dbx vs modern CD

[Carey Carlan]

I was listening to an old tape trying to determine whether or not it was
recorded with dbx encoding.

Then I unfurrowed my brow and laughed.

The recording from the 1980's encoded with dbx sounded just like a modern
recording without it. Overpumped compression and a sizzly high end.

Except that I can engage the decoder and rectify the old tape.

[Michael Wozniak]

"Carey Carlan" > wrote in message
...
>I was listening to an old tape trying to determine whether or not it was
> recorded with dbx encoding.
>
> Then I unfurrowed my brow and laughed.
>
> The recording from the 1980's encoded with dbx sounded just like a modern
> recording without it. Overpumped compression and a sizzly high end.
>
> Except that I can engage the decoder and rectify the old tape.

Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
..wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
name IS Wozniak...

Mikey Wozniak
Nova Music Productions

[Walt]

Michael Wozniak wrote:
> "Carey Carlan"

>>I was listening to an old tape trying to determine whether or not it was
>>recorded with dbx encoding.
>>
>>Then I unfurrowed my brow and laughed.
>>
>>The recording from the 1980's encoded with dbx sounded just like a modern
>>recording without it. Overpumped compression and a sizzly high end.
>>
>>Except that I can engage the decoder and rectify the old tape.

Yeah, I think this is what Bobby Zimmerman was on about recently.


> Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
> .wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
> name IS Wozniak...

It wouldn't help. It's a different kind of compression.

//Walt

[GregS]

In article >, wrote:
>Michael Wozniak wrote:
>> "Carey Carlan"
>
>>>I was listening to an old tape trying to determine whether or not it was
>>>recorded with dbx encoding.
>>>
>>>Then I unfurrowed my brow and laughed.
>>>
>>>The recording from the 1980's encoded with dbx sounded just like a modern
>>>recording without it. Overpumped compression and a sizzly high end.
>>>
>>>Except that I can engage the decoder and rectify the old tape.
>
>Yeah, I think this is what Bobby Zimmerman was on about recently.
>
>
>> Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
>> .wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
>> name IS Wozniak...
>
>It wouldn't help. It's a different kind of compression.

I have a DBX box, not handy, that has both variable compression or expansion.
Its not a decoder. The best expansion box I have is a Sony or Panasonic,
I think, again not handy. It sounds much better at producing an expanded sound,
that sound less pumpy than the DBX.

greg

[Laurence Payne]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:01:16 GMT, "Michael Wozniak"
> wrote:

>Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
>.wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
>name IS Wozniak...

Are you confusing "compression" with "compression"? :-)

[drichard]

As in "data compression" versus "dynamics compression".



Laurence Payne wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:01:16 GMT, "Michael Wozniak"
> > wrote:
>
> >Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
> >.wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
> >name IS Wozniak...
>
> Are you confusing "compression" with "compression"? :-)

[Michael Wozniak]

"Laurence Payne" <lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom> wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:01:16 GMT, "Michael Wozniak"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hmmm, perhaps soon we'll see the 'dbx pod', which converts MP3 back to
>>.wav, then 2:1 expansion. Are you listening Mr. Jobs? You should, my last
>>name IS Wozniak...
>
> Are you confusing "compression" with "compression"? :-)

2:1 audio expansion, a la the dbx decode process in the original post. Tho
MP3 to wav conversion would be digital expansion, right?

Mikey
Nova Music Productions

[Laurence Payne]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:24:25 GMT, "Michael Wozniak"
> wrote:

>2:1 audio expansion, a la the dbx decode process in the original post. Tho
>MP3 to wav conversion would be digital expansion, right?

Whatever "digital expansion" means?