Audio-CD Track Layout Optimization - Program available?

yashan · 10-29-05, 05:40 PM

Hello. I have 54 audio tracks that need to be burned onto audio CDs. The total time for all 54 tracks is 3:31:27 so I will obviously need multiple discs. The order of the tracks do not matter but I want to try and evenly spread the tracks across three 80-minute CD-Rs.

Is there a program available that will sort the tracks for me into three 74-minute batches so that I know what to burn on each disc? If not, any other tips are also greatly appreciated.

I hate spending time adding and removing tracks in order to make the best use of the time available on each disc. Thanks.

dleedlee · 10-29-05, 08:04 PM

Maybe a little low tech but why not a simple Excel spreadsheet with 3 columns to represent the 3 CDs that sums the running times. But first add another column for all the running times, sort by running time, spread the longest tracks across the 3 column/CDs and use the shorter tracks to 'fill' the end of each CD?

yashan · 10-30-05, 07:25 PM

Yeah, I guess I could do that, but I had my hopes up for something high tech.

10-29-05, 05:40 PM	#1
yashan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: ATL Posts: 1,194	Audio-CD Track Layout Optimization - Program available? Hello. I have 54 audio tracks that need to be burned onto audio CDs. The total time for all 54 tracks is 3:31:27 so I will obviously need multiple discs. The order of the tracks do not matter but I want to try and evenly spread the tracks across three 80-minute CD-Rs. Is there a program available that will sort the tracks for me into three 74-minute batches so that I know what to burn on each disc? If not, any other tips are also greatly appreciated. I hate spending time adding and removing tracks in order to make the best use of the time available on each disc. Thanks. Last edited by yashan; 10-29-05 at 05:50 PM. Reason: Fixed punctuation.

10-29-05, 08:04 PM	#2
dleedlee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: dc-md-va Posts: 872	Maybe a little low tech but why not a simple Excel spreadsheet with 3 columns to represent the 3 CDs that sums the running times. But first add another column for all the running times, sort by running time, spread the longest tracks across the 3 column/CDs and use the shorter tracks to 'fill' the end of each CD?

10-30-05, 07:25 PM	#3
yashan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: ATL Posts: 1,194	Yeah, I guess I could do that, but I had my hopes up for something high tech.