* Aubrey Raech <aubreyra...@gmail.com> [130306 22:27]: ... > > > Sound Juicer 2.28.2 in Debian Squeeze (i386) was easy to use, ran > > quickly, and appeared to function properly when ripping tracks of an > > audiobook CD to .flac files. > > > > But upon subsequent listening to the .flac files, over-ranges about > > once per minute were apparent; I verified these by loading the files > > into Audacity. > > Try listening to the CD directly without ripping it. Is it still > happening? If it is, then the problem would be with the CD rather than > the software. Sound Juicer *should* be giving you an exact lossless rip > if you're using it to make FLAC. >
On a broadcast-grade CD deck with high-resolution bar-graph meter with over-range indicator, the playback sounds clean and no over-range distortion ("spattering") is obvious. However, when the SPDIF output from a playback deck is connected to the SPDIF input of a broadcast-grade digital recorder, the over-range excursions (about once per minute) become very obvious -- something like the sound of a cymbal. The audiobook consists of 8 CDs and cost about $30; the brand is Tantor. One work-around is to play on an analogue CD machine and record on a recorder with analogue outputs. It occurs to me that I could use an editor such as Audacity to reduce the signal amplitude; but I do not know whether that approach would give results which are sonically-pleasing. Inasmuch as the over-range splattering is not noticeable except when listening to a direct digital copy, I conclude that the original recording may have been normalized to eliminate all headroom. Could this be a ploy intended to discourage duplication? or could it be (I hesitate to suggest) due to ignorance on the part of the engineer? I have read that not a few personal MP3/WAV players go berserk whenever peaks reach nearly to full-scale, so I would expect any engineer involved in the production of an audiobook would be aware of the need to leave ample headroom. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130306231447.gb8...@gospelbroadcasting.org