Created by
Padus, Inc.,
DiscJuggler is the
quintessential CD recording software for
32-bit Windows operating systems. The most expensive version of this software supports up to 32 CD-recorders on the same system and can record to them all simultaneously. One of the best qualities about the program is that although it is
industrial strength, it is dainty enough for someone who just wants to make a music CD for his/her car.
DiscJuggler supports a number of functions, namely
pre-mastering to
CD,
digital audio extraction (
CDDA) and data extraction, CD to CD copying from a single recorder, CD to CD copying from two CD drives, CD to
CD image, CD image to CD, and erasing
CD-RW discs.
DiscJuggler allows you, prior to recording a CD, configure a number of options not found in any other home-use
CD-R/RW software. DiscJuggler can force recording in
Mode 1,
Mode 2,
data only,
audio only, can create
Joliet file-systems, bootable systems (
El Torito),
Apple extensions (for the
Mac users), the
UDF packet-writing format, can optimize
cache settings for individual drives, can force a specific date and time for the files on a CD, and can exclude specific files.
In addition, the type of audio recorded and extracted can be specified as
WMA,
MP3, or
WAV; the
CD image created can be auto-verified; the cycles can be verified; the
L2 cache size can be specified; the recording can be set to
test,
burn,
cache the CD,
verify the CD, read
UPCs, scan gaps/indexes, read and write in
raw mode, ignore read errors, support up to
99 minute CDs, make multiple CD copies, set a limit on the read and write speeds, truncate CDs,
overburn CDs, and has the option of setting different fail-safes for burning CDs (copying files to the drive before burning, moving the files before burning, making a CD image before burning).
In short,
DiscJuggler (currently version 3 and available from
padus.com as of December 2000) is the ideal and most flexible piece of CD-R/RW software on the market for the
PC. It is very advanced and has a plethora of features so it is not for the beginning user, but anyone who feels comfortable with the features of anything as difficult or more difficult than
EZ CD Creator should be able to get the hang of it fairly quickly.