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Optical Recordings --what Wave Format To Set

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1kyle

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Hi everybody --got a great re-furbed MDS jB980 MDLP / Net MD shelf unit.

Question --I want to copy an old Minidisc I got at a Radio station (MD in SP mode) which contains a program made by a colleague who died a while ago --so obviously I can't get a re-run of the program.

I can use the recorders Optical out to my Optical in on the PC using Creative Smart recorder.

For the WAV file to be created I've suggested (on the PC) as the recording format --WAVe at 48,000 24-bit stereo.

Is this as near as makes no difference to the SP on the original Minidisc or should I up the format to 96,000 @ 24 bit or even lower the rate to 48,000 or even 44,000 at 16 bit.

I thought I understood some of this stuff but I'm confused now.

I've discarded all the 8-bit options.

Here's some of the other options the Software allows --Help what do I choose.

48,000 @ 24 Bit -- Data rate 281 KB / sec

96,000 @ 24 Bit 561 KB / sec

44,000 @ 24 bit 258 KB / sec

32,000 @ 24 Bit 187 KB / sec

24,000 @ 24 Bit 140 KB / sec

24,000 @ 16 Bit 93 KB / sec

32,000 @ 16 Bit 125 KB / sec

44,000 @ 16 bit 172 kb / sec

48,000 @ 16 bit 187 kb / sec

96,000 @ 16 bit 375 KB / sec

Any suggestions from this selection (others are possible --but I've discounted all the 8-bit settings.

Cheers

-K

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Use 44K at 16 bit, stereo. That is what both MD and CD use. That way you can burn it to CD later on without having to deal with up or down-sampling.

Thanks --

I'm really pleased I got this unit BTW --It's built like a tank, has great quality and of course the Optical out is really useful for getting your own Digital recordings into your computer and DRM Free on to Minidiscs.

(Can also transfer these to HI-MD via the Optical OUT).

So I'll stick to 44,000 @ 16 Bit --Thanks for the Info.

-K

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Just a note; your software is listing the sampling rates incorrectly.

It's not 44,000Hz, it's 44,100Hz.

Thanks -- actually was a typo on my part

Cheers

-K

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