Purist Takes on WAV files

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There is no "encapsulation" involved. It is the straight, unadulterated storage of digital data samples at the sampling rate specified that you want. As long as the sampling rate is the same as it was on the original Compact Disc, there is essentially no difference whayever in the stored data from what was stored on the CD.

Perhaps what he is referring to is the TOC content found on a Redbook CD. A CD burned with only "data" WAV files will not be recognized by a conventional CD player. I've made that mistake before.

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