In article , David Looser
wrote:
"Don Pearce" wrote

Probably the best thing you could do is move everything into a more
conducive environment for editing. Copy your CD into a PC, then use
virtually any DAW software to perform all the manipulation you want.
You can then burn back to CD with any gaps (or no gaps) that you want.

You may want to release the final versions as MP3, but don't let that
format become a part of the production process; you lose quality at
every stage and it isn't recoverable.


Actually re-reading the OP's post I think maybe his *is* using a PC for
editing. He talks about using "mixcraft" and burning to CD. But these
apparently add 3 seconds and 2 seconds of silence respectively to the
ends of the files. Clearly he is using the wrong software. I use
CoolEdit to create and Nero to burn, neither necessarily adds any
silence.

I could not tell if he was saying either

A) That the CD tracks have silences added. e.g. were perhaps created by a
method like 'Track at Once' rather then 'Disc at Once'.

or

B) The player takes a few seconds to start playing a track (and this
delay is variable).

or maybe both.

As others, my reaction is to use a small computer for playing (and
editing). The alternative might be a solid state recorder as they can have
essentially instant play. Matter of which is more convenient for him.

Slainte,

Jim

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