On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:32:23 +0100
"martijn sipkema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> i'm not an expert on cd recording devices, but these do not allow the 
> change of recording speed whilst recording, do they? 

Recording speed is set by the sample rate.

> and does s/pdif have flow control? 

No. s/pdif is a fully synchronous serial protocol which utilizes 100%
of its bandwidth 100% of the time.

> at least one of either the source or destination needs
> to have some way to control its data rate 

There is no such control for the reasons above.

> while recording otherwise
> buffer underflow/overflow will eventually occur. 

The only buffering is in the CD writer part and this is the only place
where buffering over/underruns can occur.

Erik
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