Topic: how to put a "hidden track" on a disc....anyone know how its done?

[heyitsmejess]

ya know....something like leaving the disc play for 5 min and have a secret song come up, or rewinding from track 1, or something along those lines.

i have nero at my disposal, but would be willing to obtain other software to make it happen.

thanks in advance!

[sanaka]

One sort of hack way is to just combine your hidden track onto the last track with some silence between. So you get a real long last track, but only show the "official" track time on your liner notes.

Peace,
Sanaka

[ghellquist]

One way is a function in some burning programs (Samplitude Pro does it). You put a track 0 on the CD. Only way to get to it is to rewind from track 1. Not all CD players can do this.
Another way might be to create a dual session CD, having both a CD part and a computer part. The computer part could have some extra tracks. I guess this could create problems with some CD players as well.

// Gunnar

[if_then_else]

ya know....something like leaving the disc play for 5 min and have a secret song come up, or rewinding from track 1, or something along those lines.

i have nero at my disposal, but would be willing to obtain other software to make it happen.

thanks in advance!

You can specify pre-gap tracks or hidden tracks via a cue sheet:
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Cuesheet

Burning tools like Burrrn or EAC can handle cue sheets.