[NTLUG:Discuss] CDROM Writing URLs and sample script

[Chris Cox]

If anyone knows how to reduce or eliminate the delay on
starting the write... let me know.
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CDROM Writing HOWTO
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html

Normalizing WAV files (makes volumes same level across files)
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~cvaill/normalize/

Ripping tracks from CDs
http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/

Mp3 decoder (warning not totally free, but is the best tool)
http://www.mpg123.de/

Recording CDs (data and audio)
http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

Universal sound translator
http://home.sprynet.com/~cbagwell/sox.html

Hdparm (getting HD into DMA mode, etc.)
(Google Search for it!)


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for file in $*;do
	ext=`expr "$file" : '.*[.]\([^.][^.]*\)'`
	case "$ext" in
	"wav")
		cdrecord driveropts=burnproof \
			dev=0,0,0 speed=12 -audio -pad -nofix "$file"
	;;
	"mp3")
		mpg123 --cdr - "$file" |
			cdrecord driveropts=burnproof \
				dev=0,0,0 speed=12 -audio -pad -nofix -
	;;
	*)
		echo "$file, $ext is unknown type" >&2
	;;
	esac
done
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=12 -fix