Re: [tlug] [C&C] AAC is lossy, FLAC is lossless

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Lyle H Saxon wrote:

> But I guess that's the joke then? That [the 8-track] was long-dead
> rusty non-functional technology from day-one when it was installed?

Not really. It's just a version of the standard radio "cart" (meaning
cartridge tape) system used for commercials and suchlike for a long time
until digital recording came in. The main difference was that the carts
were stereo, with two tracks, and sometimes a very thin time-code track
in the middle.

It's the usual case of a reasonable technology being pushed to its
limits; the audio quality was quite fine until they reduced the speed
and quartered the track width. But then again, who would want to buy one
of those if they only held half a song? :-)

cjs
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