From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 26 18:01:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA20092 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 26 Dec 1997 18:01:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp02.primenet.com (smtp02.primenet.com [206.165.6.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA20088 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 1997 18:01:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr04.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp02.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA13712; Fri, 26 Dec 1997 19:01:14 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr04.primenet.com(206.165.6.204) via SMTP by smtp02.primenet.com, id smtpd013691; Fri Dec 26 19:01:06 1997 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA03554; Fri, 26 Dec 1997 19:01:01 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199712270201.TAA03554@usr04.primenet.com> Subject: Re: Moving CD audio data around with HP 4020i To: deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org (Daniel M. Eischen) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 02:01:01 +0000 (GMT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com In-Reply-To: <199712240205.UAA00605@iworks.InterWorks.org> from "Daniel M. Eischen" at Dec 23, 97 08:05:53 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > > 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??? 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). DAT frequencies are such that when combined with CD frequencies, a harmonic "beat frequency" is created. This makes CD's digitally transscribed to DAT -- suck. This is on purpose. The American recording industry pretty much insisted on it before they let DAT's into the country. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.