Re: [ARSCLIST] 12 bit non-linear DAT and Sony LP mode

[Bob Olhsson <olh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>From Dave Rice: "...Since this is born digital data it makes best sense to
transfer  
digital stream off data directly off rather than do a digital to  
analog back to digital conversion..."

The problem with this common assumption is that digital audio isn't really
the same thing as computer data. A number of digital recorders have done
analog pre and post processing of the audio. For example first generation
ADATs and Sony PCM-F1s often sound much better when the machine's conversion
to analog is employed rather than attempting to emulate what the analog
stage did using DSP.

Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN
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