> > Anyone else using external CD drives and getting > audio > > throught the SCSI link?
There may be Mac software that can do Direct Audio Extraction over the bus cable, but the drive has to support it. Some drives do not, some drives limit the extraction speed for audio to 1x. Older NEC brand CD-ROM drives were notorious for limiting DAE to 1x or even limiting the data read speed to 1x if the disc contained any "red book" audio tracks, even if you weren't attempting to copy the audio tracks. But even if you can do DAE on that PowerBook, you'll need tons of storage space because it'll be uncompressed CD Audio format data which will have to be converted to some other format like WAV or AU or AIFF before you can play it. The files will still be huge. Compression to MP3 or OGG format is possible on a PowerMac, but I wouldn't want to wait around for anything less than a G3 to do the compressing. It is (barely) possible to play MP3 on a 50Mhz 030 or the faster 040's but not in realtime unless the playback conversion rate is set pretty low so it sounds horrible. Some version of SoundApp would play MP3 after converting the full file to AIFF but stopping or pausing would flush the buffer so the whole song would have to be fully converted again. I don't think I've ever tried MP3 on the 110Mhz 601 in the Radius 81/110 and I may have tried playing them on the 200Mhz 604ev in the 7300. Lack of a real optimized player is the main problem. Were someone to code an MP3 player in as close to pure assembly language as can run on a Mac.... ;) ===== "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
