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Hello, readers!

Could you please advise me on any sofware that let me create PCM Wav
Files from CD-DA's (PCM 44/16), manipulate these Wav Files, to finally
burn them onto a DVD Data disc? By "manipulate", I mean normalizing
them, creting the 2 seconds standard "break" among them like in regular
CD-DA's, or actually "joining" two or more of these Wav Files like in
regular live CD-DA's where songs are continuously played without any
breaks.

Nero with it's bundled editor, EAC, Sound Forge, CoolEdit,
Audition, Wavelab, Samplitude, etc, etc, ...

One more thing, please. I am not interested in changing these WAV's to
128 Kbps MP3's or 320 Kbps MP3's or anything in between. Why? Just
simply because I prefer Wav Files. And I understand that 320 Kbps MP3's
sound as good to human ears as CD-DA's. And why DVD's? Simply because I
can place up to six hours of WAV Files onto each DVD. And six hours of
songs on a DVD is enough for me. I am not interested in having 10, 15,
or 20 something hours on a DVD, at least not for now.

The data stream from a CD playback is for practical
purposes a 16bit WAV file without the header.
If you are reading R.A.P (as I'm not crossposting this
reply) you are in good company in prefering not to 'MP3'.

Finally, if this has been barely discussed on Usenet and on most other
boards, yes, there are some standalone players that can play DVD's
encoded with WAV Files.

Hmmm ... Are these limited to 48/16 ?

Hello, MM!

Thank you! That's a step in the right direction. By any lucky chance,
do you know if the normalization is made via "peak normalization" or
"average normalization"? I cannot seem to find that information on the
site, but I will keep reading or contact the author in case you don't
know.

I'd urge you not to do any further 'manipulation' as the
vast majority of CD audio is already processed more than
needed for most people's enjoyment. In particular the use
of RMS or average normalization can cause a lot of clipping
and ruin good recordings if not done precisely right.

good luck
rd