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- From: sm86+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stefan Monnier)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,rec.audio,sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: sampling and human hearing range (was Re: (none))
- Message-ID: <Iegs7sa00awM4HF1Zf@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 10:01:28 GMT
- Article-I.D.: andrew.Iegs7sa00awM4HF1Zf
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- Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.atari.st: 13-Sep-92 Re: sampling and
- human hear.. Russel Mar@tsoft.sf-bay. (2461)
- > To clarify "a bit" for those unfamialr with DAT's and stuff:
-
- > The standard DAT sample rate is 48KHz, which offers somewhat trivial
- > improvement over the CD standard of 44.1kHz. However, by implementing
- > a copy restriction flag on commercial CD's, you are disallowed from mak
- > ing direct digital-to-digital copies without constraints even if you are
- > able to record at 44.1KHz. Of course, you cannot make direct digital
- > copies when the data rates don't match. (i.e. playback 44.1k, record at
- > 48k).
- > --
- > Russel Mar (bbs.ruscal@tsoft.sf-bay.org)
-
-
- You seem to be informed, maybe you'll be able to finally
- answer the typical question:
-
- What's EXACTLY this 'copy restriction flag' ?
- How is this protection implemented ?
-
- It seems that without support from the DAT itself, it isn't
- possible to get this kind of protection.
-
- Stefan Monnier
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