Re: CD Bootlegs

["John M. Relph" <relph@presto.ig.com>]

>
>I feel the need to correct the person who said the CD's maxx out at 81
>minutes. This is a misconception that many people have about CDs. This isn't
>the max point. The max point is roughly 145 minutes. There are two drawbacks
>to maximizing CDs that exist. One: record companies can't charge as much for
>one CD as they can for two, so that's why two,three, and four CD sets exist.
>And two: the sound resolution is no where near as sharp once the CD gets
>passed 90 minutes in length - it'll have a vinyl sound as apposed to the crisp
>digital sound - minus the popping, howver it will have a greater tendency to
>skip if the player gets bumped.

WRONG!  A CD, written in the standard Compact Digital Disc format, can
hold just about 81 minutes of music, IF you push the tolerances to
their defined limits.  Some players can't handle them, because the
manufacturers did not design them to handle it.

However, the *theoretical* limit of the amount of music a CD can hold
(if you ignore the standard) is of course much higher.  You can get
rid of the subcode bits, you can get rid of all the redundancy, write
tracks more closely together, etc, etc., and you can fit LOADS of
music on their.  But it won't be playable on anybody's CD player.
You'll have to buy (or make) a player that understands the new format.

And 90 minutes has nothing to do with anything.  Of course, this
discussion is lame and shouldn't be on Really Deep Thoughts.  Take it
to rec.audio if you want the GOSPEL.

	-- John