From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Dec 23 18:59:12 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA04297 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 18:59:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA04051 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 18:54:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id NAA09323; Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:21:49 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971224132149.33375@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:21:49 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: "Daniel M. Eischen" Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com Subject: Re: Moving CD audio data around with HP 4020i References: <199712240205.UAA00605@iworks.InterWorks.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199712240205.UAA00605@iworks.InterWorks.org>; from Daniel M. Eischen on Tue, Dec 23, 1997 at 08:05:53PM -0600 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Tue, Dec 23, 1997 at 08:05:53PM -0600, Daniel M. Eischen wrote: > >> Heh, I'll bet you $10 right now that I can send you an Audio CD >> (transcribed from DAT) which you will *not* be able to duplicate >> with your Solaris box. :-) > > Wait, I've got a buddy that's been trying to figure out how to read > an audio DAT tape and write it to a CD audio track. Is there a > known solution??? With enough effort, there's always a solution. > I know he'd be *very* interested if there was, as he's been trying > to figure it out for a few months (on and off). There's a lot more involved than just copying. IIRC, CDs record at 41.4 ksamples/second, and DATs record at 44 or 48 ksamples/second, so you'd effectively have to remaster. I suppose straight interpolation would work, but it's still a lot of processing. Greg