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Conversion d'un fichier .wav en .cda

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Singular Posted messages 2 Status Member -
Hello,

what is the way to convert a file with the .wav extension into an audible file with the .cda extension?

Thank you for your help.

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    grandmoug Posted messages 621 Status Contributor 26
     
    Hello,

    The CDA extension is the file extension used to access a track from an audio CD. In other words, if you have WAV files and you want to "convert" them to .CDA, you need to burn them onto a CD by choosing the option: burn an audio CD. Then, your burning software will create the audio tracks, and when you open the CD, you'll see that you have .CDA files.

    There you go

    Little by little, we become less little :)
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    1. Domi
       
      ???
      I burned 19 .wav files with K3B, choosing the "Burn an audio CD" option.
      After burning, I ended up with a CD containing ...19 .wav files.
      So I don't have any .cda files and yet, I can listen to this CD on my Sony home player as well as my Siemens in the car.

      Little by little, we become less dumb :)
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  2. Darighaaz
     
    Yes, but what if Nero, for example, refuses to accept the wavs saying "unsupported wave sample format"? What should be done?
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    1. Domi
       
      Nero (I quite like the "for example!") REFUSES (the bastard!) to accept (could Nero be human?) saying (again!) "unsupported wave sample format"

      ==> What should be done?
      - Lace making
      - Doing the dishes
      - Window shopping at Galeries Lafayette
      - Joining a ballroom dancing club
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  3. arianefurer Posted messages 22 Status Member 1
     
    To everyone

    Thank you again, forums are not great, we find all the problems.

    Have a good day

    Ariane
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  4. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
     
    Hello!

    The .cda files do not exist. They are 'invented' files by Windows to provide information about audio tracks.

    What you need to do:
    - Launch your burning software.
    - Choose "New CD" > "Audio CD"
    - Drag the WAV files into the burning software window.

    Once the WAV files are burned onto the Audio CD, they will appear as .cda when the CD is inserted into the player.
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    1. Domi
       
      ... Well spotted, dude!

      That's why, when I burn .wav files on Linux, I get .wav files on CD.
      AND it's perfectly "playable" on a standalone player or a CD car stereo.
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    2. HenricoMacias Posted messages 17 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      It doesn't work for me when I burn .wav files, I end up with .wav files that my player can't read...
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      1. Singular Posted messages 2 Status Member > HenricoMacias Posted messages 17 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Some readers have difficulty playing .wav files when they don't have "tags" such as Track Name, track number (different for each track on the disk), etc.
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  6. ephixt
     
    I would like to do the opposite of converting a .cda file to a .mp3 file.
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    1. Snooof Posted messages 3 Status Member
       
      Well, you can use an extraction software like Easy CD-DA Extractor.
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    2. Domi
       
      That's the basics, ephixt! It's called a CD ripping software (a ripper, you know!)

      That being said, it is illegal to encode in mp3 without paying a royalty to Thomson and Fraunhofer.
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  7. ptitetiti
     
    I'm unable to convert to m4r, nothing works, help!
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  8. Anonymous user
     
    To burn with Windows Media Player is more than enough since it works on my side (Make sure to insert a CD-RW before opening WMP). Sometimes it can be a pain and won't recognize that there's a CD in the drive, just reinsert it or reopen WMP.

    To convert to WAV before burning: http://www.the-converter.net/fr/audio
    Download your music in WAV format via your PC, one by one on the site (it's pretty quick), then check the little boxes to select your music once you arrive on the site. Then convert by choosing the options below and download them to your PC.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Correction: you don't need to bother converting your music to wav, just drag them onto the blank CD (by going to "Computer" or "This PC"). Once your music is in there, just click above in the window on "Burn to Disc", it will give you two options: the first for an audio burn and the second for data playback, don't get it wrong, check the first option and let the burn complete the rest of the work.
      By doing this, my music plays without any problem on my hi-fi system.
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