The Book of Audacity

Three Ways to Author a CD Compilation in Audacity

There are several ways to create a CD compilation in Audacity. One way is to copy each song into a single Audacity project, each on its own separate track. Edit and apply fixes to each track individually, and then normalization across all tracks is a single step. Give each track its own name, and there are your song titles. This is a good method for creating a typical audio CD with multiple song tracks and a short, silent gap between each one.

Another way is to copy all of your songs into a single stereo Audacity track, apply fixes and edits, and then create a label track to divide them into individual songs. You can use this to create a CD that appears to be a single long, unbroken track by creating ...