>On 25 Nov 98, Barry Lee Brisco wrote:
>
>> It appears that I first have to convert the CD tracks to something
>> like a .wav. .au, .mov or .aif file type _before_ I can encode them into
>> the Real Audio format. How do I go about doing this conversion? It sounds
>> like you are PC-based, so I understand you may well not be familar with
>> the Mac tools.
>
>There's a couple of ways you can do this:
>One is with a specific utility, as you mention: these are called "rippers",
>and take CD input and convert it to a format such as WAV, AU or
>whatever. Usually WAV though, on the PC at least. You can then import
>that into the RealEncoder and create your RA file.
Thanks to Brent and everyone else who offered advice in the ".wav or Real
Audio" thread.
At the www.mp3.com site I used a piece of freeware called ZMac's SoundSmith
1.1.3 to create .aif (Mac sound file format) files from audio CD tracks,
then used Real Audio's free 5.0 package to encode those .aif files into .rm
files. I was able to successfully stream the file online (from a host that
is not running a Real Audio server), the link is at
http://209.132.73.140/audiotest.html
The Real Audio file is only 30 seconds long, and the sound quality is not
terribly impressive, but hey, it's only a 78Kb file :>)
>A simpler way, assuming you have the hardware for it, is to have your
>sound card (a decent one, preferably) connected to your stereo system,
>and to encode directly from the CD output. This saves the step of
>converting to an intermediate format like WAV before encoding the RA file.
>
>For instance, I have a 'Line Out' from my AWE card with an RCA adapter
>cord going into the AUX channel of my amplifier; I play the CD I want to
>record on my PC's CD-ROM drive, and simply tell RealEncoder to "Record
>from Media Source". The CD is then recorded directly. Works the same
>with my synth, which is connected to 'Tape 2' on the amplifier. (So much
>bloody wiring, sigh. And all of this is connected to my VCR/TV/camcorder
>too :)
Brent, that is not what I call a "simpler way" :>) But to each his own <G>.
Barry
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Web Design & Development - Online Marketing <http://www.ToTheWeb.com>
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