Isn't PC the best source?
fmak,
Why do you want to take the wav files out of your computer to play them? Isn't it best to use your pc as the source? It's easier to build and get good sound from a cheap, quiet, good-looking, networked music pc + external dac than almost any kind of disc player. You can put a custom-format pc anywhere you would put a disc player including your car. And if you're thinking about music in the car then who cares about 24b anyway?
What am I missing?
-Robert
fmak,
Why do you want to take the wav files out of your computer to play them? Isn't it best to use your pc as the source? It's easier to build and get good sound from a cheap, quiet, good-looking, networked music pc + external dac than almost any kind of disc player. You can put a custom-format pc anywhere you would put a disc player including your car. And if you're thinking about music in the car then who cares about 24b anyway?
What am I missing?
-Robert
Yeah, the easiest thing will be to keep them as .WAV and use a Data DVD or many many Data CD's.
You can use a lossless compression format such as FLAC to save about half the space (it should work with 24-bit .WAVs).
There SHOULD be a way to make a playlist in your favorite media player, and then setup the AUTORUN.INI file properly so when you instert the disc, windows automatically loads up your media player program and loads the playlist containing your files.
Your other option is to master an actual DVD-Audio disc but I'm not sure what software is available for that, or what it costs.
You can use a lossless compression format such as FLAC to save about half the space (it should work with 24-bit .WAVs).
There SHOULD be a way to make a playlist in your favorite media player, and then setup the AUTORUN.INI file properly so when you instert the disc, windows automatically loads up your media player program and loads the playlist containing your files.
Your other option is to master an actual DVD-Audio disc but I'm not sure what software is available for that, or what it costs.
Nay PC, Use a Mac.
I currently use (what was at one point anyways) a higher-end sound card, and I have to say it really is not as good as even a mid-range CD player when using the digital outputs. Unfortunately, it seems to send “sound” coming from CDROM and hard drive access through as well as my USB mouse in the form of high-frequency “squeaking”. It really is annoying, and shows up regardless of the source material was recorded on it. The exception is my Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White). The analog output from it is dead quiet and spot on. To think, I actually paid about as much for the sound card in my PC as I did for the entire Macintosh (about $1,200US), and the Mac sounds 10 times better. Now as to your question, I seem to remember in a Musician’s Friend catalog a while back a sound editing suite that supported recording to SACD and DVD-A formats. I leafed through a couple of catalogs I had lying about, but could not find it again… You might try some professional audio outlet for the appropriate software.
I currently use (what was at one point anyways) a higher-end sound card, and I have to say it really is not as good as even a mid-range CD player when using the digital outputs. Unfortunately, it seems to send “sound” coming from CDROM and hard drive access through as well as my USB mouse in the form of high-frequency “squeaking”. It really is annoying, and shows up regardless of the source material was recorded on it. The exception is my Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White). The analog output from it is dead quiet and spot on. To think, I actually paid about as much for the sound card in my PC as I did for the entire Macintosh (about $1,200US), and the Mac sounds 10 times better. Now as to your question, I seem to remember in a Musician’s Friend catalog a while back a sound editing suite that supported recording to SACD and DVD-A formats. I leafed through a couple of catalogs I had lying about, but could not find it again… You might try some professional audio outlet for the appropriate software.
Taking part of this question to another thread
I am currently working on a dac for my pc that will hopefully take it into the realm of great music players. It seems to me the computer is the natural platform to provide the best music players (present and future).
24b resolution wav files that can be produced from 16b cd's are just one reason why pc's are so promising.
I'd really like feedback from experts on why they continue any interest at all in disc players. So, rather than hijack fmak's thread, let's go discuss the REAL question.
mjarve - Please do some reading before posting again on this topic. Many people (including myself) have achieved great digital sound from pc's with very little effort. This forum is no place for mac vs. pc wars.
- Robert
I am currently working on a dac for my pc that will hopefully take it into the realm of great music players. It seems to me the computer is the natural platform to provide the best music players (present and future).
24b resolution wav files that can be produced from 16b cd's are just one reason why pc's are so promising.
I'd really like feedback from experts on why they continue any interest at all in disc players. So, rather than hijack fmak's thread, let's go discuss the REAL question.
mjarve - Please do some reading before posting again on this topic. Many people (including myself) have achieved great digital sound from pc's with very little effort. This forum is no place for mac vs. pc wars.
- Robert
Indeed, it is not, and that was not my objective. Rather the point I was trying to make was that a sound card need not be terribly expensive or itself capable of 24bit/ 96 khz 192khz playback (the mistake I made) when integrated sound systems work as well. I used the Power Macintosh G3 as an example because on the used market is just a couple hundred dollars, or about the same price as a full SoundBlaster Audigy setup, and it is what I have that works for me (doing very similar things).
Fred,
See this thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25481&perpage=15&highlight=&pagenumber=1
Tryout this software (it does work and let's your 96/24 files through unmodified):
http://www.eximius.nl/products.php
See this thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25481&perpage=15&highlight=&pagenumber=1
Tryout this software (it does work and let's your 96/24 files through unmodified):
http://www.eximius.nl/products.php
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