Before MP3 got popular, one of the most popular extensions used to be CDA. You would often want to rip your CD File to some other extension to use it on different devices because only a few applications can execute the .cda extension.
CDA files don’t contain audio files as MP3 does; instead, it has audio CD index data. So copying CDA files on another device is very hard, and it needs conversion as extensions to MP3.
What is CDA?
CDA files are the CD Index Data which helps any windows user point or access a specific audio file in the CD ROM. CDA files usually size around 44B, and it gets created by windows CD Driver for each audio in a CD.
These files contain information regarding each audio from timestamp to the audio file’s location in the CD. Accessing the CDA files gives the computer instruction on which audio should be played from the CD. A few of the applications which can play CDA files are VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, iTunes.
How to convert CDA to MP3:
Converting a CDA file to an MP3 file gives the user flexibility to use it on any modern electronic device which can process audio.
Converting the CDA files to any other format is called ripping, and for this, there are several ways to convert a CDA file into other formats such as WAV, OGG, MP3, FLAC.
In this article, we will cover mostly converting CDA files to MP3. It could be online as well as offline with Windows PC or Mac.
Convert CDA to MP3 Online:
Covertio.io
This site lets you convert your CDA files to MP3, and apart from MP3, it supports multiple format conversion along with 3416 audio conversions.
You can convert a maximum size of 100MB without signing up on the site. This site supports 300+ formats and can be used for 25600 different types of conversion.
The online tool can be accessed from multiple devices, and the UI is very easy to use. All of the processes are cloud-based, so you don’t need to download any heavy software and use your CPU resources as all the conversion is done through cloud computing.
Steps to Convert
- Visit the site from any device
- Select Audio Converter from the dropdown menu
- Select the source as CDDA and converted audio as MP3
- Now choose the CDA file from your computer or use Gdrive, URL, Dropbox
- Change the conversion settings below as per your requirement
- Then hit the convert button and wait for few minutes; your converted file will be available for download
*The converted file will be deleted after 24 hours from the server
Online-Convert.com
This website is another alternative to converting your CDA files into MP3. This site can also be used to convert various files and be accessed from multiple devices. Most of the features are similar to Convertio.io, except the UI feels a little bit cluttered.
You can use Local File Storage or Gdrive, Dropbox, URL to select your CDA file in the UI. You can then change the settings like audio bitrate, sampling rate etc., as per your requirement and hit convert and wait for few minutes; your converted audio file will be available to download.
Convert from here.
Anyconv.com
This site is quite similar to the previous site but with few differences. Like Convertio.io, this site supports multiple file conversion and also support numerous formats.
Unlike the prior site, this site only supports up to 50MB of file conversion, and any Android, iPhone, Windows or Mac device can access it.
You can use the UI to select the file from your device’s local storage and press on convert. After few minutes, your file will be ready to download.
Convert from here.
Convert CDA to MP3 on Windows and Mac:
Wondershare All-In-One Converter [Windows or Mac]
Wondershare All-In-Converter is one of the offline software that can be used for converting CDA files into MP3.
As the name suggests, this app can also convert other files and support 1000+ video/audio formats. You can convert your files batch, and there is no maximum file convert size limit without waiting for uploading and downloading.
Steps to Convert
- Download the app for Windows or Mac and open it.
- Head over to Toolbox inside the app’s menu
- Then select the CD ripper option in the menu
- After that Insert, a CD, and you will see all the audio files listed from the CD
- Now select the audio files you want to convert and change the source output to MP3
- You can configure additional settings such as bitrate, sampling rate etc., as per your requirement and then press on RIP CD, and after a few minutes, your converted files will be ready.
Conclusion:
The above tools are one of the easiest and working methods of converting CDA to MP3. Using the mentioned tools, you can easily convert your old Music CDs into MP3 files and use them on other devices without worry.