Raffaele Belardi wrote:
Audio CD contain digital (not analog) audio. To listen to it somebody
needs to convert those digital samples into an analog stream. This can
be done by the PC soundcard or by the CD-reader itself.
In the latter case, the analog stream converted by the cd-reader is
carried through the audio cable to the soundcard, which provides power
amplification only.
Digital to analog conversion is necessary but it inevitably produces a
loss of quality (distorsion, noise).
Rippers try to copy the digital samples, as they are, from the audio
cd to the hd, to obtain the highest quality copy. Then you can play
the samples by sending them to the soundcard, or copy them to another cd.
Cd player software use the audio cable (i.e. let the cd-reader do the
digital to analog conversion). Going through the IDE slows down things
a lot, it can be done only if your main target is duplicating the cd,
not listening to it.
Grip on my system requires the audio cable to be installed to let you
play an audio CD, although it does not require the same cable
installed if you only want to rip the cd.
I'm sure now you are even more confused!
raffaele
No, No , not at all , in fact you have cleared up a lot of
misconceptions I had about what did what.
The only exception to your exposition is that you state on your system
you have to have an audio cable to make Grip play audio CD, it would
seem I don't, I can both rip and play a CD in Grip from the DVD
without
an audio analogue cable, that is via the IDE cable, but then I do have
my DVD scsi-emulated, possibly that is the reason ?
John
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