au harpo.wav
Initializing device...done.
Writing track 1...done.
done.
Writing track 2...done.
Writing track 3...done.
done.
Finalizing (Can take several minutes)...done.
<Re-insert CD>
$ cdrw -a zeppo.au
Initializing device...done.
Writing track 1...done.
done.
Finalizing (Can take several minutes)...done.