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If you want full record/editing/burning features, I suggest you find Wavelab and Samplitude. They allow you to record, edit (normalize, trim, paste, ...) and make the recording ready for burning on cd (set track indexes, and do the actual burning). Soundforge is good too, but it lacks a disk-at-once preparation feature (you can't make a constant mix-cd with indexes, you'll have to use another prog/plugin for that).
I should say that editing should be kept on a strict minimum, like trimming the start and end of the recording (so you don't have 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of the cd for example). Try not to use editing to cover up for mistakes, as this is mainly considered cheating
As for the recording itself, I explained it some time ago, do a search and you'll find it. But as a reminder I'll tell you this : to have the optimum recording level, watch the meters of the prog you're using (again those progs I suggested have very accurate meters, with Wavelab having the best meters imo). The loudest signals should come as close to 0 dB as possible, without reaching that mark (so let's say, max level -0.1 dB). Don't go over 0dB in the digital domain, as this means clipping, and digital clipping is very bad.
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