.CDA to .WAV Conversion

[EchoWars]

I thought I had read here of a simple .dll what could be dropped into the /Windows/System directory that would allow CD audio tracks to appear as .WAV files. The search came up with nothing. Anybody remember anything on this?

[Wombat]

I've got it. It's called AudioFS, I think. But it's something that came as part of my Plextor software.

[Gurm]

Echo... do you really trust such a piece of software? It exists, but I'd just use CDDAE or something like that if I were you, since there doesn't exist a drive in creation that can read all the audio tracks at top speed, which this driver would make it do.

- Gurm

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Listen up, you primitive screwheads! See this? This is my BOOMSTICK! Etc. etc.

[EchoWars]

You think? Hmmm...I DID find a small program called Exact Audio Copy, which is designed to do reread the CD tracks until it gets 'em right. Might take a look..

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de

[Liquid Snake]

EAC is great!

[impact]

I am not sure about a .dll you would drop into windows\system, but there is a modified .vxd that you can put there and the tracks will show up as .wav instead of .cda, you can directly copy them and edit...

Still interested? I have it somewhere at home, should I start searching for it?

[EchoWars]

EAC seems to do what I want, and the guy who wrote the program seems obsessed with proper extraction. I had no idea that the drop-in .vxd attempted to extract at full bloody speed. EAC is pretty easy to use, so I may skip the file drop-in. But I appreciate the reply...

[impact]

Found it on the web.

http://www.sonicspot.com/alternatecdfsvxd/alternatecdfsvxd.html

The drawbacks are that requires good CD-ROM (anything starting with T is good, ie Teac, Toshiba... ) otherwise clicks and pops might occur. But it's fast and transparent.

[EchoWars]

Might take it for a 'spin' and see how it does. Guess if I don't like the way it works, pretty easy to toss it..

[impact]

Yes indeed... if you have backed up the original one before you overwrote it with the modified one, it's a piece of cake.