Using an ipod shuffle with 8-bit machines - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Dec 2005

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Subject: Re: Using an ipod shuffle with 8-bit machines
   From: Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com>
   Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:52:03 +0000 (GMT)
     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"<cctalk at
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On Dec 11 2005, 13:34, Dan Williams wrote:
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 > I would expect the lossy compression of MP3 would drop precious bits.

  It says in the article that he used wav files and mp3's didn't work

Hmm..  All I can say is it works for me and some other people who use
it for Exidy machines, and I know several people who've used MP3s for
BBC Micros.  Perhaps the Amstrad machine is being unusually picky or
perhaps there was something unusual about the MP3 encoding he tried.

Loosing bits shoulld not render a problem.  The original audio recorders 
were pretty low fidelity so loosing a few waveform buts are trivial.

Keeping mind that cassette port data is binary bits represented as audio
tones.  That data had to withstand all the assaults a casette and the 
associated 20-50 dollar lo-fi recorder and player delivered.

Lossy MP3 is very hi-fi compared to that.

Allison