How to Create Your Own SACD-R with Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z
How to Create Your Own SACD-R with Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z
If you are a fan of high-resolution audio and want to create your own SACD-R discs from your DSD files, you might be interested in Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z, a full-fledged authoring tool for the SACD format that allows you to create SACD disc images in an easy and intuitive user interface[^1^].
SACD-R discs are DVD-R discs that contain SACD data and can be played on some universal players that have a fault or a firmware hack that allows them to read SACD-R discs[^2^]. However, creating SACD-R discs is not a straightforward process and requires some software tools and skills.
Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z
In this article, we will guide you through the steps of creating your own SACD-R disc with Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z, which is a rare and hard-to-find software that was originally released by Philips for professional use only[^1^]. We will also provide some tips and tricks to make your SACD-R disc compatible with most players and sound great.
What You Need
Before you start, you will need the following items:
A PC with Windows XP or later.
A DVD burner that supports DVD-R discs.
A blank DVD-R disc.
Your DSD files in .dff or .dsf format.
Philips SuperAuthor 3.0.3.0.7z software, which you can download from here [^1^] or here [^4^]. You will need to extract the .7z file with a program like 7-Zip.
DST Encoder software, which you can download from here [^1^]. You will need this to compress your DSD files to DST format, which is required by Philips SuperAuthor.
Audio Converter software, which you can download from here [^1^]. You will need this to convert your DSD files to PCM format, which is required by Philips SuperAuthor for the CD layer of your SACD-R disc.
Weiss Saracon software, which you can download from here [^1^]. You will need this to convert your PCM files to DSD format, which is optional but recommended for better sound quality of your CD layer.
UltraISO software, which you can download from here. You will need this to burn your SACD disc image to your DVD-R disc.
Step 1: Convert Your DSD Files to DST Format
The first step is to convert your DSD files to DST format, which is a lossless compression format that reduces the file size of your DSD files by about 50%. This is necessary because Philips SuperAuthor only accepts DST files as input for the SACD layer of your disc.
To do this, you will need to use the DST Encoder software, which is a command-line tool that requires some parameters to work properly. Here is an example of how to use it:
DSTEncoder.exe -i input.dff -o output.dst -m 6 -b 64 -r 2822400 -c 5 -l 2 -d 1
The parameters are as follows:
-i input.dff: The name of your input DSD file in .dff format.
-o output.dst: The 29c81ba772