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From: francini@argus.DEC (This Space Available for Rent or Lease)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Digital Audio Cassettes...
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Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 20:33:54 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 21 20:33:54 1985
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I happened to read somewhere (the latest Digital Audio, I think) that the 
EIAJ is working on wrapping up the design of a standard for digital audio 
cassettes.  While they have yet to decide whether the system is going to be 
helical-scan or linear, one thing they HAVE decided is the sampling rate.

48 kHz.

This was set DELIBERATELY in order to prevent direct digital copying of 
CDs, with their 44.1 kHz sampling rate.

The bloody bastards.

John J. Francini


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