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In article <1993Jan8.125316.7160@gw.wmich.edu> x89olarte1@gw.wmich.edu writes:


>Is there any (<$200) sound card that lets you record CD quality audio??

>Thnaks a lot

>Enrique

The ProAudio Spectrum 16 (PAS16) has stereo  16 bit ADC's and DAC's, and 
their software supports sampling rates up to 44.1 khz. This would suggest 
that CD quality audio can be done with this device. That's why I bought one,
for $199 (+tax).

But there's more to it than just these figures. I haven't got the equipment 
to determine whether this thing really produces CD quality. Other
things to consider:

	ADC quality
	DAC quality
	supporting analog circuitry (mixer, preamp) quality

Does anyone out there know of any comprehensive test results
of this device (or others like it) in the context of a stereo,
16 bit, 44.1 khz, direct to hard disk recorder?

I plan to use this thing to implement sound processing in a home recording 
studio environment. Which reminds me...

Has anyone out there programmed PAS16 to record and playback
at the same time? I'd like to create, at the very least, a
real-time digital delay/echo system.

Is this even the correct group to discuss implementation of such things
using commercially available sound cards?

Thanks
Robert

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x89olarte1@gw.wmich.edu (x89olarte1@gw.wmich.edu) wrote:

> Is there any (<$200) sound card that lets you record CD quality audio??

     I believe most of the 16-bit sound cards can do this.

     However, the problem with recording "CD quality audio" is that
doing so uses up about TEN MEGABYTES of disk space for EACH MINUTE of
recording.  Recording a typical song will require 30-50 MB of disk
space, which most people cannot afford.  Also note that you need a FAST,
UNFRAGMENTED hard disk to do this.

     -- Darryl Okahata
	Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com

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