CDA to RA: Convert Audio from CDA(Audio CD Track) to RA(RealAudio) with River Past Audio CD Ripper, CDA2RA 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 RA?

RealAudio was developed by RealNetworks and supports FM-stereo-quality sound. To hear a Web page that includes a RealAudio sound file, you need a RealAudio player or plug-in, a program that is freely available from a number of places.

More information is available on RealNetwork web site.

To convert other audio formats to RealAudio, you will need River Past RealMedia Booster Pack in addition to your audio software.

Additional Requirements 

To convert from CDA(Audio CD Track) to RA(RealAudio) audio with River Past Audio CD Ripper, you must have River Past RealMedia Booster Pack 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.

River Past Audio CD Ripper

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 "RA - RealAudio" as the "Audio Type".

Note: To convert to RealAudio, you must have River Past RealMedia Booster Pack installed.

You can change the audience, mode, complexity, sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bits/sample.

The audience specify the target audience of your video. Normally, it is based on the bitrate of quality. For example, to enable users of 256k DSL connection to play the video from internet, set the audience to "256k DSL or Cable". The choices for "Mode" are "Music" or "Voice".

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.

River Past Audio CD Ripper