Input file
CDA
- Full Name: CD Audio Track
- Developer: N/A
Output file
WAV
- Full Name: WAVe PCM Sound, Standard Windows Sound Format
- Developer: Microsoft
What is CDA file?
The .cda extension is associated with CD Audio tracks. This type of file provides index-based access to the audio data contained on an audio CD, which is encoded in the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) format. CDDA is a digital audio storage format that was designed specifically for the audio compact disc medium. It was developed in 1982 and is based on the Red Book audio recording standard. Tracks stored in . [ ⏩ ] CDA file extension
What is WAV file?
A WAV (.wav) file is a container for storing audio data compressed with Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or Adaptive differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM). It is one of the most popular audio file formats for storing sound data due to its widespread support among users and media players. It is used for storing digital audio tracks independently of compression, featuring unlimited resolution for both sampling rate and bit depth. [ ⏩ ] WAV file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from CDA to WAV?
To successfully convert the CDA file to WAV, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.CDA). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case WAV (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than WAV).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. CDA to WAV. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting CDA files to WAV files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension WAV, while before this step we had the CDA file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new WAV file, or not.