I have some RealAudio files (designed for internet streaming) that I
wan to convert to something that will go to an Audio CD
(WAV/SDII/AIFF). I use Digital Performer, ProTools, Peak, and a few
other misc apps, and none of them will touch the files. Tried Cleaner
too. They are .ra and .rm files. I can use the apps I have to make
the files 44.1k/16-bit from whatever rate/depth they are now... just
need to get them out of the Real format first. Any cheap utilities or
shareware for Mac? Obviously, fidelity isn't an issue...

thanks

JT

Real(Helix) Producer will go from wav - .rm but, unfortunately, not the
other way around. I guess I'd play it out of real player and record it in
DP...brutal but it should work.
"jt" wrote in message ...
I have some RealAudio files (designed for internet streaming) that I
wan to convert to something that will go to an Audio CD
(WAV/SDII/AIFF). I use Digital Performer, ProTools, Peak, and a few
other misc apps, and none of them will touch the files. Tried Cleaner
too. They are .ra and .rm files. I can use the apps I have to make
the files 44.1k/16-bit from whatever rate/depth they are now... just
need to get them out of the Real format first. Any cheap utilities or
shareware for Mac? Obviously, fidelity isn't an issue...

thanks

JT

Download RealPlayer and Audio Hijack (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/).
Start them both. Tell AH to get its input from RP, and click the Hijack
button. Start RP playing your file and AH will capture it in real time
as it goes to the OS for output. Funky, free, and all in the digital
domain.


jt wrote:
I have some RealAudio files (designed for internet streaming) that I
wan to convert to something that will go to an Audio CD
(WAV/SDII/AIFF). I use Digital Performer, ProTools, Peak, and a few
other misc apps, and none of them will touch the files. Tried Cleaner
too. They are .ra and .rm files. I can use the apps I have to make
the files 44.1k/16-bit from whatever rate/depth they are now... just
need to get them out of the Real format first. Any cheap utilities or
shareware for Mac? Obviously, fidelity isn't an issue...

thanks

JT

jt wrote in message ...
I have some RealAudio files (designed for internet streaming) that I
wan to convert to something that will go to an Audio CD
(WAV/SDII/AIFF). I use Digital Performer, ProTools, Peak, and a few
other misc apps, and none of them will touch the files. Tried Cleaner
too. They are .ra and .rm files. I can use the apps I have to make
the files 44.1k/16-bit from whatever rate/depth they are now... just
need to get them out of the Real format first. Any cheap utilities or
shareware for Mac? Obviously, fidelity isn't an issue...

thanks

JT

There is an extention for OS9 and under called AIFF writer that
converts any audio played through the Sound Manager to an AIFF file.
It is small and simple and you can't monitor the output !
But it will do the job even from live streamed Real files.
Its quite old so if you cant find it I will email a copy to you.
Its only 16k.

Steve Lane