"CD Quality" usually means the format that is the audio CD standard.
So, "CD Quality" means 44.1KHz 16 bit stereo audio files, as
uncompressed .aif or WAV format
HTH.
- Heather
> On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:12 PM, dannymeltzer wrote:
>
> I am not sure what 'CD quality' means other than audio that is put
> onto a CD. 'Quality' is huge grey area and everyone has his own
> standards and needs.
>
> It really depends on what you are recording and how it will be used.
>
> At around $400 the PCM D50 seems to me to be a great value, it's
> rugged, the mics and preamps are quite good. It does a better job
> with handling noise than other handheld recorders I have seen.
>
> There are a million handheld recorders, I am only talking about the
> D50 because that is what I have. I am sure others are good as well.
>
> I believe the D50 records in WAV or MP3 formats. I have never used
> the MP3 format. You can always covert WAVs to MP3 on your computer.
> It records up to 24 bit 96 khz which is way beyond CD resolution.
>
> --- In "scratchpaws"
> <> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, Danny.
> > It's lookin' like I'm gonna have to step up and do something like
> the D50. I had thought about the M10, but since these recordings
> will be a commercial product, I need the best audio I can get.
> >
> > I appreciate your help. Since you have the D50, maybe you can
> field this one as well. I've heard that such recorders---the
> Olympus LS-11, Sony M10 and D50---produce "CD quality" sound with
> the on-board mics. Do you have an opinion on that?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --- In "dannymeltzer"
> <dannymeltzer@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a Sony PCM D50 and think the mics are quite good.
> > >
> > > If cost is no object I am sure the mics on the Nagra ARES MII
> are pretty good.
> > >
> > > --- In "scratchpaws"
> <scratchpaws@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Alas, I've been reading the site looking for advice on a
> field recorder with good on-board mics, and the more I read the
> more confused I get.
> > > >
> > > > This is complicated stuff, and I'm bogged down in dbs, bass
> drop off, noise floors, + and -, and the physics of sound. If
> someone can help me I'd certainly be most appreciative.
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to keep it simple: I need a professional field
> recorder on the order of the Olympus LS-11 or the Sony PCM-M10 that
> has the best on-board mics for recording natural ambient sound in
> wilderness areas. I'm far more interested in recorded sound quality
> than any other consideration.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help me?
> > > >
> > >
> >
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