> (I had always misinterpreted 'cdrdao' as cd-READ-at-once and didn't > realize that it can *write* cd's too...) Actually, it standards for "Compact Disc Recordable Disk-at-Once", referring to the method of recording. Disk-at-Once [or Session-at-Once] recording allows you full control over inter-track gap and PQ subcode bits. Most people who are shy about cutting up their large recordings into tracks because of fears of audio skips/pauses are probably accustomed to the Track-at-Once recording methods which generally induce at least one or two frames of discontinuity between tracks (1-2/75ths of a second). The Dark Lord Sauron burns all of his audio CDs in DAO for Quality, =MB= -- A focus on Quality.