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a new iPod MP3 players appearsJust about 20 years ago now, five engineers from 3M wheeled into a Minneapolis studio (Sound 80) an engineering prototype of a two-channel digital recorder."We find it interesting how when a new iPod MP3 players appears the first thing someone wants to do is rip it apart - literally - for the benefit of others. We were about to start a direct-to-disk recording project of a local band called Flim and the BB's.So when the iPod MP3 player touch appeared dozens of folk had to ""touch"" it and place the results online. So we thought why not record simultaneously to this new recorder that actually converted music to numbers and then recorded the numbers on tape. But we guess the secret of creating an iPod MP3 player touch unbox segment for the Net is not creating the best iPod touch unbox photo or video layout, but the first iPod touch photo or video layout. - hey, we'll try anything.This has led to a slew of quick, shaky camera iPod videos along with the associated nasal ramblings of it's creator as they turn the camera on themselves, try to think of a few words to say, and then turn it back to the iPod. On the first playback something hit me like a ton of bricks; I guess it was the total absence of wow and flutter and modulation noise while watching those reels go around. When we picked up our iPod MP3 players touch we wondered if we can improve on the unbox video thing just a little bit. At that moment a little voice inside me said, "This is the future of recording." From that point on, digital was the format of choice for me.So we gave it a try, but sure enough once we got the damn thing out of the box we had to postpone our little shoot. Over the years, small but steady improvements have been made to PCM digital recording and playback.It seems our 2 1/2 year-old Mac wasn't iPod touch worthy. mp3 portable players It is only recently that the folks at Philips and Sony are responding to the wishes and needs of the recording community for a higher quality digital recording system; maybe something totally different - not just higher sampling frequency or longer word length.We fortunately had access to a Win XP box and acouple of days later we were able to assemble the short ditty in the panel to the right. So, is our iPod MP3 players touch unbox video really better than the other guys. We should consider all possibilities and think as far into the future as we can so that by the time the new hardware and software is in place, we still think it sounds pretty good. That's just a matter of opinion. Sony's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) system is not only a possibility, but a reality.It's short, but we tended to focus more on the undressing than the actual manipulation of buttons and spouting of tech specs. mp3 mp4 player The DSD system uses a 1-bit delta-sigma modulated word, sampled at 2.8224 MHz - that is 64 times 44.1 kHz.Call us iPod voyeurs if you must, we just had more fun stripping off the cellophane and... According to Sony, the frequency response extends to over 100 kHz, and has a dynamic range better than 24 bits of PCM digital.Oh lord! Does that make me an...an iPodophile. In the DSD system, the frequency response and dynamic range are defined by the delta-sigma modulator noise shaping and these two characteristics can be traded off against each other. What will I tell my SanDisk and Archos players. MP3 PLAYER 8GB What makes DSD shine sonically is that the pure 1-bit signal does not get decimated or changed in the process of recording or playback; there are no brick wall filters. " "For those waiting on the announcement of the new Zune portables MP3 players, the FCC offers us a preview of the unit on its web site where you will find test results for the Zune MP3 players. This is a much simpler process and is really more analog like. Also available on the site is the diagram to the right, which shows the Zune as a flash unit available in two flavore, an 8GB Zune and a 4GB Zune MP3 players. The 1-bit DSD signal can be down converted to any of the current digital formats and also the proposed new high-density formats, including 96 kHz, 24-bit. Microsoft is going to officially unveil the new Zune best MP3 players today or tomorrow, according to the rumors. mp3 player kaufen About a year and a half ago a few engineers, and trade press editors, including myself and John Gatski, were invited by Sony to a private showing of a prototype DSD system set up at Sony Music Studios in New York City.We'll keep an eye out and follow up with the full specs. We were able to compare a live studio feed from a jazz quartet to DSD as well as to some of the latest 20-bit A/D converters and the more familiar, older A/Ds. " . I can't speak for everyone (and there were some great ears present), but to me DSD sounded much closer to the live feed than any of the other conversion methods. mp3 player Since that demo Sony has been working continuously to improve and refine DSD. Recording with DSD Recently, I took a Sony DSD prototype system into the studio to record an album with guitarist Joe Beck and flutist Ali Ryerson. Musically, this project is more demanding than it seems on the surface. RELATED LINKS: http://wowgamezone.unblog.fr/
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