Cutting up long tracks - a few simple questions

[annealex]

Thanks, Steve!! I will try your suggestions re the track labelling tomorrow morning.

Regarding exporting in FLAC, I thought you had to export in microsoft 16 bit WAV to record a CD that is playble not just on computers but also CD players. Is that not true?

Are you saying I could export in flac and my 80 minute file would burn OK? Or do I still need to edit it down to 72 minutes (OR expand to another CD)?

[steve]

Are you saying I could export in flac and my 80 minute file would burn OK?

I'm saying that you could convert to FLAC and burn as a data CD for the purpose of transferring to another computer.
For creating a normal audio CD you will need to convert the FLAC file back to WAV (some CD burning software can do that automatically, but most can't).

You may be able to squeeze 80 minutes onto an audio CD (depending on the CD and the CD writer) but some CD players may have trouble playing it even if the burn succeeds. Personally I'd recommend either trimming it down a bit or splitting over two CDs.

[annealex]

I understand now. Thank you very, very much!