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Article #1071Re: Audio quality of CDR, any theory ????
From: Don Hills
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <hp4g2.16$ok1.60@news.flash.net>, "Arny KrοΏ½ger" <arnyk@flash.net> wrote: > >The hidden item is the fact that most program material is pre-dithered at 7 to >10 bits by residual noise on the recording that traces back to the >performance. (snip) >I conclude that we need quieter HVAC and mics, before we get too excited about >the audbile benefits of long digital words for musical data. ;-) My sentiments exactly, although many modern condenser mikes have a self-noise figure down in the 10 to 15 dBa range which is low enough for most purposes. Environmental noise is usually greater than this, after all the performers do have to breathe. -- Don Hills (donhills at ibmdotnet) Wellington, New Zealand
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 109f11,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gid109f11,public X-Google-Thread: fb1f8,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1f8,public X-Google-Thread: f6728,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf6728,public X-Google-Thread: 10d85e,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d85e,public X-Google-Thread: 10ff83,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ff83,public X-Google-Thread: 105a81,48d41a4dac9741b4 X-Google-Attributes: gid105a81,public From: dmhills@ibm.net (Don Hills) Subject: Re: Audio quality of CDR, any theory ???? Date: 1998/12/24 Message-ID: <+gXg2sgaXGtN090yn@ibm.net> X-Deja-AN: 426390773 References: <753ar1$p8u$1@justice.csc.cuhk.edu.hk><1C5AE5CA0F2F9ADC.A0C451A2A5364D00.E599AFEBD487605B@library-proxy.airnews.net><F45znB.9Bw@world.std.com> <367C3063.31B20018@tdv.aus.org><F48nCG.EnG@world.std.com> <bUpf2.1195$S7.1520@news.flash.net> <HLvf2sgaXqUT090yn@ibm.net> <hp4g2.16$ok1.60@news.flash.net> X-Trace: 28 Dec 1998 09:28:16 GMT, 202.135.85.112 Organization: IBM.NET X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net Newsgroups: rec.audio.tech,rec.audio.opinion,rec.audio.misc,hk.rec.audio-visual,uk.rec.audio,tw.bbs.rec.audiophile X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net