[net.music] Digital Techniques

svb (07/03/82)

        Digital recording and transmission seems to be the most exciting
idea since the development of stereo - well, even more exciting,
because a signal/noise ratio in the order of 90dB instead of 65dB can be
achieved now.

        Digital tape recordings for new records are a fine idea but it
does not help you too much - there is a whole set of other sources of
noise at a disk (scratches, dust, .....).

        So - the future should

        a) develop digital tape recorders for the "normal" consumer
        b) substitute the current analogue transmissions of FM radio
           through digital transmissions

        Does anybody know whether such plans exist?? When are we going to
        have such systems?? Any references to some commonly available
        journals (which I can find in the library of my university....)??

                                Stephan v. Bechtolsheim
                                svb @ Purdue

lin (07/08/82)

Digital recording is still high-priced for the consumer.  Last November
at the Audio Engineering Society trade show in New York, Sony demonstrated
a digital audio system.  For two channels the price was $50000.  Several
commercial recording studios were interested in purchasing multitrack
systems, even given the price.