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Compact Disc Digital Audio

Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA or CD-DA), also known as Digital Audio Compact Disc or simply as Audio CD, is the standard format for audio compact discs. The standard is defined in the Red Book technical specifications, which is why the format is also dubbed "Redbook audio" in some contexts. CDDA utilizes pulse-code modulation (PCM) and uses a 44,100…

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Capacity
74–82 minutes
Developed by
Sony & Philips
Encoding
2 channels of LPCM audio, each signed 16-bit values sampled at 44100 Hz
Extended to
CD-Text · CD+G · DVD-Audio
Media type
Optical disc
Read mechanism
780 nm laser diode

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Audio format

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Copyright issues

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Compact Disc Digital Audio

Nodes205
Edges204
Triples67
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009756
Components1

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Compact Disc Digital Audio

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related to Copyright issues · 15
Compact Disc Digital Audio → Amazon, CD-ROM, CDs, Compact Discs, Consumer, Extended Copy Protection, In, October, Red Book, Sony BMG, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Such, There, This, XCP
related to Format variations · 13
Compact Disc Digital Audio → Both, CD, CDs, Copy Control, DualDisc, DVD, DVD-Audio, Neither, Philips, Recording, Red Book, Some, Super Audio CD
related to External links · 7
Compact Disc Digital Audio → Archived, Audio, Compact, February, IEC, Philips' Audio Standards, Wayback Machine
Capacity · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → 74–82 minutes
Developed by · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → Sony & Philips
Encoding · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → 2 channels of LPCM audio, each signed 16-bit values sampled at 44100 Hz
Extended to · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → CD-Text · CD+G · DVD-Audio
Media type · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → Optical disc
Read mechanism · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → 780 nm laser diode
Released · 1
Compact Disc Digital Audio → 1982; 44 years ago (1982)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Compact Disc Digital AudioCapacity74–82 minutes1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioDeveloped bySony & Philips1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioEncoding2 channels of LPCM audio, each signed 16-bit values sampled at 44100 Hz1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioExtended toCD-Text · CD+G · DVD-Audio1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioMedia typeOptical disc1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioRead mechanism780 nm laser diode1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioReleased1982; 44 years ago (1982)1.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioStandardRed Book/IEC 609081.00infobox
Compact Disc Digital AudioUsageAudio storage1.00infobox
PlayStationinstance ofproviding CD-quality audio popularized during the 1990s on hardware0.80text
Sega Saturninstance ofproviding CD-quality audio popularized during the 1990s on hardware0.80text
personal computers with 16-bit sound cards like the Sound Blaster 16instance ofproviding CD-quality audio popularized during the 1990s on hardware0.80text

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