On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 06:16:01 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:12:50 +0200 Roger Oberholtzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 18:03:12 -0700 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
well, originally yes, but usually all MP3s start off as WAVs and are then converted to MP3s.
And, what is the actual format of music on a CD?
.wav
Yep. So, hardly a Windows format.
No, CD audio is *not* stored in WAV format, but rather CDDA (or just CDA). http://www.sonicspot.com/guide/fileformatlist.html http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/faq.html
The WAV file format was created by (or at least owned by) Microsoft and its main benefit is that CDA data can be stored without loss. That is not true of MP3 or OGG formats.
WAV is merely a defacto standard format for a lossless method of storing (and manipulating) audio data in files on PCs.
BTW, the first CD Audio disk was produced in the early 80's, 1982 - Billy Joel's 52nd Street, according to http://cassette.by.ru/history/compactdisc.htm, long before the time of Windows or any PC capable of storing 60 minutes of CD Audio.
Regards, Tim
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