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Rescuing MP3 Files

June 18, 2014 Dr. AIX 11 Comments AIX Records, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Clari-fi, Compact Discs, DSEE, Harman Clari-Fi, HD Downloads, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs

I wanted to continue the discussion that I started the other day (click here to read it) about algorithms that

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Upgrading Lossy Music Files

June 16, 2014 Dr. AIX 8 Comments AIX Records, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Clari-fi, Compact Discs, DSEE, Harman Clari-Fi, HD Downloads, hd-audio, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, laurence juber, Mark Waldrep, PCM, Spectragram, spectragraphs

Audio researchers at Yamaha, Denon, Harman Kardon, Sony and few other companies have developed and deployed technologies that promise to

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Audio Production 101: Recording Space

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 Dr. AIX 3 Comments AIX Records, analog, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, CD, dsd, DSD 256, HD Downloads, hd-audio, High-Resolution, Mark Waldrep, Mastering, music, PCM, Pono, Spectragram, surround music

Cookie Marenco called her seminar at the Newport Beach show, ‘The Six Degrees of Degradation” and listed six production stages.

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T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Day 3

June 2, 2014 Dr. AIX 4 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram, THE Show Newport Beach

The 2014 edition of the Newport Show is over. Sunday, the final day, was much busier than most final days

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T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Day 2

June 1, 2014June 1, 2014 Dr. AIX 9 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram, THE Show Newport Beach

There’s definitely a different type of attendee that comes to an audio trade show on a weekday than the Saturday

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T.H.E. Show Newport Beach Day 1

May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 Dr. AIX 10 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram, THE Show Newport Beach

The day started early. I had scheduled an appointment with the HVAC service guy at 7 am, had yet to

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T.H.E. Show Newport Beach

May 30, 2014May 31, 2014 Dr. AIX 13 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram, THE Show Newport Beach

I drove to the Hilton Hotel yesterday to check out my space and get a first view of the setup.

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Aliasing: Friend or Foe?

May 29, 2014 Dr. AIX 9 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, Drum Machines, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Linn Drum, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Sampling, Spectragram

Yesterday, I explained that analog to digital conversion using PCM requires the use of a Low Pass Filter to remove

Aliasing and Foldover: A Primer

May 28, 2014July 18, 2017 Dr. AIX 4 Comments AIX Records, Aliasing, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, Foldover, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, Nyquist Frequency, Nyquist Theorem, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram

Have you heard of “aliasing” or “foldover”? In a nutshell, these terms describe another potential problem area for PCM digital

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DXD: PCM at 352.8 and 24-bits?

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 Dr. AIX 19 Comments AIX Records, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Audio Specifications, Benchmark Digital, Binary, Binary Counting, CD, Compact Discs, DSD 256, DXD, HD Downloads, hd-audio, HDTracks, high resolution audio, High-Resolution, HRA, Mark Waldrep, Merging Technologies, PCM, Pyramix, Spectragram

I was sitting at the breakfast table this morning and reading the most recent issue of Mix magazine, one of

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