[vorbis] HDCD

[ndrw mchl grnbrg]

ndrw mchl grnbrg <agreenbu at nyx.net> wrote:
: Andy D. Smith <AndyCool22 at peoplepc.com> wrote:
: : does anyone on this list have any idea of what an HDCD is?  i have a cd and
: : that logo is on the back, and windows media player 7 recognizes it as an
: : hdcd and displays the logo, but i dont know if that means it is supposed to
: : sound better or what.  it sounds fine......feel free to email back to me and
: : not to the list as this is off topic...........uhh..........i am ripping it
: : to ogg vorbis! =P
: 
: HDCD is a basically a 16-bit 44.1kHz CD with extended information that can
: be decoded by HDCD-compatible equipment to produce supposedly superior
: frequency and dynamic range.
: 
: Confusing information here:
: http://www.hdcd.com/partners/proaudio/articles.html

Oh, and apparently Microsoft now owns it.


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