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In article <1992Nov23.011002.21654@seas.gwu.edu> thail@seas.gwu.edu  
(Samuel R. Posten) writes:
> 11 hz sampling rate? on a sb pro, sorry, but my sb pro can sample 22khz  
in
> stereo.  you are thinking of the old sb card.
> 
> BTW, evil plug!!!!
> 
> Egghead software is selling the multimedia startup kit for $398.00
> you get sb pro basic
> internal cd rom
> ms Bookshelf.
> 
> If there is no egghead near you call 1-800 egghead, they can help you  
out.
> 
> Sam
22 kHz at 16 bits?  I doubt it.  Also, the SB Pro Basic doesn't have a  
MIDI interface or a SCSI interface.  The PAS sound card is superior by an  
order of magnitude.  That's why I'm so keen on finding out where Mr.  
Simonoff in New York is getting the Media Fusion pack for $399.  It  
contains the PAS 16-bit card, and if it actually has an NEC CD-ROM player  
in it, even if it ships without any bundled software, it's a hell of a  
deal.
	Ian Crosby
	icrosby@romulus.reed.edu

In article <1992Nov23.214823.935@reed.edu> Sam writes:
>In article <1992Nov23.011002.21654@seas.gwu.edu> thail@seas.gwu.edu  
>(Samuel R. Posten) writes:
>> 11 hz sampling rate? on a sb pro, sorry, but my sb pro can sample 22khz  
>in
>> stereo.  you are thinking of the old sb card.
>> 
[ ... ]

>22 kHz at 16 bits?  I doubt it.  Also, the SB Pro Basic doesn't have a  
>MIDI interface or a SCSI interface.  The PAS sound card is superior by an  
>order of magnitude.  That's why I'm so keen on finding out where Mr.  
>Simonoff in New York is getting the Media Fusion pack for $399.  It  
>contains the PAS 16-bit card, and if it actually has an NEC CD-ROM player  
>in it, even if it ships without any bundled software, it's a hell of a  
>deal.
>	Ian Crosby
>	icrosby@romulus.reed.edu

    Just to clear up some potential confusion, the SB Pro has a sampling
rate of 22khz. This means that the highest frequency it can record is 
11khz. This limitation is due to the fact that the SB Pro is an 8-bit card. 
I think it can play back 16 bit samples, but as I don't have one, I'm not
sure.
   The 16 bit PAS-16 has a sampling rate of 44khz, which works out to a
maximum recordable freq of 22khz. This means that if every link in your
recording chain is up to snuff, you can record CD quality audio. An 8-bit
card is roughly equivalent to a normal bias cassette. Be aware though that
16 bit recordings take up huge quantities of disk space.
   The Fusion pack comes with a PAS-16 and I think an NEC CDR-25. This is
a portable cdrom drive with average specs. It is not one of the multi-spin
speed demons like the 74 or 84 that NEC is known for. But since the PAS-16
can cost around $200-230, $399 sounds good. Sorry, I can't help you track
one down for $399, I have the PAS-16/NEC 84 kit that cost me a pound of 
flesh and my first-born.
Have fun,
****  Tom Landrum
****  tel1568@tamsun.tamu.edu
****
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