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CONVERT CDDA FILES TO AIFF AND BACKWARD 1.0
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-What?
It is just a simple program to convert CDDA files generated by
MakeCD to AIFF ones, able to be read directly for any software with no
problems... And viceversa, you can convert AIFF files to CDDA files
-How?
Very fast
-Mmm???
Oh, using it... just simple... type 'c2a filename' to convert a
file. It automatically pass from CDDA to AIFF or viceversa... It is so
intelligent...
-Sure?
Not much, seriously... Well... let me explain...
First we will convert a CDDA file to AIFF...
The program assumes that every file that does not begin with FORM
(inside the file, not in the name!) is a CDDA one. So, just use only files
generated with MakeCD (others not tested). It then will overwrite an AIFF
header, making it readable by most of sample programs (even by MakeCD!).
So, as you imagine (or not?) the first 24 bytes are missing... not much
loose, isn't it?
Now, retouch the sample (big, isn't it?) with your favourite
program (SoundProbe is a good one, as can manage the sample in his original
file, not wasting more memory/hard disk space...).
If you need an AIFF to CDDA conversion, just run the program... It
will fill the header with $00 (it tries to erase the minimun size!), so it
will have not format anymore. If the file length is not divisible with
2352, it will not be recognized by MakeCD as a CDDA file; this is why I
recomended 'SoundProbe', because the file length will be the same (it too
overwrite the header with his own chunks...)
-Why?
Why I created this thing? I do not known... well, yes...
CDDA to AIFF: I was tired of searching and fighting with many
programs to read the CDDA format. In fact, the CDDA has no format!
AIFF to CDDA: after getting my program work, I realized that the
sample retouched with 'SoundProbe' and many others are not correctly
recognized by MakeCD. No, not a MakeCD fault!. The sample programs does
not record correctly the AIFF headers and chunks...!!!! So, I need to
convert back to CDDA (or remake the headers to AIFF) to be recognized by
MakeCD.
Remember, if you retouch the file length of the file, it will be no
longer a CDDA file, even if you run my program... and if your sample
programs does not write correct AIFF headers, it also will be not readable
by MakeCD...
-Help!!!
Do not worry... my program is the solution, again...
You get a CDDA file and convert it to AIFF. Then, you resize the
file and convert to CDDA. As the size is not divisible by 2352, it is no
longer a CDDA... run again my program and it will write a new AIFF header,
good enough for MakeCD, a strict program... There you go...
-More...
In fact, my program is so good that it will convert ANY file to
AIFF or CDDA. If you do not like this, just do not run it on any other
files... any IFF file (thus with first 4 bytes 'FORM') will have cleared
his header. Any thing else will have an AIFF header created... i think
this way a MAUD file could be converted too to AIFF/CDDA... :-)
-How many?
Not much... just an email saying: your program is great!
-Who?
Me.
-Ejem...
Ok... My name is Dimas, and I am spanish, so, excuse my english!
You can get in touch with me at!
Dimas Caparrós Gómez
c/ Cedro nº5
18800 Baza (Granada)
SPAIN
dcaparros@readysoft.es
-Anything else?
Well, if you want to send me money or any thing else... I will not
say 'No'...
-More progs?
I have made a program to create mixed CDs. Just read the desired
tracks and my program mix them a given number of secods. It can generate
separate tracks (for you with DAO support) or a big track, for people like
me without DAO support... Email me if you are interested in thi one...
-History
*19-March-1998 ... 1.0
First pulic version. All seems to work (at least, on my system...)
It has been tested on a A4000 MkII-060, MakeCD 3.1 and a DYSAN
CRW-1622 IDE cd-rom rewriter