.CDA File Description

Shortcut to a track on an audio CD; plays the referenced track on the CD when opened; therefore, the CD must be in the CD-ROM drive for the shortcut to work correctly.

CDA files do not contain actual audio data; songs "ripped" from an audio CD are usually saved as uncompressed .AIF or .WAV files.

Other Information For .CDA File Extension

• Company:

  N/A

• File Type:

  CD Audio Track Shortcut File

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  52 49 46 46 24 00 00 00 43 44 44 41 66 6D 74 20 18 00 00 00 01 00

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  RIFF$CDDAfmt