Date   : Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:54:46 +0100 (BST)
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: MP3 BBC tapes

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Colin f wrote:

> Lossy encoding like mp3 doesn't drop anything unless it needs to.
> The FSK signal is so simple, there is unlikey to be much need to drop
> frequency bands, or lose detail.
> I haven't tried mp3 with a Beeb, but MiniDisc works perfectly, and it is
> roughly equivalent to 256k mp3.
> I have used mp3 at 128k with other tape systems, and they also worked.

Erm, is anyone else getting a sense of deja-vu reading this thread? 

;-)