29 Jul
2005
29 Jul
'05
8:38 p.m.
Paul Winkler wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm batch-ripping and encoding a lot of my CD collection to
put on my mp3 player. I've noticed that a number of CDs contain
an apparently spurious first track that's apparently very short
(about a tenth of a second) and contains no audible signal.
What the heck is the point of this track?
e.g.
$ sndfile-info track00.cdda.wav
Version : libsndfile-1.0.11
========================================
File : track00.cdda.wav
Length : 23564
RIFF : 23556
WAVE
fmt : 16
Format : 0x1 => WAVE_FORMAT_PCM
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Block Align : 4
Bit Width : 16
Bytes/sec : 176400
data : 23520
End
----------------------------------------
Sample Rate : 44100
Frames : 5880
Channels : 2
Format : 0x00010002
Sections : 1
Seekable : TRUE
Duration : 00:00:00.133
Signal Max : 0 (-inf dB)
is that the extra, hidden file that the record labels put on some cd's,
in an effort to stop digital extraction of the disc? i can't remember
too much about it, and i don't think they use this method much anymore.
shayne