Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 33, Issue 11
Hi Ross, The converted data is whatever soundconverter 1.0.1 sets it at for converting from mp3 to wav. Only in the latest version do I have the choice of frequency and 16/32 bit. I don't know of any other linux gui converters - indeed the forums say it is very good??? David On Wed, 2008-11-12 at 22:58 +1100, Ross wrote: > 2008/11/12 Christopher Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 12:00 +, David Ryder wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> I need the wav format to play in some of my cd players that do not > >> accept mp3. > > > > Audio CDs use CDA format, not WAVE. Remember that audio CDs were on the > > market for years before Windows came along (that's what the W stands for > > in WAVE). A WAVE file will be converted at burn time anyway, so just > > skip the step and use Rhythmbox, Serpentine, Banshee etc to create an > > audio CD straight from your MP3 files. > > WAV/WAVE stands for Waveform audio format, created by Microsoft and > IBM. CDA is a 44.1khz PCM format, while WAV is a container (like AVI) > that most often uses 44.1khz, 16bit 2 channel PCM. A MP3 -> CDA > conversion may vary depending on the decoder you use, but if you've > got the right WAV format, WAV->CDA, it'll be identical every time. > > David, I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do, but I suspect > the problem with large files is that while you've got a WAV container, > the data inside the container isn't standard 44.1khz 16bit. > > Cheers, > > Ross > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 33, Issue 11
2008/11/12 Christopher Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 12:00 +, David Ryder wrote: > >> Hi, >> I need the wav format to play in some of my cd players that do not >> accept mp3. > > Audio CDs use CDA format, not WAVE. Remember that audio CDs were on the > market for years before Windows came along (that's what the W stands for > in WAVE). A WAVE file will be converted at burn time anyway, so just > skip the step and use Rhythmbox, Serpentine, Banshee etc to create an > audio CD straight from your MP3 files. WAV/WAVE stands for Waveform audio format, created by Microsoft and IBM. CDA is a 44.1khz PCM format, while WAV is a container (like AVI) that most often uses 44.1khz, 16bit 2 channel PCM. A MP3 -> CDA conversion may vary depending on the decoder you use, but if you've got the right WAV format, WAV->CDA, it'll be identical every time. David, I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do, but I suspect the problem with large files is that while you've got a WAV container, the data inside the container isn't standard 44.1khz 16bit. Cheers, Ross -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 33, Issue 11
Thanks - I assumed cd players could read the wav format because they still appear as wav files when listed on the cd - but I accept what you say. On the other issue, I can not burn in Linux using any program to date - Rhythmbox, Serpentine, Banshee or k3b. Perhaps more correctly, and this has only just come to my memory by reading my notes from Edgy days to date, I can sometimes burn one on one machine but then all fail - unless I reboot. But in wine, using Imgburn, I have yet to have a failure, whether DVD or CD. I would rather do it without wine, however good imgburn is. I have two dedicated ubuntu machines and one with dual boot. The drives are BENQ, MSI and LG. David On Wed, 2008-11-12 at 11:14 +0900, Christopher Lees wrote: > On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 12:00 +, David Ryder wrote: > > > Hi, > > I need the wav format to play in some of my cd players that do not > > accept mp3. > > Audio CDs use CDA format, not WAVE. Remember that audio CDs were on the > market for years before Windows came along (that's what the W stands for > in WAVE). A WAVE file will be converted at burn time anyway, so just > skip the step and use Rhythmbox, Serpentine, Banshee etc to create an > audio CD straight from your MP3 files. > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 33, Issue 11
On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 12:00 +, David Ryder wrote: > Hi, > I need the wav format to play in some of my cd players that do not > accept mp3. Audio CDs use CDA format, not WAVE. Remember that audio CDs were on the market for years before Windows came along (that's what the W stands for in WAVE). A WAVE file will be converted at burn time anyway, so just skip the step and use Rhythmbox, Serpentine, Banshee etc to create an audio CD straight from your MP3 files. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
