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Article #6342Re: "Super-CD" ... soon ?
From: Jim Cathey
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 14:53
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 14:53
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In article <2460@ulysse.enst.fr> krueger@cal.enst.fr (Martin Krueger) writes: >1) On the upper end of the theoretical 90dB range they have to cut off 10dB >as a clipping reserve, since digital clipping would immediatly destroy a >whole recording. Who says that the original recording has to be done with (only) 16 bits? Using 17 would make the problem go away --- just post-process the recording to do a 'nice' clip and/or scale the recording to fit the intended output medium. Don't mistake what may be current practice for an inherent limitation. -- +----------------+ ! II CCCCCC ! Jim Cathey ! II SSSSCC ! ISC-Bunker Ramo ! II CC ! TAF-C8; Spokane, WA 99220 ! IISSSS CC ! UUCP: uunet!isc-br!jimc (jimc@isc-br.isc-br.com) ! II CCCCCC ! (509) 927-5757 +----------------+ "PC's --- the junk bonds of the computer industry"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!slc3.ins.cwru.edu!agate!ames!olivea!isc-br!tau-ceti!jimc From: jimc@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Jim Cathey) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: "Super-CD" ... soon ? Message-ID: <2523@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> Date: 15 Aug 92 14:53:37 GMT References: <1992Jul29.183848.1367@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu> <712556100snx@black.demon.co.uk> <2460@ulysse.enst.fr> Organization: ISC - Bunker Ramo, Spokane, WA Lines: 21