mem_313 wrote: 

A well-edited mix is a thing of beauty.  Ten songs, chosen carefully and ordered thoughtfully, is a masterpiece.  The delete button is your friend.  These are my mantras.  Your mileage may vary.

How the heck did you people find room for 20 songs? I am making my list now, and searching still for a couple of songs. But the 15 i have so far will barely fit on one CD.

 

 rosedraws wrote: 
Oh.
No?

 Welly wrote: 

 rosedraws wrote: 
Aha! I've got it! It's the soundtrack to Flash Gordon!

Um... another question...

I screwed up the sound on my test tape because I had tweaked the equalizer.

I figure I'll set the equalizer to flat.

Any other suggestions or advice??

 rmgman wrote: 
I bootlegged a copy of ÜberSmasher and managed to squeeze 1.2 hours* in!  But damn, no fruit smell.  Mine will be something like aluminum and leather... he he he.  Hows that for fascinating foreshadowing, eh? 
*btw... what's with the 1.1 and 1.2 HOURS?? why don't they just list minutes??

 rosedraws wrote: 
According to iTunes, I was able to fit 1.1 hours on my latest production. I used the Sledge-O-Matic instead of a shoehorn, so the CDs my pod receive will be extra slim and smell like watermelons.

 not-a-fish wrote: 
Oops, my bad! I thought you wanted Podlings to RECEIVE them on the 16th. Oh, well, better early than never.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Thats what I was thinking... the first song actually is slightly clipped at the beginning (it imported that way) so it's all a bit abrupt.  Was trying to compensate if I could.  Not sure I'm up for editing the song itself though...

My middle name is not Marie, it's PickyPerfectionist. 

 rosedraws wrote: 
I think 2 seconds at the start is required, happens automatically whether you tell it or not.

 Welly wrote: 
I've decided on 1 sec between... but I do with there was a way to add 2 seconds to the very beginning.

Also: tip of the week: don't burn faster than 24X.  (Really, I've got a state of the art computer, and CD's that can burn at 56X or whatever... you'd think it would behave.)

 rosedraws wrote: 
Just line up your playlist, then when you're happy with it click burn disc in the lower right corner.
A dialogue box will come up and within it you get to choose how many seconds go between each track.

 Alexandra wrote: 
Moi aussi!

 Zep wrote: 
am I?    iTunes...

 rosedraws wrote: 
If you are using software that can burn from a cue sheet, there is, but a cue sheet adds an extra level of complexity.

 rosedraws wrote: 
Using a software tool like Audacity (free), there sure is.

EDIT: Record a a second of silence. Cut it to the clipboard. Open up the first track, then insert the 1-sec. silence to the beginning. Note: This is prior to burning a CD.

Is there a way to put a couple seconds before the first song?

I am looking forward to Round 2!

 rosedraws wrote: 
I used slimline jewel cases and mailed everything out in either a bubble mailer envelope or a really thick recycled cardboard mailer that is for sending digital media. I was tempted to design a little envelope/folder instead of just liner notes in a jewel case, but decided against it.
Oh, and I only left 1 second between songs.
None of this is how you need to do things, of course, but I figured I'd share a little of what I did with you anyway.