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Enhanced audio CDs

A general question:

For enhanced audio CDs, does the first session always contain the audio tracks?  Or is it possible to have the enhanced portion in session one and the audio elsewhere?

Enhanced audio CDs

Reply #1 –
I'm pretty sure that no CD player could play the disk if the audio wasn't the first thing it found. Of course if the audio is written as data rather than as audio, it can be anywhere, but the disk could only be used on a computer.

Enhanced audio CDs

Reply #2 –
Yes, for Enhanced CD's the audio is in the first session, and data in the next sessions.

Minor point of interest: the Mixed Mode format (hardly ever used anymore these days, but occasionally used in the early 90s for mixed audio/data discs) has one session, with the data in the first track and audio starting from track 2. This was before all CD-ROM players supported multisession discs. The snag was that it presumed some intelligence in the CD player to recognize the data track and skip track 1 - often this was not the case (esp older players and crappily implemented Discmen) and the listener was treated to minutes of horrible white noise.

Enhanced audio CDs

Reply #3 –
Quote from: eofor on
Yes, for Enhanced CD's the audio is in the first session, and data in the next sessions.

Minor point of interest: the Mixed Mode format (hardly ever used anymore these days, but occasionally used in the early 90s for mixed audio/data discs) has one session, with the data in the first track and audio starting from track 2. This was before all CD-ROM players supported multisession discs. The snag was that it presumed some intelligence in the CD player to recognize the data track and skip track 1 - often this was not the case (esp older players and crappily implemented Discmen) and the listener was treated to minutes of horrible white noise.


I have a disc like that. Official mass produced disc. Unfortunately it is a very small band from Hungary. It is called Hospital Hungary by Pop Ivan.

Triza
 

Enhanced audio CDs

Reply #4 –
So, what's your favorite track? <bg>