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From: barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: CHEAP 16-bit STEREO sound samplers
Message-ID: <8674@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 12 Jun 91 18:10:34 GMT
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In article <744@cronos.metaphor.com> djh@neuromancer.metaphor.com (Dallas J. Hodgson) writes:
>I saw.... A PC external box that plugs into the parallel port. It claimed
>16-bit stereo sampling/playback ability, with "reproduction up to 20KHz." I
>assume this means a max sampling rate of 40Khz.
>...total cost was <get this> $199.

	Some samplers claim "16-bit" when they really mean 16-bit INTERNAL
STORAGE of the data, AFTER it has been sampled at some lower resolution.
Also, I'd be wary of a phrase worded "reproduction up to 20KHz".  If it
really samples at 40KHz, don't you think they'd put that in writing?
(After all, 40 is more than 20, and advertisers like big numbers. :-))

	In the electronic/computer music world, there are only a few 16-bit
digital sampling devices under $2000.  They are all over $1000, and prices
go well over $5000 too.  I'd be *very* surprised if this $199 wonder-box was
anything remotely comparable.

	Disclaimer:  I haven't seen the product to which you are referring.

                                                        Dan

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