Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

steve_the_composer wrote:
> I, too, used the MT cable with the CZ-5000 very successfully (patch 
> banks and sequences).  I never tried it with a wav file, but I assume 
> it should work.  I wonder if MP3 or other compression schemes would 
> work.

Modern PCs have fidelity far beyond cheap 80s casette recorders, so 
storing the data on the PC should work just fine.

MP3 probably won't work. MP3 is based on psycoacoustic lossy 
compression, which in turn relies on how the brain processes sound. MP3 
won't accomodate for stuff you wouldn't hear, but still is significant 
data for the device storing/loading the data. In short, don't try it. 
Could work, but probably won't. Even if it does uncompressed Wav files 
will be small in relation to modern hard drives.

What you probably can to to save space is drop to 8 bits 22KHz instead 
of 16 bits 44KHz. It is unlikely the lost dynamic range top end 
frequencies are required by something designed to store data using an 
audio casette recorder.

.max


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