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Extracting audio from CDs

Sound Forge allows you to extract 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, stereo data from CD.

Tip: Double-click a .cda file in the Explorer window (or drag it to the workspace) to extract a CD track without opening the Extract Audio from CD dialog (available only in the full version of Sound Forge). You can also extract audio from the Open dialog by choosing CD Audio (*.cda) from the

type drop-down list in the Open dialog.

1.Insert a CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2.From the File menu, choose Extract Audio from CD. Sound Forge identifies the system’s CD-ROM drive(s). The Extract Audio from CD dialog appears. If the system is equipped with multiple CD-ROM drives, you must select the desired drive from the Drive drop-down list near the bottom of the dialog.

Extract Audio from CD dialog

3.From the Action drop-down list, choose the method you want Sound Forge to use for extracting the CD audio:

•Read by track - Use this option to select the tracks you want to extract from the CD. Each track is extracted into a unique data window.

•Read entire disc - Use this option to automatically extract all tracks on the disc. The entire CD is extracted into a single data window.

•Read by range - Use this option to extract audio from a specified range of time. Type appropriate values in the Start and End (or Length) boxes. The range of audio is extracted into a single data window.

4.Select extraction options as needed:

•Select the Create regions for each track check box to add each extracted track to the file’s Regions List.

•Select the Create markers for each index change check box to place markers in the extracted file at all points where indices occur in the original track.

5.From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to extract the audio. If you experience any problems extracting audio, you can try decreasing the selected speed, or you can click

Configure to adjust the Audio extract optimization setting.

Note: To eject the CD at any time prior to beginning the extraction process, click the Eject button.

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RECORDING, EXTRACTING, AND BURNING