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In article <4j5jnu$63u@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au>,
Ross Irvine <rwi@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>
>Hi All, I have a question (or why else would I be here huh?)
>
>I have a 562 double speed CD-ROM connected to a SoundBlaster 16 ASP.
>Now the question is when I'm recording a WAV file the CD, is it reading
>and saving the sound digitally or reading the CD digitally, converting it
>to analog, then saving the analog signal digitally???
>
>To Make it easier to understand. If I record a WAV from the CD-ROM will it
>be a digital copy of the CD.
>
>"Too much love will kill you, everytime" - Freddy Mecury / Queen 

I have much the same setup (my CDROM might be a 563, I'm not sure).
But, it is definately doing a D->A->D when recording a CD to disk.
There are special programs to directly copy the CD info to your hard disk.
When this is done, the WAV file is a 16-bit, 44kHz, stereo WAV file.
Whenever you record a CD to a WAV, the WAV parameters depend on what 
you select (classic sign of re-sampling). If you're not sure, try sampling
a CD with the audio connector disconnected (the cable that comes out of 
the CD audio outputs into the sound card). This will prove that the
audio signal is being re-sampled.

So there you go..

Regards,
Trevor Palmer