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From: prk@charm.UUCP (Paul Kolodner)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: white noise on CD's
Message-ID: <766@charm.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 07:48:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  8 07:48:18 1985
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Organization: Physics Research @ AT&T Bell Labs Murray Hill NJ
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> I don't know if it is true, but my roomate has informed me that the manu-
> facturers of CD's introduce white noise (maybe pink noise) to reduce the
> 'spikes'.  CD's will produce a "stair-step" type of waveform, and the
> white (pink) noise produces a flat line (or curve), instead of spikes.
> 
> disclaimer: I don't know if its true or just B.S.  (I don't work for no-one
	> who makes, designs, sells, uses, borrows, steals, or thinks
	> about CD's)

This is pure, smooth bullshit.  Erase it from your memory and get a
new roommate.