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From: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Digital Audio Cassettes...- and copying
Message-ID: <198@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 12:30:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: mmm.198
Posted: Mon Sep 30 12:30:24 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 08:04:14 EDT
References: <523@decwrl.UUCP> <190@mmm.UUCP> <1380@hound.UUCP>
Reply-To: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
Organization: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.
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Summary: 

In article <1380@hound.UUCP> rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) writes:

>Oh, for goodness sakes, Steve. Have you never copied a record onto
>a cassette? Are you therebye a pirate? Millions of people don't
>think that they are when they do so for their own use and, most
>often, own the record they are copying.  

I have recorded my own records for my use (in the car).  I have also
practiced "piracy", but I don't much these days.  I am not a paragon of
virtue; likewise, the fact that "millions of people" do something makes
it alright.

I raised the issue merely to get people to think about an activity that
has caused much tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth in the computer
software industry.  An audio bit-copier -- think of it!

>I think a more valid concern is the added expense in going from tape to
>CD. I don't know. Given the choice would I go for a digital cassette
>or the presently available VCR digital recording. Neither is splice-
>editable. The VCR is somewhat larger and more ungainly, but it can
>record for hours and hours without interruption. Both are presumably
>copyable. Is the industry cooking up another 8mm disaster?  Is 8mm
>a disaster? Was the Edsel?

The 8mm digital standard calls for 8-bit (companded) conversions and a
sample rate of 32 kHz.  This is not hi-fi.  They are going in the wrong
direction!

>-- 
>
>"It's the thought, if any, that counts!"  Dick Grantges  hound!rfg

-- 
	Steve Schley

	ihnp4!mmm!schley


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