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From: brian@anorak.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: digital audio extraction from CD-ROM via SCSI
Date: 14 Nov 1996 12:48:42 -0000
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In article <328782CA.4F5E859@lambert.org>,
Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> writes:
: Sean T. Lamont . wrote:
: ] In article <SCOTT.96Nov8141107@crux.dcs.qmw.ac.uk>,
: ] Scott Mitchell <scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote:
: ]
: ] >Or, you could (presumably) just suck blocks of audio data off of
: ] >the disk and get your sound as raw bits.
:
: [ ... ]
:
: ] the audio data is at a lower level than the cd-data. You need
: ] a non-standard CD rom to do this , most won't allow it. The only
: ] one I know for sure that will do it is the one they ship with
: ] the HPPA systems ; this isn't manufactured by HP, so it has a
: ] real part number for a non-HP mfr, but I don't know what it is.
:
: The audio data was protected from access by CDROMs during
: the early days for the same reason that DAT tapes are useless
: for audio data: to "protect" the recording industry.
But of course you can always wire the cd player to your line in. It's
not real digital, but the end result is the same. You either record
the result of playing it through a wire, or you play it through a wire
to your amp.
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
.