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- From: wuth@castrov.cuc.ab.ca (Brett Wuth)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
- Subject: digitizing 30 minutes voice
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- Message-ID: <wuth.21k4@castrov.cuc.ab.ca>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 15:16:20 MDT
- Organization: Castrovalva is a state of mind
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- Hi, I have several cassette tapes of interviews with family relatives
- before they died. Because I want these recordings to be available for
- the generations to come, I would like to avoid degradation in quality
- by digitizing them. I would like to get your recommendations on how
- to do this.
-
- My equipment: A2000, 7Meg RAM, A2620 (68020), GVP Series II HD Controller,
- 2 SyQuest 40M drives.
-
- Can you recommend, either public-domain or commercial:
- * digitizing hardware to use
- * digitizing software
- * play-back software
- I would like to be able to digitize an entire side (30 min) in one
- operation. Will this require recording straight to disk, or is
- my 7Meg of RAM sufficient?
- The recordings are voice only, and fairly clear. I want to preserve
- as much quality as possible, but know I will have to compromise with
- storage space. What sampling rate would you recommend for voice?
- Do the standard compression tools work well with digitized sound?
- I would think not, because of the even distribution of binary values.
- What compression tools are best? Is there one that uses delta
- compression?
-
- Thanks for your help. E-mail or post; I'll summarize if requested.
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- Brett Wuth wuth@castrov.cuc.ab.ca BCWuth@uncamult.bitnet wuth@castrov.UUCP
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