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On Mon, 8 May 2000 18:46:36 +0100, Marcus Durham
<Marcus@zenn.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <vr9chs0tggofekct3cjhefck68g5dv4u61@4ax.com> Mark Schiffmann
><mark11@btinternet.com> shared the following with us in demon.tech.pc:
>[snip]
>> (I don't have any
>>links.), but they wont do anything for the quality. The effects of
>>sound compression are what makes FM radio[2] sound very flat when
>>compared to a CD.
>>
>Define flat. They will bring the level up, but a good compressor can be
>set to widen the audio as well.
>
I guess, it would mean a heck of allot of preprocessing to Normalize
the sound level without flattening (Reducing the volume range), I
don't see how this can be done by a Compressor in the output stream
(which is what I was referring to above.).

>>2. FM radio is capable of extremely good quality, but is mutilated to
>>pander to people with Boomboxes etc.

>No, it is compressed to cater for people in cars and in noisy
>environments.

Oh well in that case, I look forward to the day they start printing
books with florescent green ink to cater to people in dark rooms.

Mark