I have a friend who is a radio presenter and needs to access on his laptop with Windows 11 24H2 and an Asus external CD-ROM CD/DVD which seem to be formatted as RAW.
Is there a way for Windows to be able to read RAW files?
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I have a friend who is a radio presenter and needs to access on his laptop with Windows 11 24H2 and an Asus external CD-ROM CD/DVD which seem to be formatted as RAW.
Is there a way for Windows to be able to read RAW files?
Commercial audio CDs contain files in the format of cda at about 1KB in size that are only pointers to the actual recordings. I've never been able to see the actual tracks the cda refers to but can Rip the tracks into .mp3 or other formats to my computers. Haven't needed to do a forensic investigation into the actual contents.
ASUS VA24DQ 24" (23.8") Monitor, FHD (1920x1080), IPS, 75Hz,
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1920 x 1080
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Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive (C:)
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 SATA 2Tb (E:) Disk Device (VIDEOS)
WDC WD20 EZRX-22Z5HBO SATA 2Tb (D:) Disk Device (DATA)
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Just get him to try Exact Audio Copy (EAC). The best way to verify that the music tracks will have been extracted without errors/glitches is by setting up the AccurateRip feature in it: AccurateRip » Exact Audio Copy
Up date to the CD issue.
I now have in my possession two of my friend's CD that he could not play on Windows 11 Media Player. When he inserted the CD into his external CD-ROM it showed as 0 Bytes free of 0 Bytes what he did not tell me, because he is not computer literate, was the the CD is CDFS formatted!
Solution is installing Windows Media Player Legacy the issue is solved.
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WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 SATA 2Tb (E:) Disk Device (VIDEOS)
WDC WD20 EZRX-22Z5HBO SATA 2Tb (D:) Disk Device (DATA)
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Fractal Design Define 7 Black Mid Tower PC Gaming Case
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ASUS VA24DQ 24" (23.8") Monitor, FHD (1920x1080), IPS, 75Hz,
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1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive (C:)
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 SATA 2Tb (E:) Disk Device (VIDEOS)
WDC WD20 EZRX-22Z5HBO SATA 2Tb (D:) Disk Device (DATA)
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Evga 650 Bq, 80+ Bronze 650W, Semi Modular
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Fractal Design Define 7 Black Mid Tower PC Gaming Case
Yeah, but Audio CD tracks that typically follow the Redbook standard don't have any error detection in them. That's why EAC with AccurateRip is still needed to avoid the potential risk of encountering glitches. Most commercial music tracks will have been ripped by multiple other AccurateRip users in the past so verification will have been made possible through the online database that it uses to compare hash codes. The more users choose to let it automatically submit these codes, the less likely a user falls victim to errors in the musical data. It verifies that the musical data you have matches that of all the other users who own the same CD.
1TB Crucial NVMe
2TB Crucial NVME
WD 1TB SSD SATA to USB3
(2) Seagate BUP Slim 2TB SATA to USB3
Samsung SSD 1TB SATA to USB3
Samsung 500G SATA to USB3
Cooling
Beelink Proprietary
Keyboard
Logitech Backlit USB
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
T-Mobile 5G 100+ Mbs
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender and Malwarebytes Prem
Other Info
Microsoft 365 Family Office 18429.20044 CTR
Macrium X Subscription1 Version 10.0.8495
Mini-Tool Ultimate 12.9 Lifetime
Malwarebytes Premium w/VPN 5.2.9.176 Update 1.0.97801 Component 129.0.5196
Revo Pro Portable Pro 3.5.7
Many others. (All legit)