[Trombone-l] iPod as audio recorder [Was: Advice on MinidiskRecorders]

[Jeff Albert]

On 10/19/06, james meador <jamesmeador at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Okay, Jeff and Wayne, but when I researched what features my MD has, I
> found
> this tidbit of information on the Sony Net MD website.  Does this mean my
> unit CAN record CD quality, or am I misunderstanding this?  By the way,
> the
> model I have is a Sony Net MD Walkman MZ-NF810.
>
> Q:   Can I make a digital recording from a source that has a sampling
> frequency of 48 kHz?
>
> A:   Yes. The Net MD has a built-in sampling rate converter that will
> automatically adjust 32-, 44.1- or 48-kHz sampling frequencies to the Net
> MD's sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.
>
> I understand the sampling rate of CD quality is 44.1kHz.  To me this means
> if the unit produces 44.1kHz sampling rate, this is CD quality.  Does this
> mean 48kHz BETTER than CD quality?  If so, I can see how the 'image'
> wouldn't be as good as if all the 'dots' were there, but it would still be
> CD quality at 44.1kHz, right?
>
> James


16 bit 44.1k is Cd quality.  I have not checked the specs on my old MD.  i
do recall a friend with a newer HD-MD or some such that  had 2GB  discs and
could record in lossy or  lossless format.  I think the lossless it used was
regular .wav .  Your MD might have this, in which case technically, yes that
is CD quality.  If you are really worried about getting high quality
recordings, a good pair of mics into your computer is a better bet, but also
more expensive.

As for recording in 20 or 24 bit at 48K or 96 k, if you have good
converters, I guess it will be better, but eventually it will end up on a 16
bit 44.1k CD.

Jeff



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