[sdiy] converting data to audio... (WAY OT, sorry)

[Ingo Debus]

Jaco Sloof wrote:
> (workaround, use goldplated connectors on analog out with VERY short
> wire, run it thru toslink module and voila, almost zero audio-quality
> loss... hehe, lets see if sony/sharp/whatevercompany likes that...)

Huh? Is there a hidden feature in the analog output of MD recorders, so
that it can be converted into a digital out (besides using a ADC)? Can
you explain a little further please? Is a "toslink module" just the
cheap little thingie where the optical cable is plugged into?

> (do square waves actually HAVE harmonics?))

Sure. Only sine waves don't have harmonics.


By the way, here's another strange idea: can several MD recorders be
synced in such a way that they can be used as a multitrack recorder? I
mean, if they all receive digital signals from ADCs which are fed by the
same clock they should run exactly in sync. But how sync them in
playback mode?

Ingo