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From: don@oakhill.UUCP (Don Weiss)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Noise reduction for CD's
Message-ID: <260@oakhill.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 19:05:53 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  6 19:05:53 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 06:40:52 EST
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Reply-To: don@oakhill.UUCP (Don Weiss)
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Summary: Dubbing 'em, analog & digital

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Let me second your comments about dubbing CDs onto analog tape, and add some 
experience with dubbing onto digital tape as well.

The best way I have found to dub CDs is actually onto open reel, 1/4 inch,
half-track tape at 15 ips with DBX type 1.  With this setup I have not been
able to hear any noise buildup (even between tracks) or breathing (even with
low level frequency-limited percussive musical effects).

Said method actually provides better noise performance than dubbing to
digital VCR tape, using either a Technics SV-100 (EIAJ 14-bit) or Sony
PCM-701ES (using 16-bit format).  Of course, these methods have other 
advantages, such as tape cost, that make them the method of choice for me;
in fact if not for the cost, I'd probably do all my dubbing onto analog in
the manner mentioned above.

Shmootek!			Don Weiss