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- From: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.audio,alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: Life after CDs
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- Date: 26 Jul 92 23:05:49 GMT
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- In article <ERIC.92Jul26155404@iceland.telebit.com> eric@telebit.com (Eric Smith) writes:
- >44.1 KHz was the sample rate commonly used by PCM encoders and recorders based
- >on video gear. This type of equipment was used for mastering all early CDs.
- >44.1 KHz is derived from the horizontal sweep rate.
- >
- >Unfortunately, in the US, consumer PCM encoders must work with NTSC, which
- >runs 0.1% slower than the old B&W scan rates, so the equivalent sample rate
- >is 44.056 KHz.
-
- Even the cheapest VCR will have no problem locking onto a signal 0.1%
- faster than NTSC. Consumer video cameras/camcorders can be off by more
- than that.
-
- This is good, since sample-rate conversion between 44.1Ks/s and 44.056Ks/s
- is pretty tricky and computationally expensive.
-
- -Ed Hall
- edhall@rand.org
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