Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

cdda2wav

Synopsis

                  cdda2wav [options] [output.wav]

Convert Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) to the WAV format. This process is often called “ripping” a CD-ROM, and is generally performed before using an encoder to convert the file to a compressed music format such as OGG or MP3. By default, cdda2wav reads data from the /dev/cdrom device and outputs one WAV file per track.

Options

Some of the following options use sectors as a unit of measurement. Each sector of data on a CD represents approximately 1/75 second of play time.

-D, --device devicename

Specify the device. The device must work with the -i (--interface) settings.

-A , --auxdevice drivename

Specify a different drive for ioctl purposes.

-I, --interface ifname

Specify the type of interface. For Linux systems, the most appropriate value is usually cooked_ioctl.

-s, --stereo

Record in stereo. Use -m (--mono) to record in mono.

-x, --max

Set recording quality (and amount of hard disk usage) to maximum.

-b, --bits-per-sample n

Set the quality of samples to n bits per sample per channel. Possible values are 8, 12, and 16.

-r, --rate n

Set the sample rate in samples per second. To get a list of possible values, use the -R option.

-R, --dump-rates

Output a list of possible sample rates and dividers. This option is typically used alone.

-P, --set-overlap n

Use n sectors of overlap for jitter correction.

-n, --sectors-per-request n

Read n sectors in each request.

-t, --track tracknumber

Set start track and, optionally, end track. ...