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At 11:02 PM 2007-12-06, Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
Nevertheless, the three-minute content
of the old 78 will take up the same amount of space as a 3-minute
full-fidelity stereo recording...
On the CD, yes, because everything is forced to be stereo 44,100
samples per second, 16 bits. However, if you had MP3s, you could put
a bunch of MP3s on a CD-ROM disc which many later CD players will
play, including navigating down a folder tree. You could then adjust
the quality to the original -- but all would be compressed. I have
some walkman (one each for me and my two sons) that can play these.
Of course, when you read this in a computer, you see a file system.
On the other hand, I often deliver file-system DVD-ROMs with 96,000
sample-per-second, 24-bit files. Sometimes 16 of them representing
one file per track of a 16-track tape.
The next step is to copy the MP3 files (or WMV) to a USB flash
device. If that flash device has an audio decoder and a headphone amp
and a battery, it's called an MP3 player. Add features and DRM to taste.
Cheers,
Richard
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX
Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.