Hi! First, I just have to thank RockNLass for sending me
this GREAT program for ripping cd's in less than 1/3 the
time it takes to play the cd (and you don't even have to
listen to it as it records into MPEG compressed wavs!)
The program I am referring to is CD-DAE, or Compact Disc
Digital Audio Extractor. Though it records & compresses wavs
with crystal clarity, it IS NOT a recorder. As the name
implies, it digitally extracts the song directly from your
compact disc. In essence, it is a COPIER, which is why the
wavs turn out so great! As a Wav List Mistress, this program
is invaluable to me & I just can no longer imagine using
anything else for making wavs anymore!
Before I go any further, I want to make it PERFECTLY CLEAR that THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE, but DOES
WORK FOR THE MAJORITY. There are system requirements &,
typically, THOSE WITH OLDER PC'S MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE
THIS FREEWARE EFFECTIVELY. If you find that the version I offer here does not work for you, here is a link where you may be able to download CD DAE 99 (Version 0.1)[Windows or DOS].
Unfortunately, I do not know what the system requirements are for the particular version (1.19) I offer here. If I do get that info,
I will DEFINITELY update this page with it. If anyone DOES KNOW OR HAVE THIS INFORMATION or any comments or
suggestions, please do e-mail me by clicking on the appropriate
link below which corresponds to the nature of your e-mail:
I also want to make sure you FIRST have MPEG.exe codec
downloaded & installed on your computer. It is NECESSARY to have that program in order for the CD-DAE to work
effectively, as MPEG.exe is a PRE-REQUISITE for making wavs with the CD-DA Extractor program. If you do
not have MPEG.exe codec, you can review excellent tutorials
& download it here:
I have taken the liberty to upload this program to this
server so that it will be readily available for all my
friends on the internet. If you would like to download it,
just click below & download version 1.19 to your Windows desktop:
Although this program is extremely easy to use, it is kind of
hard to know what to do unless you are explained how to use
it. I have decided to make a very basic tutorial in regards
to this particular program. A screen shot appears below
&, below that, I begin the brief tutorial. Even if you have
never recorded a wav before, you will be able to do it now,
with this GREAT program! I certainly hope you learn to love
it as much as I do!
IBSmurfett@aol.com
»§«:*´`³ CD-DA EXTRACTOR TUTORIAL ³´`*:»§«
First, before you do anything, you need to create a
file in your Windows Explorer in which to store the songs
as they are recorded. After you do this, select the cd you
wish to record & place it into your CD-ROM/CD-DVD drive.
It is not necessary to listen to the cd as it is being
recorded, so you may stop the cd player from playing at
this point & pull up the CD-DA Extractor by double
clicking the CD-DAE icon on your desktop.
**NOTE: EACH steps is visible on the screenshot above the steps:
1) In CD-DAE, type the artists name from the cd in which
you are recording from. This is only necessary if you want
the information to be included in the title of your
completed wav file(s). See further info on this in section
entitled INFO 11-24-1999!
2) Now, type in the title of the cd you are recording from.
Again, this is only necessary if you want this information
to be included in the title of your completed wav file(s).
See further info on this in section entitled INFO 11-24-1999!
3) RIGHT click on EACH track & choose option "Edit Track
Name" & type in correct song title for EACH track on the
cd. This is how each wav would be entitled, so you would
want to type in the exact song title (for various artist
cd's, I usually type in the artists name - song title
to keep things in order... If the cd is by a single artist
and you entered that artists name in step 1 above, there
is no need to enter artists name again on each track. See
further info on this in section entitled INFO 11-24-1999!
4) After EACH track has been correctly entitled, right
click & drag to highlight ALL tracks you wish to record
(whether it be just 1 track or 21 tracks).
5)Right click on the first cd picture (with the music notes
& red arrow (directly above where you would type in cd's title). This will take you to the following screen:
6) ** INFO 11-24-1999!: In the screen shot above, you will see
an area entitled "OUTPUT FILENAME(s)"... I recently discovered
what it's use is & will briefly try to explain here... You will
see a wide white window within this section. Below that, you will
see a series of codes that shows as follows:
%a=artist, %t=title, %n=name, %i=number, %%=%
This is how you set CD-DAE to determine HOW to name EACH wav file
in the folder you have specified. You simply type a succession
of codes (spaces do count!) that correspond to how you wish each
wav file to be named. Just above the "OUTPUT FILENAME(S)" window,
you will see an example of how your first track will be named.
All succeding chosen tracks will be similarly named. Please keep
in mind that...
%a will refer to whatever you inserted in step 1,
%t refers to what you inserted in the window in step 2,
%n refers to whatever you typed for each track in step 3,
%i refers to the songs actual track number from the cd &
%% will simply insert the % sign wherever you indicate.
Feel free to mix, match or omit some of these codes so that it
names each wav according to your own personal preferences.
7) In the top right hand corner, click on the "Select Format"
button & and you will be taken to the following screen:
8) As you can see, you want to utilize the drop down menu next
to "Format" to locate "MPEG Layer-3" option (shown above).
9) Now go to the "Attributes" drop down menu & select your
compression rate of preference (depicted above). I typically use
MPEG Layer-3 18 kBit/s, 11,025 Hz, Stereo, but please use the
compression rate that works best for you and your computer system.
10) Click "OK" (pictured above).
11) Now, back on the previous screen (once again, pictured
above), click on the "Browse For Folder" button & you will be brought to the following screen:
12) Set the path to the file you had created to store your wavs. Then click "OK" & you will be returned to the following screen:
**NOTE: You should see BOTH the chosen format & the
path in the upper left hand corner of this screen as
confirmation that everything is set up appropriately.
13) Now just make sure all the other settings are correct
on this screen. Some of these are pre-set & can not be
changed but, just in case, I thought I'd tell you what the
current settings are on my copy of CD-DA Extractor:
a) "File Format" circle for "wav" is filled in.
b) "Extra High Quality" box is checked.
c) "Enable ID3 Tag" is also checked.
d) "Priority Boost" lever is set at "0"
e) "Synchronize" box IS NOT checked.
"Synchronize" buffer is set at "3". See more info about
this function in "HELP!" section at the bottom of this page.
f) "Swap L&R Channels" box IS NOT checked.
14) If everything else checks out, you are now ready to
record! Simply click on the button entitled "Copy Selected
Track(s)" & you will be taken to the following screen:
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You will actually see the cd being recorded and, boy is it
fast! Just sit back & relax, but don't get too cozy, cause
the entire process will probably take less than 15 minutes
for a whole cd!
**NOTE: You WILL NOT hear the songs play as they are being recorded.
15)When the cd (or single song) is complete, you will receive
confirmation of this. Then just click "Cancel" & you are done!
Now, go listen to the wavs you made. You'll find them all in
the folder you directed them to. They will be entitled as you
specified them to be, organized in either descending
alphabetical or numerical order (depending on how you chose
to entitle them) & they will be ALREADY COMPRESSED!...
So say, "bye, bye" to that cheesy sound recorder... It never
made wavs sound good anyway... LOL!
** NOTE: Once you have the initial setup, there is no need to
check the format, etc. again. All wavs you record will be in
the format you initially selected, unless you change it
yourself. You WILL have to browse for your folder
EACH TIME you record a new cd, unless you create
a specific folder in which you will always put your own
recorded wavs into. That option is totally yours, though.
** WHAT CAN CD-DA EXTRACTOR DO?: CD-DA Extractor reads red
book audio digitally from the CD or DVD and saves it into the
file you specify. Supported file formats include: Wave/RIFF
(.wav), Raw (.raw) or MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (.mp3).
** NOTE: CD-DA Extractor performs compression via Windows
ACM (Audio Compression Manager). If you want to read audio
into MP3 format, you need MPEG-1 Layer-3 ACM driver. A good
MP3 codec is Fraunhoffer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec, which can
be with MP3 Producer (Professional Version) (http://www.opticom.de) or with Microsoft Netshow (Advanced Version).
** HELP! What is the sector synchronization and when is
it needed?: If you hear some click & pop sounds in the
extracted audio, then you should use the sector synchronization feature. This is because your CD/DVD drive cannot position it's
lazer exactly to the requested position. The size of the
sector synchronization buffer depends on your CD/DVD drive.
You can first try two (2) sectors. If you still hear clicks
& pops, add buffer size to three (3) sectors. If you still
hear clicks & pops, continue to raise sectors by one (1) digit, until u get buffer size to five (5) sectors. If the sector
synchronization buffer size is up to five (5) sectors and you still hear those pops & clicks, your drive has so big a jitter that is cannot be corrected. Default size is 3 sectors.
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