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swty todd
Sep2-09, 12:03 PM
Can anyone tell me how to play this song which is in .cda format.
i copied the song from the net and i burned it on a cd but its still not playing from the cd.
Greg Bernhardt
Sep7-09, 10:25 AM
Try WinDVD or PowerDVD
swty todd
Sep18-09, 11:07 AM
doesnt work...!
minger
Sep18-09, 11:42 AM
I thought that .cda files were the raw files that would be copied off of a disk; not actually ripped. If that's the case, then your SOL.

Check the size, if its smaller than it should be, then chances are its the copied file off of a disk.

edit: I think I was right, see below

CD Audio (.cda) tracks are audio files that can be stored on CD media. The .cda files are representations of CD audio tracks and do not contain the actual pulse code modulation (PCM) information.
swty todd
Sep18-09, 12:29 PM
Yes the files are small like 12 kB when they should be about 3MB or so.
any idea what am i supposed to do with a .cda file?
minger
Sep18-09, 01:25 PM
Select => Delete

they're useless by themselves
swty todd
Sep18-09, 01:46 PM
okay....
wajed
Sep20-09, 09:19 AM
sorry for hijacking the topic,
I have a .cda files on my CD, and they work; but I want the songs to work on my MP3 player, so how do I get the actual MP3 songs?
swty todd
Sep20-09, 10:03 AM
how about .cda to mp3 converter?
wajed
Sep20-09, 10:19 AM
how about .cda to mp3 converter?
Actually I didn`t think of it as these .cda files are only representations (as minger said); but I googled it and found programs to do it; thank you :)
minger
Sep22-09, 08:48 AM
I have a .cda files on my CD, and they work; but I want the songs to work on my MP3 player, so how do I get the actual MP3 songs?
You need the original CD, and you need to rip it.

how about .cda to mp3 converter?
Again, you need the background information. Converting CD data to mp3 is called ripping; you need the CD.

Think of .cda files as hyperlinks which link to the actual songs themselves. If all you have are those files, then you cannot convert it to a mp3.

In order to convert, you need to rip (not copy) a CD. This can be done with any number of programs, the easiest and most common simply being Windows Media Player. Insert CD, click the Rip button, and click start.