On 12/24/2012 06:01 PM, Neil wrote:
>> There was another more mundane reason than that. 44.1kHz allowed
>> engineers to store an even number of samples in either an NTSC or a
>> PAL scanline when using UMatic video recorders to record digital
>> audio. Sony had supposedly even planned a line of products based on
>> the idea, though they never came to market.
>
> In college we recorded recitals on such a system. There was A/D box
> with meters on it ("If it clips you're fired!") and a Betamax VCR. I
> think it was all Sony but I don't actually remember.
Those were 12 bit, weren't they?
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