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So, how about explaining why he is wrong? I mean, it's very easy to say "no,
nah, ni", but it is a bit more complex to say why. I know the reasons, but I
would definitely leave the explaining to an expert.
Francisco.
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From: "Stainless Steel Rat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "MD-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: MD: DCC?
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> * "Jacob Alifrangis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 01 Jun 2001
> | Analog is recorded with sine waves, whereas digital is recorded with
> | square waves, which take up more room.
>
> Where did you get that bit of misinformation?
>
> | Also, tapes sound better if the tape is moved past the head faster
> | (lower density).
>
> Not for digital media. The capacity of digital media is a function of the
> size of the read/write heads. For example, DDS-2 is a 120m DAT tape and
> stores 4GB of data, while DDS-3 is a 125m tape and stores 12GB of data, a
> three-fold increase.
>
> | So there is less available time that the tape has per foot. So the data
> | is compressed to make it fit.
>
> Just... wrong.
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