At 08:21 AM 4/11/2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
exactly - even the tracks made with all analgue synths and drum machines are generally mastered to DAT, which is if i remember right 16 bit 44khz, same as CD.
dat can go up to 48khz sampling (same as most newer soundcards these days) (still 16 bit), but it's hard to hear the difference between 44.1 and 48k for me with anything less than headphones. (cd is still 44.1/16)
then again, maybe those people who make vinyl masters know some sort of magic that "un-quantizes" your digital recording? yeah, that must be it.
well, i'd think the actual cutting of the groove based on all the digital samples 'fills in' the spaces... this is not to say that a dsp that takes, say, a 44.1/16 input and interpolates it up to 96/24 and then dumps it out a high-quality d/a converter couldn't approximate the feeling. Also, there's all kinds of physics about the needle tracking the groove (the way stereo information is encoded in the groove, for example) that might have to be dsp-ified to get a noticeable effect.... Not that it'll ever be the identical due to the storage differences, but vinyl does have it's practical resolution limits... hopefully one day consumer-level digital audio stuff will be able to hold a candle to it.
cause, y'know, vinyl is better.
duh. :)
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