Extract from Cybermail 3: 5th November, 1996
Interview with NetFrack (CDA)

The interviewer: Gronsmo
The interviewed: NetFrack  Affiliations: CDA President

<Cybermail> Tell us who you are Netfrack...
<NetFraCk> I'm a Siteop/Courier & sometimes Artist for about 10 groups....
<NetFraCk> and i'm president and founder for CDA
<Cybermail> Ok, tell us more about CDA and makes them special...
<NetFraCk> Well, CDA the group has introduced something very interesting into
the scene...
<Cybermail> And that would be...?
<NetFraCk> Piracy and riping of Audio CDs
<Cybermail> So, if you were to record a cd to a wav, that means it would be
about 60+megs per release, correct?
<NetFraCk> what we do is, we Rip tracks from the original CD and release it in
a very good compression format
<NetFraCk> yes.. correct..
<NetFraCk> but as i said.. we dont do wavs..
<NetFraCk> we release in MP3 format.
<Cybermail> So how big is each releease?
<NetFraCk> whcih is very small and effecient...
<NetFraCk> Each Release is anywhere from 2 1/2 to 5 mb
<NetFraCk> The Best thing about this all is that we relase in 44Khz / 16 Bit ,
Stereo Sound
<Cybermail> Wow, that's really small, so how long does it take to compile,
package, and release a song?
<NetFraCk> and you can even experiance 3D Surround Sound, with the propor,
Hardware/software
<NetFraCk> This actuall ripping doesn't take much long.. a minute or less...
<Cybermail> What about changing from wav to mp3?
<NetFraCk> the compressing however can take anywhere from
<NetFraCk> 1-3 hous, to do..
<NetFraCk> BUT
<Cybermail> Wow
<Cybermail> go on
<NetFraCk> we're havin New compessors which will take much less time
<NetFraCk> and that'll be much easier for our Rippers..
<Cybermail> Neat, so how many releases are there any day? approx.
<NetFraCk> Hmm.. lets see... I think we've averaged up to 5 or so per day
<NetFraCk> and i think the rate is increasing rapidly
<Cybermail> That's quite a lot, so can just anyone with a CD and sound card rip
cd's?
<NetFraCk> because we're getting new rippers every day
<NetFraCk> Yup!, infact.. you dont even need the sound card... just a cdplayer
(doesn't matter if its 1X)
<NetFraCk> can rip these
<NetFraCk> and Playing them isn't much of a hassle either...
<NetFraCk> They play in Real time..
<Cybermail> What bout the proper software? Is that freeware or downloadable
from you guys or something?
<NetFraCk> meaning, no wait time or anything like that
<NetFraCk> We're distributing the players (registered) on our sites, and dcc
offer bots
<Cybermail> What about the compressers?
<NetFraCk> The compressors we're not releasing yet, but we do plan to in the
future.. infact.. we're thinking of releasing a whole "Ripper's
Package" making it easy for everyone to enjoy cd-ripping
<Cybermail> That would be interesting, then the scene would be abundent with
cdwarez
<Cybermail> So tell me does CDA have good organization?
<NetFraCk> and we're also trying to over come the incompatibilities...
<Cybermail> If I wanted to apply for CDA, how would I do it, are you accepting
New Members?
<NetFraCk> for the most part yes, because we have some really good resources
which make that possible.... However, because we've been accepting
new members at such a fast rate, setting the members straight has
been a little problem, but they're on the right track
<NetFraCk> If you'd like to apply, then you can join channel #CDA on the EfNet
in iRC.. and Talk to either me, or one of the Vice prez's
<Cybermail> Ok Netfrack, thanks for talking with CyberMail, be sure I'll
publish a completely unedited (content wise) copy of this log, and
you can verify that.
<Cybermail> One last thing
<Cybermail> Is it true that you were on MTV News?
<NetFraCk> yes?
<NetFraCk> hahahhaha! No... but we hope to be :) (minus the handcuffs)
<Cybermail> Ok
<Cybermail> we'll be talking you sometime in the future i'm sure