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Subject:Upsampling & PCM wav questions Posted by: ScottG Date:8/2/2001 8:55:52 PM I wish to copy my "redbook" CD's (w/ no copy protection), upsample them to 24/192, eq. the tracks, and then copy them in such a fashion that I can play the CDR on my DVD player that supports 24/192 & CDR playback. (I realize that 1 cd will be spread out to multiple cd's because of the extra data) Questions: 1.Can Sound Forge 5.0 do the upsampling? 2.If so (to those who have tried this), does it sound better than the original? 3.Can Sound Forge 5.0 create a file that can be played on the "home" player mentioned above? Piecing together info. from diff. sources tells me that SF 5.0 can do all of this and the output is a PCM wav file that is read by the "home" player as a dvd-audio. Is this correct? Thanks for the input!
Subject:RE: Upsampling & PCM wav questions Reply by: Ted_H Date:8/3/2001 9:36:33 AM There is really no point in doing this. Resampling to a higher sample rate is not going to improve the sound quality at all, it would sound identical to the original audio. To answer your questions: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No Ted
Subject:RE: Upsampling & PCM wav questions Reply by: ScottG Date:8/3/2001 10:43:36 AM Thanks for the reply Ted. a couple more questions: Have you tried upsampling and listened to the difference? There are a few expensive quasi-realtime encoders (dcs) that do this and most people have noted an improvement to the sound (sometimes dramatic). Also, why not to #3? Why won't the cdr play on the "home" machine?

Subject:Upsampling & PCM wav questions

Posted by: ScottG

Date:8/2/2001 8:55:52 PM

I wish to copy my "redbook" CD's (w/ no copy protection), upsample them to 24/192, eq. the tracks, and then copy them in such a fashion that I can play the CDR on my DVD player that supports 24/192 & CDR playback.

(I realize that 1 cd will be spread out to multiple cd's because of the extra data)

Questions:

1.Can Sound Forge 5.0 do the upsampling?
2.If so (to those who have tried this), does it sound better than the original?
3.Can Sound Forge 5.0 create a file that can be played on the "home" player mentioned above?

Piecing together info. from diff. sources tells me that SF 5.0 can do all of this and the output is a PCM wav file that is read by the "home" player as a dvd-audio. Is this correct?

Thanks for the input!

Subject:RE: Upsampling & PCM wav questions

Reply by: Ted_H

Date:8/3/2001 9:36:33 AM

There is really no point in doing this. Resampling to a higher sample rate is not going to improve the sound quality at all, it would sound identical to the original audio. To answer your questions:

1. Yes
2. No
3. No

Ted

Subject:RE: Upsampling & PCM wav questions

Reply by: ScottG

Date:8/3/2001 10:43:36 AM

Thanks for the reply Ted.

a couple more questions:

Have you tried upsampling and listened to the difference? There are a few expensive quasi-realtime encoders (dcs) that do this and most people have noted an improvement to the sound (sometimes dramatic).

Also, why not to #3? Why won't the cdr play on the "home" machine?