How to create CD tracks into a DVD using DVD Studio Pro 4

I would like to know if it is possible to create a simple audio track list from the menu and program it to play without having to enter a track file. I have 6 songs and I want click on the song and it would start to play, so on etc....and of course be able to use all of its functions such as play, stop, pause etc... without leaving the menu.
thanks
Gab

Hi Shawn thanks for your quick response. You are right, musci tracks use a cd. But I'm a musician and a filmmaker and I wanted to create a showreel for myself with my works all together. I bought about a year ago a superman (R. Donner 1977) DVD in the US with 3 DVDs and on one of the bonus dvd they created a menu where you could play some of the music used on the film, you clicked and the music was on. I'm preparing my new showreel and if I could do the same with my dvd, it would awesome. Is there anyway I could control control the background music by a click of a button? If this software can't do it, they should try to correct it of a future release.
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Bradley Zero wrote:
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