Higher frequency response isn't the reason to go to 192kHz.
If you think you can really hear past ~22kHz, and if your speakers went there, and if your cable could pass that frequency, well, so be it, but you're hearing what isn't intended to be heard, dog.
The reason to use higher sampling rates is to obtain more accuracy in that critical 20Hz to 20kHz range.
Consider how many samples a 10kHz sine wave receives, if the sample rate is 40kHz. Yup, 4 samples. So you have four digital 'dots' which get connected together to form the same waveform on the analogue side. Not going to happen.
PCM audio is inherently flawed in that as frequency increases, resolution decreases.
In general, sounds in that higher-frequency register require more accuracy anyway.
You're right of course, it all gets thrown on a 44.1/16 CD, and then the kids put lossy compression on it, and the radio station compresses the mix to the last 4dB.
Consider this though, if we ditched PCM for something better, would anyone really sell any more CD's?
I used a SLIP dialer in my System 7 days. I don't remember anyone using windows that had internet access, though I do know a friend who was on AOL at around the same time.
Unix, Linux, and BSD, on the other hand, pretty much ARE the internet. So its rather unfair to compare them to anything else.
But I can compare windows and the mac os. And windows easily looses.
Also, the PPC chip may still be 'faster' on many tasks, but there are other reasons to switch to intel. Its going to save Apple some money for sure. Heck, I'm sure some crazy MIPS chip from SGI is really fast, but is it practical...
In other words, Apple fans aren't 'wrong', we're just all having to change how we're thinking of Apple. Apple is about to get really big. Cool.
That, or its an example of one of those 'busybody' neighborhood patrol persons. You know, the type that take pictures of your house, call the police whenever you have a party, can't stand the sight of nails, wood, or bricks...
I understand some of his fustration, but most of it is uncalled for, and an obvious sign of obsession.
When he had his first operation, he was led to believe that his hands would become useless quite soon, so he drew up plans for a synth - even drew up the patton application, but never followed through with it. Its a meek point, but I mentioned it anyway.
As far as the electric guitar goes, yes, Les started with ready-made telephone pickups, but quickly decided they were inadequate, and began building his own.
It should be pointed out, in the slashdot quote, that Mark is speaking about Post-Production (video) studios.
Let me tell you, recording studios (audio) don't want anything to do with the ridiculous shenanigans record labels and the like are pulling on their customers.
As the middle man in the path between musician and record label, its a tough place to be, but when you consider the creativity involved in a studio, you understand that studio ownership isn't always about money. Money's tough, yes, but we don't care whom it comes from. It could be from a band, the band's parents, their recording contract/label, etc. Doesn't matter. We're here for the music...
...right, and I'm just saying, maybe the amount of 'bits' isn't completely appropriate - we don't know if the human mind works in bits, or in another base.
You're assuming the human brain works in binary. I think its safe to say, that I can memorize a '0' as easily as a '9'. Putting that in terms of binary, I can memorize '0' as easily as '1001'. Because we're brought up in base-10, I am going to assume our memorization works on the same system.
Wouldn't it be strange if certain numbers were easier to remember than others? If that were the case, and a common factor was discovered in the numbers which were easy to remember, we might discover more about how the brain really thinks of math.
The Mayans, for example, used base 5. So why did they pick that?...
Why bundle your product with two cords, when you can bundle it with just one?
The USB cable is more likely, than the firewire cable, to be what a PC user is looking for. Mac users don't care - all new macs come with both interfaces.
My suggestion in general to you: Try using the "Enter" or "Return" keys. They will allow you, on most operating systems, to insert a Carriage Return, AND a Line Feed character into your message.
Great story though. And I'll go FreeBSD any day. Though, I dig Debian for pure ease-of-use.
Would it really be that much of a stretch for the editors to edit this sentence (or add one of their own) to explain that the people at the other end are experiencing choppy reception because of a microphone issue?
With digital systems, an issue in the phone's audio does not change its reception. So, no, it wouldn't be a stretch - it would be a mistake.
I agree, overall, its yet another story that should have been a post on a bb somewhere.
Any retailer with a brain, so to speak, has people working in loss prevention. And of course, they want to eliminate fraud. The first level of defence is, of course, with employees. Then, its with customer policy, and finally, with best buy, its with the actuall customer base.
This is probably a very intelligent scheme, and certainly the first of many from America's electonic retailers.
Well, what do you know, another typical slashdot liberal.
The conclusion of your post says it all, "Well more than 1100 American soldiers died looking for those non existent WMD's...". You obviously have no clue why we went to iraq. Don't say oil, because only 17% of oil comes from that area anyway. Though, I'm sure one of your insane liberal talk-show hosts would disagree.
Anyway, keep your head in the sand, keep watching cnn, America's Most-watched news, and keep reading the new york times for all the news thats fit to print, if its ok with the liberals.
Oh, and if you get a chance, take that newspaper out of your ass and recycle it.
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Higher frequency response isn't the reason to go to 192kHz.
If you think you can really hear past ~22kHz, and if your speakers went there, and if your cable could pass that frequency, well, so be it, but you're hearing what isn't intended to be heard, dog.
The reason to use higher sampling rates is to obtain more accuracy in that critical 20Hz to 20kHz range.
Consider how many samples a 10kHz sine wave receives, if the sample rate is 40kHz. Yup, 4 samples. So you have four digital 'dots' which get connected together to form the same waveform on the analogue side. Not going to happen.
PCM audio is inherently flawed in that as frequency increases, resolution decreases.
In general, sounds in that higher-frequency register require more accuracy anyway.
You're right of course, it all gets thrown on a 44.1/16 CD, and then the kids put lossy compression on it, and the radio station compresses the mix to the last 4dB.
Consider this though, if we ditched PCM for something better, would anyone really sell any more CD's?
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Perhaps if you knew a little more, you'd have a better job...
Check with your local whois server:
apple.com: Created on: 1987-Feb-19
microsoft.com: Created on: 1991-May-02
I used a SLIP dialer in my System 7 days. I don't remember anyone using windows that had internet access, though I do know a friend who was on AOL at around the same time.
Unix, Linux, and BSD, on the other hand, pretty much ARE the internet. So its rather unfair to compare them to anything else.
But I can compare windows and the mac os. And windows easily looses.
Also, the PPC chip may still be 'faster' on many tasks, but there are other reasons to switch to intel. Its going to save Apple some money for sure. Heck, I'm sure some crazy MIPS chip from SGI is really fast, but is it practical...
In other words, Apple fans aren't 'wrong', we're just all having to change how we're thinking of Apple. Apple is about to get really big. Cool.
I gotta ask - I've seen this quote a million times, but I just don't get it. What does it mean?
Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
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That, or its an example of one of those 'busybody' neighborhood patrol persons. You know, the type that take pictures of your house, call the police whenever you have a party, can't stand the sight of nails, wood, or bricks...
I understand some of his fustration, but most of it is uncalled for, and an obvious sign of obsession.
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Wouldn't be surprised at all if this says something about what they use on the inside too...
So, my question is (and I post it as a reply because you might know the answer):
Does the lense work in both directions? That is, can whatever is on the other side "see" earth in its early moments?
But, that wouldn't really be electric, would it?
When he had his first operation, he was led to believe that his hands would become useless quite soon, so he drew up plans for a synth - even drew up the patton application, but never followed through with it. Its a meek point, but I mentioned it anyway.
As far as the electric guitar goes, yes, Les started with ready-made telephone pickups, but quickly decided they were inadequate, and began building his own.
Lets see... Les Paul invented:
1) Multitrack recording
2) Echo, and flange effects
3) Electric Guitar
4) Electronic Synth
I mean, come on people...
Of all the comments today, yours made me laugh the most. Bonus points for the sig.
It should be pointed out, in the slashdot quote, that Mark is speaking about Post-Production (video) studios.
Let me tell you, recording studios (audio) don't want anything to do with the ridiculous shenanigans record labels and the like are pulling on their customers.
As the middle man in the path between musician and record label, its a tough place to be, but when you consider the creativity involved in a studio, you understand that studio ownership isn't always about money. Money's tough, yes, but we don't care whom it comes from. It could be from a band, the band's parents, their recording contract/label, etc. Doesn't matter. We're here for the music...
...right, and I'm just saying, maybe the amount of 'bits' isn't completely appropriate - we don't know if the human mind works in bits, or in another base.
Either way, its intriguing to me.
Thing is,
You're assuming the human brain works in binary. I think its safe to say, that I can memorize a '0' as easily as a '9'. Putting that in terms of binary, I can memorize '0' as easily as '1001'. Because we're brought up in base-10, I am going to assume our memorization works on the same system.
Wouldn't it be strange if certain numbers were easier to remember than others? If that were the case, and a common factor was discovered in the numbers which were easy to remember, we might discover more about how the brain really thinks of math.
The Mayans, for example, used base 5. So why did they pick that?...
Should have gone to K-Mart
Depression is not one of those times; depression is temporary.
Depression is temporary, yes, but speaking from experience, it never appears that way.
Why bundle your product with two cords, when you can bundle it with just one?
The USB cable is more likely, than the firewire cable, to be what a PC user is looking for. Mac users don't care - all new macs come with both interfaces.
My suggestion in general to you: Try using the "Enter" or "Return" keys. They will allow you, on most operating systems, to insert a Carriage Return, AND a Line Feed character into your message. Great story though. And I'll go FreeBSD any day. Though, I dig Debian for pure ease-of-use.
touching story in sig.
With digital systems, an issue in the phone's audio does not change its reception. So, no, it wouldn't be a stretch - it would be a mistake.
I agree, overall, its yet another story that should have been a post on a bb somewhere.
Any retailer with a brain, so to speak, has people working in loss prevention. And of course, they want to eliminate fraud. The first level of defence is, of course, with employees. Then, its with customer policy, and finally, with best buy, its with the actuall customer base.
This is probably a very intelligent scheme, and certainly the first of many from America's electonic retailers.
Well, what do you know, another typical slashdot liberal.
The conclusion of your post says it all, "Well more than 1100 American soldiers died looking for those non existent WMD's...". You obviously have no clue why we went to iraq. Don't say oil, because only 17% of oil comes from that area anyway. Though, I'm sure one of your insane liberal talk-show hosts would disagree.
Anyway, keep your head in the sand, keep watching cnn, America's Most-watched news, and keep reading the new york times for all the news thats fit to print, if its ok with the liberals.
Oh, and if you get a chance, take that newspaper out of your ass and recycle it.
Speaking to "the haves and the have-mores." George W. smirks: "Some people call you the elite, I call you my base"
This was said at a dinner where people typically make fun of themselves. Great job on the in-context quoting!