I really liked Easy CD Creator Deluxe Version 5 and its Platinum version that succeeded him and I thought so finding even better with Easy CD & DVD Creator: miscalculation !!! Soundstream has been removed while it was convenient for compilations "on the fly"; Access to Audio burning or MP3 compilation is not as convenient as before (there are sub menus ...) and in fact, I see little point in using this software which lost friendliness ... My recipe: I use Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum for audio in general (= compilation audio and MP3); including transition effects in compilation of audio files are very easy and friendly; Sometimes I use Nero 6 (depending on my mood ...) but it is more "technical" for transitions; well I used on Nero6 for DVD engravings. For now, with this recipe, everything works perfectly. So I reluctantly shelved Easy & DVD creator. So buy this software is in my opinion an unnecessary purchase .....