.cda files, convert ?

x-no-archive: yes
I'm trying to burn my first music CD ..using either Nero or Burn 4 free
...and wouldn't you know, the first CD I put in my CDROM drive and copied
the files to my HD to be burned to a CDR .. were all .CDA files .. I
don't want to convert them to MP3 files,I'd like to convert them to .WAV
files so the music can be played on a regular Boise CD player.
many thanx

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I'm trying to burn my first music CD ..using either Nero or Burn 4 free
..and wouldn't you know, the first CD I put in my CDROM drive and copied
the files to my HD to be burned to a CDR .. were all .CDA files .. I
don't want to convert them to MP3 files,I'd like to convert them to .WAV
files so the music can be played on a regular Boise CD player.
many thanx

this is not how you get audio files from a CD audio disk. .cda files are
merely pointers to the actual audio streams that windows makes. Windows
interprets the disk and makes one cda pointer file for each audio track. If
you want to extract the audio use something like "Exact Audio Copy",
available via www.downloads.com, or other places. It will convert the raw
audio stream into a wav.

Theo..it's me, the other 'invalid'.. just changed my address so we could tell
which 'invalid' it is G
anyway, I DLed "Exact Audio Copy" just fine . I sure feel stupid but can I now
take my original music CD, transfer the music .cda files to my HD and then run
"Exact Audio Copy" and it will copy the transferred music .cda files (change
them to .wav files) from my HD to a new CD ? I'm not getting much help from
the 'HELP' in Nero or Burn4Free
Just reread your note and I'm thinking that "Direct Audio Copy" just might
convert the cda files to wavs BEFORE they go to my HD.(and from there I can
burn to the new CD)
many thanks for your patience !


Theo wrote:

wrote in :

I'm trying to burn my first music CD ..using either Nero or Burn 4 free
..and wouldn't you know, the first CD I put in my CDROM drive and copied
the files to my HD to be burned to a CDR .. were all .CDA files .. I
don't want to convert them to MP3 files,I'd like to convert them to .WAV
files so the music can be played on a regular Boise CD player.
many thanx

this is not how you get audio files from a CD audio disk. .cda files are
merely pointers to the actual audio streams that windows makes. Windows
interprets the disk and makes one cda pointer file for each audio track. If
you want to extract the audio use something like "Exact Audio Copy",
available via www.downloads.com, or other places. It will convert the raw
audio stream into a wav.

wrote:

I sure feel stupid but can I now take my original music CD, transfer
the music .cda files to my HD and then run "Exact Audio Copy" and it
will copy the transferred music .cda files (change them to .wav files)
from my HD to a new CD? I'm not getting much help from the 'HELP' in
Nero or Burn4Free Just reread your note and I'm thinking that "Direct
Audio Copy" just might convert the cda files to wavs BEFORE they go to
my HD.(and from there I can burn to the new CD)

There's nothing to convert. CDA files do not exist. The ripper-program
(like Exact Audio Copy or Feurio) will read the data from the CD and save it
to HD as WAV files. Again, there are no files on an audio cd. Just raw
data without any filesystem. The only difference between the raw data and a
WAV file, is that the WAV file has information about the contained audio
data.


--
Niko

wrote:
Theo..it's me, the other 'invalid'.. just changed my address so we
could tell which 'invalid' it is G anyway, I DLed "Exact Audio
Copy" just fine . I sure feel stupid but can I now take my original
music CD, transfer the music .cda files to my HD and then run "Exact
Audio Copy" and it will copy the transferred music .cda files (change
them to .wav files) from my HD to a new CD ? I'm not getting much
help from the 'HELP' in Nero or Burn4Free Just reread your note and
I'm thinking that "Direct Audio Copy" just might convert the cda
files to wavs BEFORE they go to my HD.(and from there I can burn to
the new CD) many thanks for your patience !

Please read about the basics of CD audio in one of the usual references:
the CD-R FAQ or the primer at my WWW site.

EAC and other such tools will "rip" the audio stream from the CD to one
or more files on your hard drive - WAV or a compressed format depending
on the program(s) and you choices.

There is no .CDA file; as Theo points out, it is a pointer, an
artificial device of the operating system. The sound on a CD-DA is not
in files, so cannot be "copied" to your hard drive.

Again, see one of the references for some basic understanding.

Mike
--

http://www.mrichter.com/

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I DLed "Exact Audio Copy" just fine . I sure feel stupid but can I
now
take my original music CD, transfer the music .cda files to my HD and
then run "Exact Audio Copy" and it will copy the transferred music
.cda files (change them to .wav files) from my HD to a new CD ? I'm
not getting much help from the 'HELP' in Nero or Burn4Free

Yes, what the others said in the above posts )

Nero does not extract audio. Its only function is making CDs. And do not
try to drag/drop the the cda files. Use the program to do it. Does EAC have
documentation with it yet? If not there should be one at
www.exactaudiocopy.de

x-no-archive: yes
ok ..and I'm reading the basics for burning.. have 2 questions:
Where do I install the 'lame.exe' file I DLed to go with EAC ? in the
Encoder part ?
and how the H*** do I uninstall "MusicMatch" ..it's capturing my WAV
files. Already did Norton's uninstaller etc rebooted and the stupid
thing is STILL there. Don't need this grief right now.
again..thanks

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ok ..and I'm reading the basics for burning.. have 2 questions:
Where do I install the 'lame.exe' file I DLed to go with EAC ? in the
Encoder part ?

You can put it anywhere you want. In EAC go to compression options and
browse for it. Oh yes, you will need to enable "use external program".

But... if you just want to make audio CDs, you dont need to do this
anyway. Extract as wav files only. Use lame only if you want mp3s.

and how the H*** do I uninstall "MusicMatch" ..it's capturing my WAV
files. Already did Norton's uninstaller etc rebooted and the stupid
thing is STILL there. Don't need this grief right now.
again..thanks


Try using windows uninstaller as well. I dont use the program but maybe
there are issues with it. Most of the time you shouldnt have to reboot
after uninstalling... unless there are OS changes. Perhaps someone who
does use it can help?

.. --------------------------------------
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
--------------------------------------
( Reduced to living off the trash? )
( ... my thanks to Tim ... )

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wrote:

ok ..and I'm reading the basics for burning.. have 2 questions:
Where do I install the 'lame.exe' file I DLed to go with EAC ? in the
Encoder part ?
and how the H*** do I uninstall "MusicMatch" ..it's capturing my WAV
files. Already did Norton's uninstaller etc rebooted and the stupid
thing is STILL there. Don't need this grief right now.
again..thanks

http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/axatis/...ct.htm#example
http://www.ping.be/satcp/tutorials.htm

x-no-archive: yes
I DID IT .. made my first audio CD ! I never could have done it without
your wonderful and knowledgeable help. Got rid of MusicMatch (thank
Gawd) .. used EAC to transfer to HD in wav format and Burn4Free to burn
to CD .. no problems. I'm now listening to the "Moonlight Sonata" on my
NEW CD !
Thanks for putting up with me .. and I did learn !
from Houston !