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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Reading audio format CDs?
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 23:01:02 -0800
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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To: Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>

Frank Durda IV wrote:
> Depending on the CD-ROM drive you have, you might be able to get at
> the audio sectors directly.  For example, the Matsushita CR-562 and
> CR-563 drives allow you to read the 2532 byte sectors which include
> everything.  Just use dd or even cp on /dev/[r]matcd0c to get the raw
> sectors.  If you aren't cloning CDs, you will have to strip the
> ECC data off to get just the audio PCM information.

Charles Heinrich has also written something called `cdd' which works for
sucking the audio tracks right off of certain CD drives.  I have a copy
up on ftp://freefall.freebsd.org/pub/incoming/cdd-0.99a.tgz for those
who are interested.

Success/failure reports should be sent to Charles, who's name appears in
the sources.
-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project