CDA to AIF: Convert Audio from CDA(Audio CD Track) to AIF(AIFF/AIFC Apple Audio) with River Past Audio CD Ripper, CDA2AIF converter, conversion

What is CDA?

The audio tracks on audio CDs are represented as .cda files. It is not a real file. Instead, it is a track of uncompressed audio data at 44.1khz with stereo channels.

What is AIF?

Short for Audio Interchange File Format, a common format for storing and transmitting sampled sound. The format was developed by Apple Computer and is the standard audio format for Macintosh computers. It is also used by Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI).

The AIFF format is uncompressed so AIFF files tend to be large. However, there is another format called AIFF-Compressed (AIFF-C or AIFC) that supports compression ratios as high as 6:1.

AIFF files generally end with an .AIF or .IEF extension.

AIFC files generally end with an .AIFC extension.

AIFF and AIFC are standard audio format used on MacOS systems. AIFF is not compressed. AIFC is compressed.

To encode AIF audio, please make sure Apple QuickTime is installed.

Launch River Past Audio CD Ripper

Launch River Past Audio CD Ripper.

Select track

The audio tracks on the audio CD are displayed in the track list. These tracks are displayed as ".cda" files in Windows. You can use the check box to the left of each track to control which track(s) you want to convert.

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Select output format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "AIF - Audio Interchanged File Format" as the "Audio Type".

Troubleshoot

If you don't see the AIF output option, you have a problem with your QuickTime installation.

You need to have the latest QuickTime installed. Occasionally, QuickTime may be corrupted. In any case, reinstall QuickTime should fix this problem.

You can change the compressor, and depending on the compressor, you can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono), bits/sample, and bitrate.

When "16 bit LPCM" or "16 bit PCM" is selected as the "Compressor", the file is uncompressed, and satisfy the original AIFF specification. When other compressors are used, the file is compressed and is considered to be an AIFC file.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Rip

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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