Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Media Diligence Message-ID: <4033@alice.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Jul-85 14:59:01 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.4033 Posted: Sat Jul 20 14:59:01 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Jul-85 06:47:26 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 13 Quote from a news article about Compact Discs Another item for buyers to ask about is oversampling, which is the ability of the player to ask the disc for information more often than necessary. "What makes the difference in sound at this level is how hard the computer is working to translate," Harvey said. Oversampling allows the microcomputer to cover up damaged information by overplaying the material just before it to cover up. So THAT's how they do it!