> And should I need an MP3, I make it from the WAV file, since I've
already tweaked it in Cool 
> Edit until it (quite often) sounds better than the original CD did.
No problem.

I am curious what you would commonly do to a ripped song in Cool Edit.
I have the software and have never treated a commercial track.

I use WaveLab for burn CDs for my community radio show - the Montage is
great for quick non-destructive normalizing and crossfades for sets - I
usually end up with ten sets of 1-4 tracks each, each set as one track
on the burned cd.  At the station I never have to cue up or touch a
fader - some of the djs say it takes all the fun out of it - but the
preperation is as much or more fun that the actual show for me.

Thanks!
Lee
www.anotherplanet.ca