Paul Winkler wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm batch-ripping and encoding a lot of my CD collection to > put on my mp3 player. I've noticed that a number of CDs contain > an apparently spurious first track that's apparently very short > (about a tenth of a second) and contains no audible signal. > What the heck is the point of this track? > > e.g. > > $ sndfile-info track00.cdda.wav > > Version : libsndfile-1.0.11 > > ======================================== > File : track00.cdda.wav > Length : 23564 > RIFF : 23556 > WAVE > fmt : 16 > Format : 0x1 => WAVE_FORMAT_PCM > Channels : 2 > Sample Rate : 44100 > Block Align : 4 > Bit Width : 16 > Bytes/sec : 176400 > data : 23520 > End > > ---------------------------------------- > Sample Rate : 44100 > Frames : 5880 > Channels : 2 > Format : 0x00010002 > Sections : 1 > Seekable : TRUE > Duration : 00:00:00.133 > Signal Max : 0 (-inf dB) > is that the extra, hidden file that the record labels put on some cd's, in an effort to stop digital extraction of the disc? i can't remember too much about it, and i don't think they use this method much anymore. shayne
