What is CDA?

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What is CDA file format? How to copy them from cd to HDD?

[Charan]

.CDA is not officially a file format. It is actually a menu like device used by CDs to locate audio on the CD. The actual file format on a CD is raw audio, either denoted as PCM or WAV format.

To convert CDA to MP3 (the files .cda represents), you need a tool to perform digital audio extraction, also known as cd ripping. Most new CD-ROM drives support cd ripping so you should be OK. When shopping for a cda to mp3 converter, make sure you find one with error correction and a good MP3 encoder. Error correction compensates for scratches, dust, and other abnormalities on the CD surface that would otherwise produce pops and skips in your converted file. Finding a good MP3 encoder (handling the to .mp3 format conversion) is crucial in getting the best compressed sound.

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windows media player can rip audio cds to mp3 or wma format.

insert audio cd into cd tray and go to rip tab in wmp (v 11) and then click rip.

[navjotjsingh]

Most Music Players can rip(convert CDA to MP3) including Winamp, Real Player and WMP11.