AudioStation 6 plays back media files and lets you record the tracks from an 
Audio CD as a .wav, .mp3 or .wma file. This is called 'ripping' a CD. It does 
NOT record audio from a line in, mic, etc. jack. If you are looking to record 
audio from a source such as line in, mic, etc. please take a look at 
AudioSurgeon.

AudioStation will NOT convert files from one format to another. So it cannot
take a .wav file and make it into an mp3 file. AudioSurgeon can. (*)

So, if there are songs that you have on CDs and you want to listen to them on
an MP3 player, what you need to do is to 'rip' the audio tracks as .mp3 files.
Click on Options > Preferences. In the 'Recording' tab, select MP3 as the
format.

Once you have ripped your audio CD tracks as WMA files, you can then upload
them to a portable device.

Basically, these two programs are complimentary to each other.
See also: "Using AudioSurgeon with AudioStation"


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CD Burning Features:                          AudioStation:  AudioSurgeon: 
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* Burn MP3/WMA files as data CDs              YES            NO
* Track at Once                               YES            YES
* Disc at Once (gapless)                      YES            YES
* Burn separate audio files at the same time  YES            NO

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What applies to AudioSurgeon also applies to the 'Advanced Audio Editor' 
that is included in the "Record Producer Deluxe" program.   

Encoding WMA:
   The included WMA Codec allows encoding up to 192 kbps.

Encoding MP3:
   This Software can Save MP3s up to 56 kbps. Not available in all systems. 
   You can open, play and edit MP3 files (of higher rates) but you can only
   Save up to 56 kbps in the MP3 (ACM format) unless you have a 3rd party MP3 
   Encoding Codec (such as CyberLink) installed on your computer. In this case
   you can use the higher Rates that this Codec supports.   

CODEC: Is an electronic device (a circuit consisting of an Encoder and 
       a Decoder) that converts analog signals into digital form and 
       compresses them to conserve bandwidth on a transmission path. 

IMPORTANT NOTE:
    We don't provide support or make any warranties for 3rd party products 
    nor is inclusion or exclusion considered a product endorsement or 
    rejection. This information is provided solely as a courtesy to our 
    Customers.
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