khayo@MATH.UCLA.EDU (07/21/87)
Two tidbits (news heard from a friend, who is following this topic
in magazines etc.), may be unfounded rumors, but would be great if true.
- there is a regular broadcast carried by many NPR stations, called
Audiophile Audition or something like that (BTW, most stations
apparently "download" it from a satellite & store it on *digital*
tape for later broadcast.) Anyhow, they recently had a demo of the
infamous notch: a piece of Debussy with & without CP. Guess what:
according to my friend it was rather distinctly audible! I wonder
if anyone on the NET has firsthand knowledge/impressions of it;
- a few days ago RIAA (one of the proponents of notching) changed its
position, saying publicly that they no longer support the thing. It
sounds too good to be true, but my friend is a rather serious guy
and April 1 is long gone. Any hard facts on the subject?
What's great about the first item is that if it's so easy to notice
(on the radio even...) it shouldn't take much to get the whole absurd
killed.
Ericed@pur-ee.UUCP (Ed Lyvers) (07/21/87)
The demonstration of the Copy Code you refer to was made by the
Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRCC). They have a tape (cassette)
with the demo on it. The demo also includes a swept tone passed through
the filter. A comparison of the sound with and without the filter is given.
The effect of the filter is extremely noticeable, however CBS contends that
the filter used did not comply to their specifications (a likely story).
The HRCC's address if you don't already have it is:
Home Recording Rights Coaltion
P.O. Box 33576
1145 19th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20033
Has anyone thought that there might be an alternative motive behind CBS copy
code? I doubt that the record companies are losing as much as they say they
are. I think their additional motives may be is to kill DAT for two possible
reasons:
(1) They have invested alot of money in CD pressing plants and don't want
competition from DAT's
(2) A DAT machine allows a musician to make high quality tapes without the
need for CBS to produce him/her.