Um - I havent been following the thread that closely, but I recall the issue has
to do
with a CD that cant be recorded to MD... it "clips".
I do agree that the *source* cant really have a "clipped" signal signal (well it
can -
but it should also sound clipped in analog mode as well)...
But having played alot with mixing between MD, Analog, CD etc I have found that
- the recorders have meters that are not necessarily calibrated to each other
-
some meters in a means to get "headroom" read higher than the signal
really is
- meter response (esp digital LED bar type meters) will show transient peaks
as higher than they really are
- Some recording devices have "limiters" circuits built in to handle the
weird transients that result from clipping.
- I dunno how ATRAC would store a "digital" near clip....
Id believe the non record-able CD issue if the CD cant be recorded to another
CD...
If its CD to MD - Id suspect something in the ATRAC causing a psychoacustic
signiture that sounds like clipping - or internal limiter circuits causing the
problem.
I have found that "newer" CDs (aka post say 1994) are recorder "hotter" db wise
than older CDs (aka 1980's). Means I really do have to fiddle with the pre-fader
levels on the DJM-500 on almost every CD...
EWong
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